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"Ashley"

It was the second time she'd heard someone say her name and seen no one She did a full three-sixty and then went still, senses on high alert The safehouse was in the lower level of a two story building in a historic district in a tiny town in Rhode Island Quaint brick buildings lined a two lane, cobblestone street The don area was quiet and void of traffic and people this late of night

She heard Charles and the other vaain Only five vamps had been present and very quickly dispatched The first ti for anyone hiding, and had followed the direction of the sound She walked cautiously in the direction of the voice, weapons drawn Her senses picked up no one, but she wasn't one to hear things, either

She cleared two more rooms and reached the end of a hallway before she heard it for a third time

"Ashley"

A muted whisper before, it sounded a lot like Brandon this time

"Brandon?" she called softly Her adrenaline soared, and she tensed, ready to kill anyone within ten feet of her brother

No answer

She backtracked to the middle of the hallway and held her breath

"Ashley Are you there?"

Brandon's voice came from one of the rooms she'd already searched Ashley returned and looked around It was an office with nowhere to hide, not even a closet or file cabinet