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    MY DARK LOVE.

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    life As A vAMpiRe iN eDge CitY isNt thAt exCitiNg,

    At leAst Not to tRYN vAleNtiNe.

    But AfteR the MAYoRs NieCe is fouND BRutAllY

    MuRDeReD outsiDe of tRYNs fAvoRite NighttiMe

    hANgout, thiNgs BegiN to heAt upespeCiAllY

    with the ARRivAl of the MYsteRious New vAMpiRe

    iN towN, seBAstieN thoRNe, AND his tRouBleD

    BRotheR shoRtlY theReAfteR.

    seBAstieNs quiet MANNeR AND soulful eYes hAvetRYN BelieviNg she MAYBe fAlliNg foR hiM, But she

    Also fiNDs heRself questioNiNg if the MuRDeR

    of the MAYoRs NieCe AND his ARRivAl ARe MeRelY A

    CoiNCiDeNCe, oR if the seCRets of his pAst MAY Be

    MoRe siNisteR thAN she hAD fiRst ReAlizeD.

    MAtteRs ARe MADe woRse wheN MoRe giRls BegiN

    to tuRN up DeADeACh DuRiNg A tiMe wheN se-

    BAstieNs wheReABouts ARe questioNABle. AND

    AfteR witNessiNg AN explosive outBuRst, tRYN

    sees thAt he DefiNitelY hAs whAt it tAKes to Kill.

    tRYNs oRDiNARY life will Be tuRNeD upsiDe DowN

    As she tRies to DeCiDe whetheR she shoulD

    tRust heR heARt . . . oR heR suspiCioNs.

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    the fiRst

    Sunday

    Honestly, JJ, how can we eel sae letting our children walk to and rom school until

    this monster is caught? In a town like ours, where saety and security should be our

    biggest concerns, I cant believe the police are still scratching their heads trying to

    gure out which way is up. Tey dont have a single piece o useul inormation to

    bring this murderer to justice. Am I the only one who eels this is totally unacceptable?Am I the only one thinking all these years o inaction have made them rusty and

    useless? Come on.

    Te S Moig Slge w plig ove te io m ovetie c

    btle tog te cill Novembe i. Joiig te o o JJ Am, te

    tlk ow ot, i ck clle w teible wiig oiepobbl

    looe belt I colt o to eplce. M bet ie, Lici Vce, t

    beie me wit e eet poppe p o te wile ippig te emt o

    plm mootie. He oveize gle i mot o e ce om view.

    We bot looke like te wlkig e wit o ble expeio ilet

    te ito otige. M i bee bete oce wit b te

    wg p ito evee b. B ow, it jbbe ito m eet o m

    time it w lig i limp pwl t te bck o m eck. It w lmot

    iittig te wom o te io.

    Lici pt ligtl moe eot ito e i. He log bg wee

    iewept, wile te et o e ole-legt, blo lock bee tolewit ome moe let to g ow.

    We bot woe ott i ligtl ieet e o blck, wic ol te

    e to o mieble expeio. Wete wole cit icleeve

    imgie tt we wol be peig o S moig ti w.

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    Lici tetce ot m btte te volme btto, ilecig te

    gittig wom e t, te took ote lo lp o e ik.

    C o believe ti l? e i. Te ol o e bo go. Itlike e expect te police to pll ome bbit ot o tei . Like ti ki o

    tig ppe ll te time.

    I oe betmiel to e took lo p ip om m ow

    mootie cp. It w le empt, o I ew otig bt i. I complete

    te vct meve twice le wile lot omewee i m e tikig

    bot ow el ti ll eeme.

    Te thingLici te wom o te io bee eeig to w te

    et, o te te murder, o S Pe, gil om m cool. At t, te

    etil oig e et wee ll pecltio, bt ove te coe o

    Ege Cit ew ttio woke tei et to g p eve go etil.

    Scke boe! clime Cel 7 Li Lovegoo.

    Mo Niece Slgtee t Locl Hotpot! e Te Cttig Ege ew

    blog.

    Te title o ti moig elie bee, A Kille Wlk Amog U.

    Police Remi Clele.S et w everywhere. Ptl bece e w Mo Sge

    iece, e w lo te t epote me victim i Ege Cit i ove

    three years! Se, tee m ve bee me committe ig tt time, bt

    oe tt wee eve icovee o bogt to ligt. So, i te mi o mot

    citize, i it wt i te ew it eve ppee.

