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“Toopast her to the house “If you ever need anything, call ave it a squeeze “I ht Whatever I have is yours”
“Thank you And thank you for co It meant a lot to h, then patted her arm “I just wish I hadn’t letKeep in touch with your old uncle now, hear?”
“I will” Leaning toward him, she kissed hiot out of the car
Standing on the sidewalk, she watched hi that a new car every year and uarantee happiness
Feeling more alone than she ever had in her life, she walked up the stairs to the porch, unlocked the front door, and stepped inside
The silence of the house engulfed her; the eain would she hear her father’s voice welcoain would she share a quiet evening with hie in a lively discussion about the day’s events Should she marry, he wouldn’t be there to walk her down the aisle He would never see his grandchildren, never hold a granddaughter on his lap, or take a grandson fishing Her father was gone, stolen froht
After closing and locking the door behind her, she retrieved herkit frorueso herself with each ite, smooth, and sturdy, the points very sharp The ination, or did the vials of holy water feel warh her as she picked up a small hand-saw She told herself she could do whatever was necessary to avenge her father, but inwardly she was assailed by doubts Too bad she wasn’t hunting Werewolves, she thought with a rin You could kill them from a distance with a silver bullet Soa wooden stake into a creature’s heart, or cutting off its head
It wasn’t until later that evening, as she relaxed in the bathtub, that she rehtclub where Rane had taken her After getting out of the tub, she slipped on her robe, went downstairs, and pulled the phone book from the desk drawer
“Hell’s Hollow,” she es “Where are you?”
It was nowhere to be found She went through theH ’s twice, but to no avail There was no listing for Hell’s Hollow Picking up her cell phone, she dialed Infor, Savanah tapped her fingers on the desktop The nightclub existed She had been there Why was there no listing? And why hadn’t she been able to find the place this afternoon?
The answer popped into her mind Because Rane didn’t want her to And ouldn’t he want her to find it again? Because it was a Vaout, of course How could she have been so blind? No doubt everyone in the club had been a Vaht had no sooner crossed herShe kneas Rane before she answered the door
“Speak of the devil, and he appears,” she azethe sadness in her eyes He had never lost anyone he loved Save for the pain of separating hirief
Savanah frohen he continued to stand on the porch “Are you cothat she had rescinded her invitation, she said, “I forgot Co room, sat beside her on the sofa Her sorroas a palpable presence in the rooe in his eth of his arms around her, in the presence of another soul She frowned, wondering if Vampires even had a soul, but at the morief
They sat in silence for a time Finally, unable to hold back her tears, Savanah buried her face in the hollow of his shoulder and wept
Rane blew out a sigh At a loss for words, he stroked her back, brushed a kiss across the top of her head Her hair was soft and smelled of strawberries
“I’m sorry,” Savanah murmured as she sat up “I didn’t mean to cry all over you”
“I don’t“Have you ever lost anyone?”
“No”