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Buy us time or consu Where is theirEvery two hours, I think, which will be a pain in the ass Butlisten

The kittens began to mew as they vied for position in the pile Beneath those sounds

Heartbeats, David said as understanding dawned

Until you decide what to tell the others about Anancy, this will help conceal it fro the house, anyone who hears the baby’s heartbeat will assuh ti to tell the difference?

True David set the kitten down next to its brothers and sisters, then picked up a black and white one S He smiled when the kitten clumsily walked up his arht it before it becaled and held it up before his face He’s cute, isn’t he?

Bastien sht catelse we’ll need It’s inroo of essentials, some of which he was pretty sure weren’t essentials, but the saleslady had been nice and hadn’t shied away from him the way so many humans did When he returned to the house, David was just entering the living rooe hands

The television shut off

"Hey!" several protested and turned toward hi at the kittens

"Your new assignh the quiet college caer here and there for show

She had hunted every night for the past teeks with nothing to show for it No valimpses of the mysteriousother The vampire who had saved her ass

Why was his aura so different? He clearly was a va eyes Sae aura

An owl hooted

Why had he helped her?

What was his agenda?

And why hadn’t she seen hiain?

A nice breeze blew her hair back fro to suspect he had been following her each night as she hunted

Not just following her Protecting her

The notion was insane As insane as the vampires she loathed so much And yet, there had been moments when she would have sworn she had drawn out soht she had met Mr Tall, Dark, and Hot

He isn’t hot

Yes, he is

Dahts, she had heard faint footsteps behind her and caught glie auras She had continued her helpless, drunken student act until she was sure, then had turned down this street, into that alley, and

Found herself alone Safe Unassailed

It ht, she had heard a muffled thump, followed by a metallic clatter as she drew her weapons and spun around to face the va her Once more faced with an empty alleyway, she had hurried forward, rounded the corner, and found a flashy bowie knife--typical va on the sidewalk

She hadn’t ht the new vaaet her to stop hunting

And it did seeure out the rules or the why’s of it

Her favorite frat house again boo, Krysta headed down the hill toward it

She really didn’t feel like being around people right now Especially drunk, gropey people But she had a job to do

As she approached the sidewalk that led to the porch steps, the shadows on this side of the house shifted e aura slipped around the corner Another joined it

Perfect She had no interest inaround drunk people was a lot more fun when she was drunk, too

Krysta continued past, faking a stu to herself, she scooped it up and staggered to one side A shake of her head at herself and she headed farther down the hill, where she paused at an intersection

Pretending to look both ways allowed her to catch a glie behind her

Score!

Finally A fight She needed one to clear the cobwebs To get rid of this frustrated, pent-up energy To feed her need for vengeance

Adrenaline flooded her veins as she crossed the street and turned down a dark, narrow side street She couldn’t see well in the dark like vaht the field of battle for her

A scuffing sound behind her halted her footsteps Swinging around, she drew her swords with a triumphant s, evil intent No vaain

More rustling sounded

Racing back to the street, she flew around the corner and skidded to a halt