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"Here," I watched as the tall, dark-haired vampire took lanced at the nu the call button Flavio answered on the third ring He hadn’t recognized the number, I could tell

"Bubba," I said tartly, "this is Sissy You need to get out of that funk right now and I mean it"

Rado "Lissa, is that you?" Flavio was shocked, I could tell Anyone else hteen hundred years old and aa call like that

"Yeah, it’s ht this lass of ith Oluwa" I was interrupting a ay; he didn’t have that vibe Neither was Oluwa, so it wasn’t a tryst Oluwa had likely heard every word I’d just said, too

"Then tell Oluwa I owe hi kiss for the first time I saw him and a kick in the ass for the second time" Yeah, I don’t knohy I said it, either It just ca out loud I know Flavio heard that Oluas laughing as well; it was a booh ry?" Flavio pointedly ignored the jocularity occurring all around him

"I didn’t say I wasn’t still pissed I’m pissed at lots of people, and Gavin’s first on that list You see hoe’re married now and all I haven’t kicked him out of bed over it" Rado on the floor "As far as the list goes," I continued, "I think you’re probably tenth or eleventh, but I’ll have to write the list down first and see where you fall There’s a separate list for bad guys--at least you’re not on that one"

"Am I supposed to be pleased over that?"

"You should be, I’eous to even think about that"

"My appearance is keeping ry with?"

"Nah, your sparkling wit kept you off the bad list," I retorted "And you’re a snappy dresser, too What is it with you? Is there a vamp GQ somewhere and you’re on the cover every hed so hard Oluwa started laughing again over the vamp GQ co depressed?" Flavio asked after a moment

"That’s why I called If you were out flying kites or chasing butterflies with a net and wearing a big smile on your face while you did it, you probably wouldn’t have heard froe in these activities?"

"Bubba, I don’t knohat you like to do I ih, if you wanted to And if you decide to fly a kite and have trouble, I’ll mist your kite up for you"

"I think I would like to see that," Flavio said

"All you have to do is ask"

"Perhaps we could have a glass of wine the next time you are in the country"

"Sure, Bubba"

"Is that slang for brother?"

"You know it, dude," I said and hung up

"She was trying to cheer you up," Oluore a huge grin He’d been cheered up in the inable Flavio smiled

"Charles, this information is for the private records only," Wlodek offered a ful look to his assistant Charles nodded There was a special archive that he and Wlodek kept, containing sensitive information on some members of the race "Anthony Hancock was adopted in some way Neither of the people who claim to be his parents are his parents At this time, we are unsure as to whom his natural parents are or if they still live" Charles tapped the infor the flash drive It would be locked inside Wlodek’s personal safe Charles had coo not to reveal any infor shortly after

"Child, may I speak with my father?" It was Flavio, and to Charles’s surprise, his sire sounded cheerful Charles had a puzzled look on his face as he handed the cell phone to Wlodek

"Child?" Wlodek said

"Father, I received a call from Lissa" There was definitely a smile in Flavio’s voice

"Did you?"

"Yes Radoiven her my number; he was there when she made the call"

"How is she?"