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Rane took one look at Savanah’s tear-streaked face and drew her into his arhtly as she explained, her voice a dull monotone When she fell silent, he said, “You can’t stay here”
“That’s what the police said”
Taking her by the hand, he led her into the house and spoke to the policewoht bag
“Ready?” Rane asked when Savanah ca in the other
She stared at hirief-stricken eyes
“Where are your keys?”
She pulled them from her purse and handed them to him, then followed him out of the house He unlocked her car door and tossed her suitcase into the backseat
She didn’t ask hirateful, since he hadn’t driven to her house
“Savanah, do you want to go to ed a hand over his jaw As tempted as he was to take her ho her in his rooood idea
The Kelton Inn was located at the end of town If it wasn’t for the adjoining restaurant, the place would probably have gone bankrupt years ago Rane asked for the best rooister with an old alias; then, lifting Savanah into his arht case up the stairs, all too aware of the hotel clerk’s curious gaze on his back
The roos were sorely out-of-date Dropping Savanah’s bag on the floor beside the sofa, Rane sat down, cradling Savanah in his ar, and then the tears ca in intensity as the full i the healing power of huhtly stroking her back, wondering all the while if the Vampire he had scented had killed her father and if so, why, and if it had anything to do with Savanah’sa hunter Savanah had said the house had been ransacked What had the Va for, and had it been found?
After a time, Savanah’s tears subsided and she rested in his ar back her tears, she looked up at Rane “I’ll miss him so,” she murmured, her voice little ine ood to me, so patient” She sniffed “He tried to be both father and mother to me It wasn’t easy for him, but he did it He helped me with my homework, he ith me to buy my first prom dress, he held me in his arain “When I got older, we took care of each other And now he’s gone… Oh, Rane, what a a lock of hair from her cheek, “and you’ll et a little easier to bear You’ll get on with your life, and eventually the hurt will go away and you’ll be able to re”