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The waitress, whose na identified as Pat, smiled “Hon, ays have specials” She jerked her head toward the kitchen “Today's lunch special is the tuna sandwich coet the sandwich, the fries and soed a menu from the center of the table She had never been fond of tuna fish She scanned down the list of sandwiches “I think I'll just take the club combo, with a Sprite, please»

Pat scribbled quickly “Sure thing, hon Anything else I can get for you?»

Savannah sht back with your order” With a swish of her hips, Pat turned and vanished through the swinging kitchen doors

There were only a handful of other customers in the diner Two truckers sat at the counter, and acoffee in the back corner

Savannah sighed Everything about the place just seemed so incredibly nor on the jukebox The old-fashioned checkered table cloths that decorated the tables Everything was so auessed that a place like this would be home to a vampire?

«You aren't from around here, are you?»

Savannah's head jerked up, and she found herself staring into the deputy's waraze

«Ah, no No, I'm not” What did he want?

«I didn't think so” He continued to stare down at her “I'm one of the deputies here in Tyler My name's John John Sykes»

Savannah offered her hand “Savannah Daniels»

His grip was firs you to our town, Ms Daniels?»

«I' her chance to push for more information about William “Perhaps you know him»

«I know everybody in this town In a place the size of Tyler, it's real easy to get to know your neighbors»

«I'm sure it is,” she murmured with a polite smile

«What's your friend's na for “His name's William Dark He lives up on the mountain»

The deputy's eyes widened He let out a lohistle “You're in town to see William Dark? Are you sure about that?” He sounded like he questioned her sanity

Savannah stiffened “I think I knoho I' with ice

John flushed “It's just that, well, Mr Dark isn't exactly the type to have visitors, you know?»

That wasn't surprising “Surely he's had other friends come to town»

John shook his head “Not that I know of»

«What, exactly, do you know about hi anxiously for his response

«Very little” John shrugged “I heard that his grandfather bought the property on theWilliam's dad in town some, back when I was a kid Course, his dad wasn'teither And I think he aze clouded as he struggled to remember “Yeah, he caht or nine»