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“See you,” he says and then hangs up

I can’t say I’e vibe off hiether, it’s confusing

After buying food today I have exactly eleven pounds and fifty-seven pence left to live on for the foreseeable future I need to find work and quick At six-thirty I leave to catch a bus in the direction of Crimson The fare is one-fifty, that leaves me with ten pounds seven pence I like to do the et to Crimson I knock on the door because it hasn’t opened for business yet

I still can’t get my head around the fact that Ethan owns this place, he just see and care-free, not like a stressed out business owner at all The big black iron door creaks open and a second later Lucas peeks his head out

“Well hello, co off those ridiculous fake fangs again

Some people just don’t knohere to draw the line between real life and fantasy My friend Amanda once convinced her boyfriend to let her drink his blood She et tested and all beforehand, but still, I can’t see the logic to it Or the pleasure Amanda is a hard-core vampire role-play enthusiast Perhaps I should introduce her to Lucas I hesitate, what do I say to him?

“I, um, I’m here to meet Ethan”

“Yes I know, just playin’ with ya,” he says with a grin, and all of a sudden the tension I’d felt a second ago has disappeared “Co into the club

He leads the way out to the hallway at the back and straight to Ethan’s office Lucas knocks first, and I hear Ethan’s e and for the boss

I peer down atthe black jeans and white cardigan I holdanywhere fancy

Lucas waits forwidely Funny, the fangs are gone now, and I hadn’t noticed him remove them He leaves and I stand by the door, the furthest away froet I don’t knohere that instinct comes from

“Hi” I say

“Hi yourself,” he replies, shrugging into a navy jacket Then he comes over to me all too quickly, takes my hand and places a delicate kiss on my skin I shiver

“You look good enough to eat,” he breathes “And you smell even better”

“Sure I do,” I reply, trying for nonchalant and failing The breathing hitches tend to give me away