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"Charity! That’s enough!" Redgrave’s polite rab Charity by the neckline of her dress and forcibly pull her away fro away hurt even worse than the bite, and Skye folded her arainst her chest with a cry Charity didn’t even seelazed, uncertain look
The mere scent of blood had never been so distinct to Skye before It seemed to fill the van All the vampires breathed in deeply, and she could alh them
All of them except Charity: She re-lost life, Skye realized Her jaas slightly slack, and blood smeared her lips, yet Charity looked more sane … more alive … than she ever had before
"Frorave said "Nobody ever drinks from her without my permission, and nobody takes one drop ain, Charity will be reminded of the price of evento do anything if it meant they had a chance at her blood
The van took a turn onto a road Skye kneell She pushed Charity away fro her near Now they were past the old Crouther house--now the Hanna place--
As soon as she saw the intersection she sought, Skye brought both knees to her chest and reached for the door on the other side of Charity When the other vampire tried to seize her, she kicked hiers slipped on the door handle--but she had it The door swung open, and Skye shoved toward it with all her strength Both she and Charity fell out onto the side of the road
The i her of breath, but Skye pushed herself to her feet immediately She had to stu upward, as if at the stars, taking no notice of as happening near her Once she was up and clear, Skye ran as fast as she could down the side street If she could just reach it--
Behind her she heard the squealing of brakes, the slaaining fast, and Skye didn’t dare look back
A weather-beaten FOR SALE sign h Skye would have known it anywhere The yellow paint, now faded, the dark green shutters on the s: Her childhood home was as she remembered it She took the front steps two at a ti Dakota to see ould get the first brownie fresh from the oven The lock had never been the best, and she kicked the door just beneath it, the sa her Padure Just as it had then, the front door gave way, and she ran into the empty house
"I’m here!" she called Her words echoed amid the empty rooms It hurt to see the place like this--cobwebs in the s, every roo Skye knew hadn’t left It couldn’t leave "Help me!"