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Megan

The ere barricaded using the rest of Caroline’s heavy antique bedroo over them as they sealed the rooainst the walls, blocking s and doors Candles flickered, dotted at randoainst the walls Nobody smiled Nobody joked As one, they jumped with each thud that came from the hallway outside the room

There was no sign of Claire, or Lake and his ht orry about her sister She shouldn’t have let her go into town alone What if she was lying so in the snow? No She couldn’t think like that Megan eyed the captive as he sat quietly in the bath She should have left hione with Claire

“Identical twins, huh?” the captive said

Megan’s eyes shot to his “How do you know about my sister?”

He shrugged How he ed to look relaxed while tied up to a metal shower rod, she didn’t know “Been in tohile”

Her sto us?”

His expression was unreadable “Watching everyone, Buffy”

She ignored the name No doubt he mea

nt it as an insult But Buffy was a superhero with cool poho could kick the backside of any guy As insults went, it was pretty pathetic

“Want to tellon everyone?”

“No” His grin did strange things to her insides It made her equal parts breathless and annoyed

“Aye, didn’t think so”

He really sucked as a prisoner No doubt he would tell her soht of har him while he was defenceless turned her stomach She took solace in the fact Buffy never tortured anyone either It was beneath her What she needed was a pet vaot Spike to do her dirty work Her captive would have cracked under the attention of the vampire in leather