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"That’s ‘cuz I’ behind there"

"Enough, Hugh," Colin snapped "I’m sure we’re all very iuy you are Now, answer a couple of questions for et rid of you soon enough"

Leighton turned her head to give Colin a disgusted look He just shrugged and looked back at Pulaski "Word is you’re fa in these parts," he said

"A‘course," Pulaski said again "Ain’tto do with these murders?"

"Like I’d tell you if they did?"

"Well, I’ll tell you, Mister Pulaski," Leighton snapped suddenly "This is a ht not care for vahts whether you like it or not And if you know so about what happened out there and don’t tell us, that’s called conspiracy after the factorbefore the fact? Maybe Murphy here should snap some handcuffs on those skinny, white wrists of yours and haul you into town Shouldn’t take too long for the County boys to arrive,hiht take a bit et dark in the meantime, and I don’t think that jail I saw at Murphy’s office would do much to keep the vampires out What do you think, Robbie?"

"Hard to say, Miz Cynthia," Robbie drawled "But the Why I’ve seen ‘eht out the walls Hell, they probably won’t bother with the bars a’tall Probably just bust right through the about it "Yep, that’s what they’d do, all right"

"So what’s it gonna be, Mister Pulaski? You want to answer a few questions for us? Or wait until after dark?" She regarded hi around her ave her a hate-filled glare, but not before Colin caught the flash of fear on his face

"Just tell o no further than the four of us here"

Hugh shifted his gaze to Colin, back to Leighton and over to Colin again He took a step back and away froun at his side Robbie saw it, too "Cyn," he said sharply, touching her aruard’s reaction pleased Hugh and he had a sly s this aren’t fro in and taking over like they belong Shoved aside those of us who’ve lived here all our lives like ere nothing Brought lots of uns, all kinds of equipnize anyone? Why would they choose Cooper’s Rest, if they’re not from around here?"

"Wouldn’t tell you if I did know ‘em But I didn’t As for why Coop’s? Hell, Murphy, it’s ‘cuz of those da, fancy house and their fucking fancy whores" He looked at Leighton when he said those last words, giving her a sneering up and down appraisal "You be careful there,yourself out, those righteous ht just do to you what they did to Mariane Woman’ll take it frohton didn’t even flinch She justcold and flat Colin had seen that look on a lot of faces before, but never froht happen next, he said, "Fine, we’re outta here You watch who you keep coo badly for anyone involved ent down out there"

Robbie was already hustling Leighton back to the truck, opening the door to the backseat and urging her inside He slammed the door and waited until Colin was behind the wheel before holstering his weapon and sliding into the truck hiet the fuck out of here," he snarled

Colin reversed out of the clearing in front of Hugh’s house, not willing to take his eyes off the old man until they had some distance between them Once he hit the narrow private road, he backed off the road enough to get sohway

"So hohite boy back there know about Mariane?" Leighton said She had scooted to the edge of the back bench and was leaning between the two front seats

"This is a sh’s drive and onto the highway "Everyone knew everything there was to know about the attack on Mariane and Jereh idea of what had happened and as involved What’s h didn’t even flinch when I mentioned Marco and Preston He already knew they were dead, but I didn’t even know it until you told ht not be directly involved in these cri Maybe--probably--he’s just sitting at a table in the shadows and eavesdropping"

She ainst the seat behind her "So, you’ve got so in your back yard But how the hell does that tie in to what happened up in Vancouver?"