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Orsay spit blood onto the floor of the Jeep She wiped her

“He’s hungry,” she said “He needs to feed”

“On us?” Bug cried

Orsay stared at Bug Then she actually laughed “No Not on us Ow My tongue”

“On what? On what?”

Orsay ignored Bug and spoke to Edilio “We don’t haveit to hi, and that’s when he will use her”

“Use who?” Edilio de the answer before he asked the question

“I don’t know her na touch He can use her to give hiive him a body

“He’s weak now,” she added “But if he gets what he wants…becomes what he wants to become…then you will never stop him”

“Hungry in the dark,” Little Pete said

He was tucked into his bed, but his eyes were bright

“I know, Petey We’re all hungry But it’s not really dark,” Astrid said wearily “Go beddy boody Nap time”

It had been a very long night andShe wanted Pete to take a nap so she could catch some sleep as well She could barely hold her head up It was hot in the house with the power off and the air-conditioning dead Hot and stuffy

She had been badly shaken by Sam’s meltdown She wanted to be syhtened Sam was all that really stood between the relative decency of Perdido Beach and the violent psychopathy of Caine and Drake and Diana

Sam was all that protected Little Pete, and Astrid herself