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The restaurant fell silent, except for the hoarse hissing fro va the nutrients into the blade and theon the floor
In the far corner a rabbed his wife’s hand, and ran out As one the patrons juasped They rushed out of both doors In a blink the place was eripped Slayer and pulled It slid froed and dark brown blood spilled frole sharp stroke
Curran’s ar into his skin He walked over to the ht, and shook him once, an expression of deep conteuy’s teeth rattle in his skull
"Look at me Look at me"
The necromancer stared at him, shocked eyes wide, his ator and touched her wrist, keeping away froold band on it No pulse The necklace claolden noose, its color a dark vivid yellow, alht red and quickly turning purple
I picked up her purse, pulled out a wallet and snapped it open People ID Amada Sunny, journeyman, Second Tier Twenty years old and now dead
Curran peered into the journeyman’s face "What happened? What did you do?"
The man sucked in a deep breath and dissolved into tears
Curran dropped hiold He was pissed off out of his mind
I went to the hostess desk and found the phone Please work Dial tone Yes!
I punched in the office nue," Andrea’s voice said
"I’ave the woled her to death I’ at two dead vaht I’ll be there in thirtyup and dialed the Casino
"Kate Daniels, for Ghastek Urgent"
"Please wait," female voice said The phone went silent I hummed to myself and looked at the ID I didn’t knohich of the Masters of the Dead Amanda answered to, but I knew Ghastek was the best of the seven He was also power-hungry and he wasover the Atlanta’s office of the People He was very ht at the moment and I could count on a rapid response
A moment passed Another
"What is it, Kate?" Ghastek’s voice said into the phone He , because he failed to keep exasperation from his voice "Please keep this quick, I’"
"I have one dead journeywoman, one hysterical journeyman, two dead vampires, one pissed off Beast Lord with bloody hands, and a half a dozen terrified restaurant staff" Quick enough for you?
Ghastek’s voice snapped into brisk tone "Where are you?"
"Arirang on Greenpine Bring a decontaed out of the doors and approached our table, looking green The rest of the staff were probably huddled together in the back roo if it was over
"Is it over?"
Curran turned to him "Yes, it’s over The People are on their way to clean up theyour people out, if it will uarantee your safety"
The waiter took off Someone shouted A moment later the doors opened and people ran out: an older Korean reeted us, a wohter and several er woman carried a boy He couldn’t be more than five
The owners piled up into the booths around us The boy stared at the two va like two cherries
I dropped into the chair next to Curran He reached over and pulled me close "I’m sorry about the dinner"
"That’s okay" I stared at the dead woman Twenty years old She barely had a chance to live I’d seen a lot of death, but for so there on the floor, her boyfriend weeping uncontrollably by her body, chilledthe heat of his body seep through my T-shirt I was so cold and I really needed his war lot, their enchanted water engines belching thunder We watched theh the broken , as the SUVs parked at the far end, killed the noise, and voed from the lead vehicle, ridiculously out of place in a black turtleneck and tailored dark pants He cah the door, surveyed the scene for a second, and headed to us
Curran’s eyes darkened "I bet you a dollar he’s running over to assure er"
"That’s a sucker’s bet"
The People were efficient, I gave them that One creent for the headless vampire, other headed for the woman’s body, the third for the despondent journeyman Tomen and a man in business suits made a beeline for the booth where the owners sat
Ghastek cah to be heard "I want it to be clear: this was not an attempt to kill either of you The journeyuilty party will be harshly repried "Don’t worry, Ghastek If this was an atte more than two va dinner," I told hiether The boy handed her a necklace and it choked her to death"
"Just so I understand, Lawrence himself wasn’t personally injured"