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Gina was at the head of the crowd

"Detective DeFarge, we’ve heard that the dead woman was a blonde, and that she was drained of blood Should the blonde wo their hair?"

"The woo out alone after dark Don’t walk through parking lots alone, don’t leave a party alone, stay with friends and family We’ve released a sketch of a possible witness to the disappearance of Tina Lawrence, so please, if anyone has seen theout of the ordinary, notify the police We need your help Thank you Now, please, I have work to do"

Despite the barrage of questions that followed hilared at Fiona "There’s a rogue vampire out there, Fiona You have to stop him This will turn into a panic and create a mess in more ways than most people in this city can possibly expect"

"She’s right," Shauna said "I’ht of the were clans I’ll dointo a fury, buttwo eneral asse herself to remain calm "All the races need to be invited--and the voodoo priests and priestesses, as well And Father Moran"

Father Moran was a priest, and a hu But like the city’s most powerful voodoo priest, Antoine Geneset, ould also be invited, he had an instinct for all creatures and often attended the general assemblies, which were usually held no ency, however

"I’ll stop by and see David Du Lac He’ll e people soer felt out of his league, even though he’d had to perforail Langdon had loved their charge dearly, and caught in the rief, he felt as if he had been overwheluins

But the sisters had a powerful faith, and eventually their tears gave way to prayers Listening to those prayers, Jagger felt his resolve doubled He would see to it that their beloved Abigail was allowed to rest in peace, to return to the tender hands of her Maker

Sadly, the sisters were unable to help hi in a dorm She had a rooirl had called the police, which was how they had found out that she was in with The roommate, Linda McCorail at a frat party When Linda was ready to head hoail was nowhere to be seen Linda assumed her roommate had headed out without her, but when she reached the dorun to worry But she had known that Abigail was an orphan, and where she had been raised, and she had called the sisters

Jagger’s next stop was the dorm, where he met up with Tony Miro and went to speak with a teary-eyed Linda McCormick

"It was a party, just like any other party," she told him "Yeah, there was beer There’s always beerwe are in college, and this is New Orleans," she said, sounding a bit defensive

"What about drugs?" he asked

"Sure, soail didn’t"

"What about the kids at the party? Was there anyone there you didn’t know?"

"No, I don’t think so"

"Can you give ain, and he took her gently by the shoulders "Linda, we need your help I know you cared about your rooh I need a list with the naet in trouble for underage drinking, I swear Okay? I need every nah to shudder and nod Tony provided a paper and pencil, and she went to work

They headed out of dorer called in the ten officers he’d been given as his "task force," so that they could all begin questioning the frat boys at the house where the party had been held, before starting to track down the other attendees Before long Celia Larson and her teaer wasn’t sure what they thought they were going to find Even if the entire fraternity and all their guests had been full-on inebriated, he was sure they would have noticed if a ht in front of them

The sketch of their possible suspect from the strip club was passed around, but no one had seen anyone who resembled the "pretty" man who had waited for the first victi on

It hile he was talking to a frat boy who claiail that he found a possible--and troubling--suspect

"Hey, have you talked to Billy Harrington?" the boy asked "He and Abigail were friends"

Jagger frowned and looked at his list Billy’s na man wiped his wet cheeks and frowned as well "Co to co true; Billy had been at the ht

The ht before the ht, he wasn’t supposed to be here But you saw him?"

The boy suddenly see in, and I was by the door ButI thought I saw him No, maybe I didn’t Butoh, I don’t know!" Fresh tears streamed down his face "I had a lot of beer"

The kid went on

It didn’t ht

Valentina--apparently chastised by David--was icily cordial when Fiona stopped by the club She led Fiona right to David, as in his private quarters, thoughtfully sipping a cup of so when she arrived