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“When do you think I’ll be able to go hoo back and see if anyone’s been there”

“Hoould you know?”

“I’d know”

“How?”

“My senses are s, that you’d never notice”

“The way you smelled the Vampire who killed ain”

“I can’t stay here, hiding out, indefinitely I have a life of my own” She took a deep breath “And I need to pursue the fa Vampires?”

“Exactly”

“So, you intend to take up where Daddy left off?”

“If I do nothing else, I intend to find and destroy the Vaet intalk for an untried hunter whose head barely reached his shoulder, but he had to ad in front of you?” Savanah asked when the waitress arrived with her order

“No” He watched her take a bite “Shrimp used to be one of my favorites That and lobster”

She speared one of the plump shrimp on her plate and dipped it in cocktail sauce “Do you want to try one?”

He shook his head He had tried solid food once, years ago It was a mistake he reue smell of the wood it had been cooked over, the odd sensation of chewing, the revulsion when it had all coer huer tolerate solid food Nevertheless, his gaze lingered on the sauce It was bright and red, like fresh blood

Leaning back, Rane sipped his wine, ever aware of his surroundings, of the people co If he opened his senses, he could hear the conversations and thoughts e on in the kitchen, and in the alley beyond As a new Vampire, he had often eavesdropped on the mortals around him, but the novelty had soon worn off These days, he blocked all extraneous background noise and dialogue except when he was onstage, perfor her plate away “I couldn’t eat another bite”

Rane signaled the waitress for their check and they left the restaurant Outside, he took Savanah’s hand in his and they walked down the street She stopped to peer inside every shopIt surprised her to notice that glass reflected his ie, but mirrors backed by silver didn’t

They walked to the end of the business district, then turned and started back up the other side of the street

Savanah had stepped into some fancy boutique to try on a skirt she had seen in the hen Rane sensed the presence of another Vampire It took only moments to locate her, a tall, slender feht purple tank top Curly brown hair fell in riotous waves down her back She had recognized Rane, as well Standing on the opposite side of the shop, she was staring back at hiht

A mo rooaze zeroed in on Rane She was younger than the first; her hair was blond and spiked A tiger tattoo adorned her left shoulder