    Ege Cit w te olet etblie vmpie cit i te US, it w

    ppoe to be te et. We le. We oe. We expecttio.

    So we ew boke o te mo iece beig o i te bck lle

    o Atek, bitte ie o ll e bloo, te pblic w otge.

    Citize eme to kow ow ometig like ti col ppe i o

    tow, witot oe beig tee to top it, o w te police ot et

    bee ble to e ligt o te ie.

    Ho-lycp, Lici mttee we we oe oto W Steet. I bee

    lot i m togt t otice te loomig lie o c le witig

    to pkig til e poite t tem wit e cp.Up ow te ow o, lie wit weoe ctoie, tee

    wee c people tgglig to qeeze i. Police cew wee wokig to get

    eveoe wee te eee to be i qi-oel io. New epote

    wit tei cmeme ovee like vlte to ctc commet om people,

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    o collect tocig cee o te commit comig togete i ti tig

    time.

    Ate beig wve o te block pkig i te lot o teel cto,we ike o w i wit te et o te me. Nel eveoe woe vig

    e o blck. Combie wit te le ccol tite k, te w

    ettig p to be ppopitel e .

    Sice S bee kille i te bck lot o Atek, e mil

    ecie to ol e vigil i te me loctio. He cle, te mo, i

    tt it w mll w to be wit e i ti k time, ice o oe bee

    wit e te igt e w ttcke.

    Jeez! Wtc it! It ot like wee goig to civl! Lici elle te bo

    ove pt e to ctc p wit i ie.

    A g ie wom i ot o gve epocl look. Lici ie bot

    gle bck. What?

    Te wom ook e e te bck to e compio to wipe

    ometigpobbl bot te ieitivit o ot ow. Se o

    ie tt Lici w qite poibl te pote cil o ieitive ot.

    Lici jte e e levele gitte look t te bck o te ebo e. Sice te gle covee mot o e ce, e expeio ee p

    lookig moe like e cke ometig p e oe w bot to eeze

    it ot.

    Se te e gle o me poke i iitte voice. I ct believe

    ow m people ve ow p to ti tig. Mot o tem pobbl it

    eve kow S.

    I w jt bot to epl ow we it eite, bt omeoe p e cgt

    m ttetio.

    ! Ove ee! A mili bo wit gole bow i too e te

    etce o te lot wee S tibte lt bee et p. Te bo, ic

    Powe, wve ove.

    ic mil owe Atek. Actll, te owe mot o Ege Cit. Te

    wee te oe wo t oe it ove e e go. Tee w l

    etblimet o col wlk pt i ti tow witot eeig little gol

    plc ocig tei oweip. Te Powe mil owe m motewokplce, PlmX Lb, eve m ig cool. o mot, it wet witot

    ig te wee ggillioie.

    Lici let ot log, lboe co t te igt o ic wvig. Doe te bo

    ve o LoJcke o ometig? I we. He c ee weeve oe gettig

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    cloe, like blooo.

    Wile e toe w met to o coeceig pitel, te jelo

    lig eet te ce cme ot lo cle. Se bee i lt witic Powe o e ow. So I i te me tig I lw i we e

    jelo ee it gl e. I petee ot to e it. Not te bet pl o

    ctio, e, bt it bet pokig te gtive lio i te cgepticll

    to. o jt eee to be miimll mieble poible.

    He, , Le, ic geete wit wo mile tt bel mge to

    cikle te ki o i oe bow ee.

    Aote eo Lici te ic? He col eve emembe e me. It

    w impeive, ell, te mot o me ttig wit L tt e w ble to

    come p witoe o wic wee e.

    ic looke like e ke lot o le w weig te Im

    reallyeig o te iie ce o ll te cme cew iteviewe tt

    wol o obt wt piece o im. He w, te ll, ei to te Powe

    meg-it ellow clmte to S Pe.

    Di o g jt get ee? e ke.

    It took oeve jt to get tog te pkig te cow, I explie,bobbig m e p ow. M tpi b boce git m eck wit

    ec bob, o I qickl toppe o e te wole tig migt come vele.

    Lici it bote ig tig to ic, o coectig e me. Se

    log ice lee tt o mtte ow m time e emie im e me

    w Lee-shae wolt emembe it. So, e jt too beie me, tig t

    im, oe pt g two pt tem. Leve it to e to be tikig bot

    bo t vigil.

