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Emily smiled and looked away in ewas the best beauty treat quiet inquiries about Emily’s old boyfriend, but no one in Dublin would ad him

"No," she said quickly "That wasn’t the healthiest relationship, was it? I, uh… I loved him Madly And he didn’t want to break up, but when I went into treatram?"

"I think it was the addiction He didn’t understand why I just didn’t stop and move on with my life"

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E around the room "I don’t think vampires--" she said softly "--unless they had an addiction when they were huid raised an eyebrow "I don’t know We’re all addicted to blood, aren’t we?"

"I guess so" Eed "I bet you conquered it quick, didn’t you?"

"What?"

"The blood thing You’d already had practice getting off drugs Blood was probably a cinch"

Brigid sht be right; I’m very strict about that part of my life Now it’s easier, of course"

Eh I’ll confess, the way you s her nose and Emily smiled and leaned away