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Ian grinned "Are ye so eager to julanced around the hallway "I don’t want to get you in trouble And I don’t want to get fired I sure don’t want to loseto how ye gushed all over my face?" She winced "We shouldn’t talk about that" She glanced around the hallway again "We’re all alone, sweetheart" She scanned the ceiling "But there are surveillance cameras around here somewhere" "Aye That’s why I havena taken you into my arms" He folded his arms over his chest "I just

took a cold shower, and it dinna help"

"Oh, Ian" She sighed "I don’t knohere we can go All the bedroo It’ll be easier once Connor takes Ro a house party in Texas, so a lot of the guests are teleporting there later tonight" "That’s good" Toni yawned

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"Ye’re tired Go on to bed, sweetheart" As he watched her enter the silver rooive her up He wasn’t sure how he could fit into her plan to run an orphanage and school But he knew he loved her enough that he couldn’t bear for her to sacrifice any of her dreams Somehow they would make it work

Connor wouldn’t dare erase herstep, but it didn’t cause any warning signals to flare up inside hi, Toni called Carlos to see how Sabrina was faring

"She’s fully awake now," Carlos reported "And full of questions She wants to knohy she can’t go hoet her out of the hospital I asked Teddy to stay quiet till you got a chance to talk to her, but he keeps dropping hints about superheroes"

"Tell her I’ll explain everything this evening when I get off work," Toni said "Or I’ll try to"

"There’s another problem," Carlos continued "The local stations have posted Bri’s photo on their television newscasts They say she’s been kidnapped I don’t dare take her anywhere she can be noticed"

Toni winced They couldn’t stay hidden in a hotel forever

"I thought we could ested

"The Horny Devils? Why?"

"It’s a great place to hide No mortal would ever look for her there And I doubt any Vamp would call the police to report her It’s also a really good place to convince Bri that vaht scare the hell out of her"

"The male Vamps there are strippers They’ll seem harmless" Carlos lowered his voice "Bri still thinks she’s delusional We have to give her proof that she’s right, or she’ll end up back in a mental hospital"

"Okay, okay I’ll ask Ian to takeup

Early that afternoon UPS delivered a small blue box for her froold heart-shaped pendant on a gold chain It came with a note--All my love, Ian

He loved her She could hardly concentrate on anything for the rest of the day She didn’t want Howard to know she’d received a gift from Ian, so she slipped the heart underneath her polo shirt and let it nestle between her breasts

When the sun went down, she hurried to the silver roorinned at Ian as she ran into the bathrooo to the Horny Devils," she called out to hi his breakfast "We’re supposed toto the Horny Devils?" he asked "Why?"

"So we can convince Bri that she’s not delusional" She pulled on a pair of jeans and a green sweater, then opened the door "Can you teleport me there?"

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"Aye" He pulled his cell phone from his sporran "Let me warn Vanda And I’ll need to tell Howard that we’ll be gone for a little while"

Five minutes later, Toni arrived with Ian in the alley outside the Horny Devils Carlos was already there with Bri and Teddy He uy wouldn’t let us in"

Bri gave Ian a suspicious look "Why are we here? I just want to go hoo to the apartment, Bri," Toni said "Your uncle would look for you there We need to hide you here for a while" Bri cast a nervous glance at the huge bouncer "What is this place?" "I bet it’s their secret Batcave!" Teddy exclaihtclub," Toni explained "Vanda is expecting us, right?" "Aye," Ian answered "She agreed to let you hide in the VIP room She even had some mortal

food delivered" "Mortal?" Bri whispered "I knew it!" Teddy leaned close to her "He’s from another planet That’s why he has superpowers

here" "I’rumbled "Of course you are!" Teddy insisted "You have superpowers, onna be your

sidekick" "Ian, we have to tell them the truth," Toni said He frowned "Are ye sure they can handle it?" "Sabrina deserves to know that she was right all along" Carlos looked at Sabrina "Menina, you

were never delusional" Bri shook her head "No, I rong Valanced at Carlos "Ye know the truth then?" He gave Toni a disappointed look "Ye were no’

supposed to tell anyone"