    I le pecte ic ple lge pt i w e w o iitet we

    come to te vigil. Se wt te moig tpe. Seeig e et im p wit e

    ee ol come m picio.

    Hve o, I gete i te iectio o te lt wit m ee, goe ove

    et?

    ic ollowe m glce eplie wit o. Ye. M bote I

    to go give S mil o coolece o bel o te clbpolitic

    ll tt.Lici w till gwkig t ic, lookig ecie i e wte to pc

    im o plt big mooc o im. Mbe e wte to o bot. ic otice

    e weie i i bet ot to look too itbe b it, bt ometig

    i i ee belie i cceptce o e.

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    Sice I tte bbittig i bote ki little ove e go, ic

    I wee ttig to g ot moe, motl t te clb. Lici, e te gie o

    mkig e I it become ic ext it , me e e w lwwit meto keep ee o im.

    Accoig to mot celeb goip o tow ic wascoiee

    celebite w extemel ctive l-kille.

    Mm, I togt, thats probably not the best term to use at a time like this, even

    i I am talking about ric Powers.

    ic w kow o i love em leve em polic we it cme to gil.

    A ot jt ig cool gil, bt moel ctee well. He voe ll

    te betie, i te blik o ee e voe tem. Nel eve time

    Lici ove e poe i m ce, it w opee to Te Edge City Rag, pit

    goip ite bot te comig goig o people o impotce witi te

    cit. Mot o tee g wee lle wit c ticle bot ic wlk o

    me om o--o ptmet ow te to o te ticle ope ic

    ple e. Fo omeoe wo w ppoel igte b ic bilit

    to tck me, Lici e kewhiseve move.

    Well, I ge well go give o epect, too, I i to ic, givig im bie mile ltcig m o Lici elbow beoe towig e ito te

    cowe lot.

    Lici tmble bei me, e ip-op mkig lppig o o te

    pvemet e tippe ove e eet. Se w too ito e ic-tce

    to kow it w time to go, bt tt wt wt me givig e

    look. I w woeig w o et e wol we ip-op i te mile

    o Novembe, to a vigil!

    ic gve Lici blk expeio i, Be, L, beoe lettig i

    gze c te cow. No obt e w e to e bevio. Se w jt oe o

    i m oig wo be willig to look pt i etbekig w . . .

    i ol e give e cce.

    o me, tog, ic w te g wo loge o i mio o

    St teoo i cowo pzzle. He w te g wo tl

    ejoe wtcig cick-ick wit me o i Wee. He w te g

    wo o i mio ellig t te top o i lg to kow i oe ee i c ke we te wee o clel tickig ot o i pocket. Tat

    w te ic Powe I kew. Not to tt e it ve i b momet.

    He w ell lo t olig i liqo teible t committig to el

    eltioip.

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    Di o ee tt te Rag i e w cgt wit Ktie Beckel i ,

    qote, compomiig poitio i te gil btoom t cool ete?

    Lici ll ppe ot o e tce. Se el tigt to m m o weweet pte wile tekkig tog te tick og o people. Katie. Ktie o

    pt Beckel. I me . . . ick. Doe e ot ve t?

    Se w eeig to te time lt e t mme cmp we e wlke i

    o Ktie bo, Demot Wet, i te owe. Ktie w pt.

    Ok, t o ll, Lee, Ktie i tt Demot w ol tig to emove

    plite. A eco o ll, wee t a vigilo cig ot lo. Wo ce wom

    ic w o was notilig i te gil btoom.

    Lici olle e ee, oig eve bit te expet. Please. Wt ki o

    gil let membe o te oppoite ex emove plite om e i te

    cmp btoom? Se Demot wee obviol gettig e to go t it we

    I wlke i o tem. o te ie e mttee, What is it with that girl and

    doing it in bathrooms?

    Eve te evil vocte, I eplie, Se i te bee ittig o log.

    Tt pobbl ow e got te plite.

    Lici ie eebow t me, i ibelie.I ogt bck te gi tt tetee to t p te coe o m mot.

    Wt? It col ppe.

    It w mme cmp i te tet ge, ok. Tee e oltwo eo

    o go to mme cmp i te tet ge, Im cocee. Oe, to

    ecpe o ovebeig, bickeig, ivoce pet like I i. A two, to

    ook p epetel wit eckle bo.

    Leesh.I mple m oe.

    He, I ol pek te tt. I me o wol ot believe te mot o

    people getti it o. Te plce w pcticll wmig wit SD. I to

    we g mk c wtte jt to e tem o. Se icke e

    tog te i i to emotte e evive meve tctic.

