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There was a note froht to the end and the Cri as she walked up the stairs There was an introduction about the author, a cop named Sean Canady who lived in New Orleans His record had been filled with commendations, and he had worked homicides for years

The first section of the book centered on solved cri back into history for centuries, and including cases involving cannibalism, all the way up to the murders perpetrated by Jeffrey Dah In her roo until she realized that she hadn’t locked her door

Her reading material indicated that she really should do so

She stood, rushed to the door, locked it, and stretched back out to read again The raphic, to the point, and yet explanatory There was a section on cases still under investigation, including the murder of several prostitutes in New Orleans, and the occult killings that had occurred in Charleston, South Carolina

Steven was in the book,that section

There was a chapter on the various psychologies involved in suchmen from the FBI orked on crih serial killers were often white ht have tortured animals as children, who held menial jobs, and were often anized killers with the ability to char men in appearance and natures Soht So the police

There were those ere truly ill

And those who believed they were dealing with vampires

Vampire lore had come into play in the capture of a ‘vaht he was a vampire The scare had been so real in the ss took place that e crosses, kept vials of holy water by the door, and hung their s and doorith garlic The killer, who selected his wo into bedroo hiend The police knew of one victih her efforts The killer’s footprints had been found in her garden and he later ad an attearlic, and knew that he would be falling prey to his own doo safe Most of the anyway

? Avoid being alone in any dark or any potentially dangerous place

? Always keep doors and s locked

? Keep a dog?barking is a deterrent to ers in Never

There was a knock on her door

She nearly julanced at her watch Three o’clock Hours had passed, and she hadn’t even noticed

She leaped up, then paused, and for some reason, decided to shove theto the door, she looked out the peephole, expecting Jared or Cindy

It was Ragnor

Never invite a stranger in Never

But

Last night, she had done so

CHAPTER 10

The knocking sounded again

Jordan squared her shoulders, giving herself ato have an effect on her As he raised his hand to knock again, Jordan opened the door

He stared at her expectantly and glanced at his watch "Are you ready?" he queried

"For what?"

"A walk to Anna Maria’s to return the last costuht Raphael planned for you for tonight"

She wanted to tell hio to the ball that evening

Maybe her readingto her; she wanted to immerse herself in it

Maybe she was sinor had apresence He wasn’t just striking, he was co She liked the sound of his voice, the shape of his jaw

As she had before, she felt the sudden temptation to fly into his arms, lay her head down, and believe that everyone was fine and normal, that he wasn’t a man with a million dark secrets, that that she could just bury herself in sensation Turn off the lights, forget the shadows, have faith in the dark, and the feel of him

She took a step back She wasn’t prey to true insanity

And she was torn, longing to read more of the new book She wanted to find out more about the author

She wanted to talk to him and tell him what she had seen

And that a head had appeared in a Venetian canal

But she knew she had to go to the ball And she needed to return the one costuo to Tiff’s for drinks She would ruin everything for Tiff if she didn’t

"Sure Great Let’s go"

"Don’t you need to get the vinyl costuet the costu by theon a lamp stand

When she turned around, he was just inside her door