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"I wouldn’t go that far," I giggled

"Luv, you’re gorgeous and they don’t see a lot of wo"

When I entered my office I was confused for a few seconds to find so white overalls that were stained with paint Then I realised they’d probably spent hours in here fixing the plasterwork and replacing the broken filing cabinets Oops They seeles as they left I suppose it wasn’t hard to gather that Jared and I had been duelling again

While Fletcher was busy doing the research that I’d requested, I carefully examined the personal files of the recruits They had been waiting nicely on my bureau for me Maybe Jared had had an attack of conscience Unlikely

The first file belonged to a Pagori vainally French He was Turned at the age of thirty and had been a vampire for sixty years Aptitude tests showed hihtest bulb, but he certainly made up for it in the physical departest and was built like a body builder He had shoulder-length brown hair and a beard of stubble that added to the wild look His gift was power augift of another

The second file showed a half Aori vahteen when Turned over thirty years ago Average intelligence, average height and weight His curly fair hair tickled his broad shoulders and he had a wide, clown-like smile Like an old vaift allowed hi but ain at will

Next was the thorn-exhaling vah the dark haired, y side he was physically just as able as the others, and was the smartest of the squad Apparently the poison in the thorns caused the victim to instantly lose consciousness for a period of up to five hours How delightful

File nuori vampire – also at my tryout – from Miaraph showed him to have an extremely smart appearance, especially with his slicked back bronze hair, but his dark eyes and crooked grin spelled wildness He ell built in the upper body area and had notable speed Butch was a Negator: he could completely cancel out any power aimed at him

Oh next was Slap-head; an ar constantly round the US At the age of twenty-six he had been Turned and had been a vampire for just over twenty years Like Butch, he was notably fast His weakness, however, was in his agility On his photograph he had the same cheeky, warm smile that he’d flashed me at the tryout – oh and a nicely defined upper body I could remember how he had completely paralysed the senses of his opponent in the tryout

Recruit nu, and not just because he was British like est of the squad; Turned at seventeen and had only been a vampire for three years (sarey-eyed with copper, dishevelled hair He didn’t have th and speed, but he had an a power to attack an opponent with: a psionic boo which caused extreme pressure on the skull and co to either a teth of the blast

The seventh file concerned an African-Aori named Damien as only a year older in vampire years than David and me, and was Turned when twenty-four He was apparently the fastest of the squad and excellent at one-to-one coift was Astral Projection, but apparently his consciousness wasn’t able to travel far froori born in Ireland whose birth name was Edward but went by the nickname Salem I definitely wanted to kno he cae of thirty-six just over forty-eight years ago, Saleth despite that his physique wasn’t a statue of pure defined ift enabled hiy that could render an opponent completely unconscious Basically, he had a psychic punch