    A ivolt e pe tog me we I picte big, ig, bg-

    like SD bzzig i ot o te cbi t cmp.

    How i we eve get o ti topic? A c we plee get o it? Wee

    ppoe to be moig.Se gge poke wit iceit. Ye, e. Bt . . . oe it mke

    me totll teible peo i I ot ell eel like Im ig o te iie?

    Se, ti wole me tig i totll eio t, I ell ope

    te ctc te kille im live, bt I bel kew te gil. Do I ve

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    to pete tt I w e betet ie oce ew te o te cme?

    No, I coiee e wo, ot ell. Bt te let we c o i t to

    be ppotive oo e memo. It tt wt vigil i o? Pl, tiko ll te cmm tig e mil i pobbl cig igt ow. S w

    ppoe to live oeve, Leelike . Now . . . te ve to live o eteit

    lw miig e.

    Lici oe ew time, e expeio egiig ome eioe. I

    totll it eve coie tt. Damn.

    Se ppee to be wetlig wit te ke ie o vmpie lie et,

    llowig o cotempltive look to co ove e ete. It wt te

    mtic ce e ecibe momet go, bt it w peectl ppopite

    o te ittio.

    A jt like tt, we bot blee i wit te ote moe, lookig

    ombe omewt olem.

    Te cow o S tibte w till pett tick, o we too bck

    w wite o ome oom to cle p. A lge, blck-me picte

    o S bee g p o te wll o te bilig, bove e lt wee

    people wol be ble to ee it.Se w pett gil. Not i te moel ee o te wo, bt i cte, gil

    w. He cicl ce w pple wit elt mot o eckle, e

    b e i g i peect iglet, toppig jt below e e. Se

    woel little imple o bot ceek tt me me wt to mile, eve ow,

    t e vigil.

    I eve met e beoe, bt I imgie we S lge it w like te

    lovel cimig o bell. Evetig bot e cemeyouth promise. He

    et w cime i moe w t oe. Not ol omeoe tke e

    lie, bt te lo tke w ll te woel tig e to cotibte

    to te wol. So unair.

    Bei , ometig w ppeig. A m i imple blck it me

    i w tog te wm o people, ptig it wit i ottetce m.

    Hi lt peppe i gve im w cge vmpie. He bee bo

    m cge t ome poit lte i i lie oppoe to pe

    vmpie like me, wo w bo o ote vmpie wol top gig ttwet-oe.

    I ecogize te m ce eil eog om ll te picte I ee o im

    o tow. Mo Jeemi Sge, S cle.

    He joie gop o people e te ot o te cow wo oe

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    bo wom wit mtcig e i, jt like S. Te bo looke

    bel ole t me, te wom looke bot twet-oe, bt wo kew

    o ow m ett w oe o te tickie pt o livig i ll-vmpie tow. Neve beig ble to etemie peo ge jt b tei look.

    Te gop o people wo bee tig g o te two o tem w

    oig tei bet to coole te bo, wo too lookig ticke ple,

    te wom, wo w obbig ito i ole. Mo Sge ptte

    ew o te people o te ole i ppecitio teppe ow to geet

    te pi, peig ext time wit te wom, wppig i m o e

    ole leig ito ometig pivte.

    Fom wee I too, I w jt bel ble e i lip we e wipee to

    e. Te wo wee ometig like, Dot wo, Eleo, well get te m

    tt i ti. I pomie o. He plce ki to e temple te tow

    te me o people witig i te lot oig tetce o o.

    Lie getleme, Mo Sge ee te gteig o

    people. Hi m w cle tigtl o Eleo ole. Tee w

    ligt ote wl to i voice. Hi telig coloe ee, e-imme wit

    tige, wept ove i tig to mke coectio wit ec peo. It beoe o to, ot jt o mo, bt m wo bee

    eepl ecte b te lo o S Pe. Se w ptig og wom

    i o commit, wit te pomie o billit te e o e, e

    w lo m iece. Hi voice clippe o t te e we e bot o

    gie tie it.

    I to look ow t m eet. Sometig bot te igt o ti tog, i-

    comm m beig bogt to emotio w lmot too to be.

    Eleo, wo w mot likel S motete mo itept e

    o i bck to oe ppot.

