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Just before closing ti her head at Big Rob On her desk between them were three more packets of that cocaine with the death sy uy ten o"

"Did you keep hial Told hi paperwork Didn&039;t exactly o - fortunately, he&039;s so drunk he&039;s not worried about his civil rights"

"Let o talk to him"

"He&039;s where you like theation room was at the far end of the hall, and it didn&039;t have a lock on the door - last thing they needed was trouble with the CPD Make that ht, the police were known to nose around fro the door, she cursed under her breath The guy sitting at the table was slumped over onto hi loose, his knees out to the sides He was dressed like an old-fashioned dandy in stea a black slih lace collar - and naturally, so The fact that none of it was handmade, for another The buttons But that hat happened when humans who liked to pretend dipped their toes in historical waters They got shit wrong every ti the door quietly, she walked over to him in silence, curled up a fist and slammed it on the table to wake him up

Oh, look, he had a little cane to couy flipped backward and teetered on two chair legs, she caught the ebony walking stick on the fly and let gravity decide what to do with the human -

How Cute In his open lued onto his canines Guess that ella

She sat down just as he landed flat on his back, and she studied the silver skull at the top of the cane while he dragged hihted his duain As he smoothed his jet-black hair, the roots showed o," she said before he asked "And as long as you tell et our friends down at the CPD involved"

"Okay Yeah Thanks"

At least he didn&039;t pretend to have an English accent "Where&039;d you get the coke?" She put a hand up as he opened his yap "Before you tellit for him, or that you borrowed the coat and it was in the pockets, the police aren&039;t going to believe that bullshit any et to hear the lie"

There was a long silence during which she stared at him He&039;d even put in red contacts to

She wondered if he&039;d ever tried to deh a wall

She was ready to help hio

"I hth About three hours ago I don&039;t know the guy&039;s naht between eleven and twelve"

"Does he only sell the shit uy seeer "He&039;ll , I soet the coke But, I don&039;t know, last month or so he&039;s had it every time It&039;s what I like"

Was the Dracula routine his rebellion against GTL? she wondered

"What naer It fits who I a caught the light "I&039;ht they didn&039;t exist"

"Oh, we&039;re very real" He gave her the once-over, his eyes going Lothario "I could introduce you to so you into the coven"

"Isn&039;t that for witches?"

"I have three wives, you know"

"Sounds crowded at your house"

"I&039; for a fourth"

"Nice offer, but I&039;m married" As she said the words, her chest ached "Happily, I ht add"

She wasn&039;t sure for whose benefit that was tacked on God, John -

The knock on the door was soft "Yeah," she said over her shoulder

"You got a visitor"

The instant the reply hit her ears, her body flared to life, and abruptly she was ready to usher this trick-or-treat motherfucker out the door headfirst

John was early tonight, which was fine with her

"We&039;re done," she announced, getting to her feet

The hu "God, your perfu that shit intoto do any talking Clear?"

Opening up the door, she got hit with herdown the hall

And there he was, at the other end, standing tall outside her office

Her John

As his head came around toward her, he dipped his chin and s a little evil Which meant he was more than ready for her

"You&039;re beautiful," the faker breathed as he stepped forward

She was about to brush hiht of the horny little fucker

This did not go over well

Her bonded h to drown out the bass beat from the club proper

Her buddy with the caps and the cape was still focused on her, but that didn&039;t last As he got a load of the nearly three-hundred-pound, jacked-up force of nature riding up on him, he actually shrank into himself and took cover behind Xhex

Manly Yup Real stud material

John stopped at the door and blocked all escape, those beautiful blues of his downright vicious as he glared over her shoulder at the huht

With a casual wave, she provided introductions "This isDo you want to escort it out, honey?"

Before the faker could respond, John bared his fangs and let out a hiss It was the only sound he could make besides a whistle, but it was better than words -

"Oh, man," Xhex muttered as she stepped aside sharply

The wannabe had just pissed hiarbage Du at his female like that? The bastard was lucky John was so sexed up Otherwise he&039;d have taken the ti or an ar a hold on the nape of the guy&039;s neck, he frog- son of a bitch over to the rear exit, kicked open the door, and dragged hi lot

Some version of, "Oh, God, please don&039;t hurt odda John frouy to look at hirabbed him by the shoulders, and lifted hi in the breeze

Meeting eyes that had some kind of ridiculous fake red color over them, John willed the poser into a trance, and wiped clean the s that had been flashed Then well, it was te to implant a little ditty about how va after him

Good dose of induced paranoia would put a quick end to this charade the fucker was living

Then again, it wasn&039;t worth the effort Especially not when he could be inside his feuy go, sending him off at a dead run Fucker was scrawny; exercise would do hiood