    He gtee imel p cotie. Te lo m mil ee ti

    week i oe tt will t wit , o mtte ow log o live m be, it

    be I kow m o o e wit . I tk o o ll te wveig

    ppot o ve give to m ite m epew i ti time, bt I wol

    k oe moe tig o o. I wol k,please, tt o c o te memo

    o te betil peo S w i e lie let tt be wt we emembee o, ot e et. Plee . . . ot llow e ligt to be extigie.

    Ate ombe momet o eectio, e beg to le i ite epew

    tog te cow, bck to c witig to tke tem w. A te pe

    tog te cow, people wol pt tei o te mil ole

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    bck, expeig mpt tog toc.

    Lici I wtce tei poceio til te wee ot o igt, bot o

    olig o tigte to ec ote mot bece o te wm opeople owig o , bt o ometig ele etiel. Sometig bot

    ctll vig to ee te gievig mil te w e o tge

    wee comig togete to ow jt te mllet mot o mpt me

    evetig ll te moe el.

    S et ocke ti tow otio. It emie tt eteit

    wt lw pomie. It w moe like ogg qetio mk.

    Come o. Lici tgge me i te iectio o te eceig cow, bck

    ot o te lot oto te pcke teet.

    I ze oe moe glce ove m ole to S picte, wtig to

    emembe tt pp mile o e, jt e cle eqete. It w too

    lte, tog. Te picte w le too ot o igt.

    Sometig cgt m ttetio, tog. M bcocio g, One

    o these things is not like the others.

    Jt o to te igt, i te bck coe o te lot, ol eet w om

    wee police cooe o ectgle i ellow cime cee tpeteexct loctio o S et bo too i te ow o te bilig. I

    lmot mie im bece o te log blck ooie e woe. It elpe im

    ble lmot emlel wit te ke.

    He te oo plle ow low ove i ce, o ll I w ble to ee o i

    ete wee ti, ple lip, w ito ciic ee. Hi gze ppee to be

    oce o S picte wit lmot wicke eligt, like e w mockig

    e eto eig. Wteve i mge, e obviol it come ee

    to ow i epect. A, kl, e gve me te ceep.

    Wt e o gpig t? Lici ke te evel eco pe I till

    t te o. Se ct glce i te iectio o te coe, lookig

    igt ove it ot oticig tig ot o te oi.

    Tee I tie to te bo i te ooie gi, bt e w goe,

    levig ol ow ellow tpe to poplte te coe. Pt o me

    ittl tte woeig i I eve ell ee im.

    It otig, I ge. I llowe m oc to it bck ito te ow o tecow. Pobbl jt ow.

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    the iNtRoDuCtioN

    hursday

    I wt e i it w te cill wete bogt o b wite low cwl

    ito tow, o te gloom o S et till gig ove evetig like

    o tt ove Lici I to Atek o cool igt. We kew ll

    well we p o it tomoow moig i te om o bitig gove

    leep epivtio, bt te clb jt bee eopee. Te le o bigt eoligt, boie wig poig mic wee too temptig to ee.

    Sevel police ofce wee till oveig pcig o te peimete

    o te clb, epite te ct tt te coo bee emove evel go.

    Ivetigtio wee tig col om lck o eviece egig S me.

    Te otge tt eveoe elt jt beoe w ow immee ito

    ll o tt wol oo ie ow to jt eco. Howeve, te mo till

    cmpige tielel, imploig te police oce to pt p toge peece

    i te commit, mel i plce wee ot col eil be pee po.

    Sl o tog, Lici I wee till ege, o te police peece

    t te clb me it moe ifclt to get iie witot beig ce b o

    te weig ofce. Wile we it look like bbie, we it qite look

    twet-oe.

    I w le o te clb get lit, tk to ic, o I it ve to wo

    bot ig wkw ke ID to Vi, te boce. Pl, Vi w o e

    to eeig me e wol tow bck i mive, tttooe m gie me igti wit big mile. A log Lici w wit me e w cool toowic w

    otte o e, bece e ke ID w terrible. It tte tt e w bo

    i 1963 tt e weige 210 po. Neite ct wee eve cloe to

    ecibig Lici picl tt. otll ot wot te twet bck e pi

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    ome pimpl ki i te it ge o te ID.

    He, lie! Lookignetoigt! Vi i to we we ppoce te

    etce to Atek. Hi eep voice w cote i Ctili ccet. I pete ofce tig eb it look too t o we be tot.

    I mile bck t te toweig boce. Not too bb oel, Vi. He

    woe t ie boce ge, wic icle ki-tigt, blck -it

    tt owe o i mcl m cet, pi o ext k R-B.

    Lettig bck te ope o we col p ito te clb, e gve mile, cie

    extee. Te tip o tem glite om wee te bee cote i ilve.

    Te wee te teel-toe boot veio o teettog il e to bite

    te cp ot o pk tikig to ce toble t te clb.

    No mtte ow m time I w Vi, te igt o i teet lw eke

    me ot. Eve tog I w vmpie, I live i tow o vmpie, I

    wt e to eeig ote ow tei g, epecill g cote i ilve.

    I ti tow, oe it ve to pcte eck to get oo. Te jt to

    cck ope c o plm tke big glpo g eqie.

    Vi w pobbl oe o te weetet g o col meetoce o

    got pt te tttoo te ilve g. He bee boce beoe e wcge, ppetl ve goo oe too, bece te Powe ow

    im ll te w om New Yok to wok o tem ee.

    He gte m gtewom e to leve bei

    we e move. He i e it wt e livig i vmpie tow, te

    moe e ee om Atek w too goo to p p. Moe t eog

    to pt e tog college te ome. I lee ll o ti oe igt we

    I w epecill tip e wite wit me o cb.

    Beoe I col tep ow tog te velvet ope, Vi cgt m

    i i lge, te plm. Expetl, e pee tmp to m ki, wic

    let bei it, e V o te bck o m . Te ik qickl beg to

    e wol ol be viible e blck ligt til te time I we it o.

    I eve bee give V beoe. Te wee wt oe eee i te wte

    to ce te ti to te clb eco level. Te VIP level. A te wee

    ll ol betowe o te beric o te ber mo, o wic I w

    eite.Fom ic, i Vi, wggig eebow.

    A petite t w tck ot i ot o me, poite i te boce iectio.

    Lici clee e tot expecttl ee te tmp i Vi .

    He coe i m, lookig like e it wt to ckowlege m ie.

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    Come o, Vi. Yo ell tik o c tmp oe o ot te ote?

    Wee goe, I go. So i Hi Hige wt ki btt p i VIP,

    o bette plop oe o toe c little V o m too. Se imptietlook e ottetce t t im.

    A eep, mblig gowl oe om Vi cet e plle i ppe

    lip bck, evelig toe g gi. I e te glp t te bck o Lici

    tot we e wllowe. Bvel, o mbe oolil, e it pll e

    bck, ite, levig it ot tee o Vi to cew o i e wte.

    Sevel eco pe wile I el m bet i ticiptio. I lmot

    give p witig o m tbbo ie to collect e ppege o we col

    move ot o igt o te big c vmpie, we te VIP tmp w elcttl

    witw bbe o te bck o Lici . Te e V looke like

    bloo g o Lici poceli e til tig iviible.

    Lici poppe te el ike o e ip wile eplig i k

    voice, Tt wt o ifclt, ow w it?

    I ove e ow, ctig pologetic, et gtel mile p t te

    boce. Tk, Vi.

    We wee bel tog te clb gl oo we Lici let looe. ell meoe ot tikig o tkig ic p o i oe. All te wile e mie

    te bck o e wee te iviible tmp wol be. Se eve gotte

    V beoe eite. O te iie e w pobbl oig ctweel o jo.

    I t ple to, o, I eplie witot blikig.

    Obviol, ti wt wt Lici expecte to e. He ee boke w

    om te bck o e e oze i plce. Wee otI me, oe

    ot?

    No. I gge kept wlkig. oigt i ppoe to be bot

    vig ome pttig te me mie bei , emembe? Not

    bot bo tei m.

    Viibl ete, Lici oe bt it look pp bot it.

    I pecte e ecetl bee opig we wol ll joi ic i

    welt ie p i VIPll ee ow te ote l ptie. Bt Lici

    wt te ol oe wo woie tt ic w imig to mke me oe o i

    ext victim. Acceptig te oe to joi im i VIP w poibl te t tepow o tt I wt e I wte to tvel. Te eo e I woke o

    well ie w bece I it ve to wo bot te tig e i we

    I wt lookig, e it ve to wo bot beig M. Peect o

    me. We col be oelve, tt w cool. ig to be moe t we ell

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    wee wol pobbl me p evetig.

    I o ot go to im, Lici we, oe o tee e jt goig to

    come to o.I ook m e to wve te wig o. It ot like tt wit . Pl, e

    i eltioip wit omeoe, I tik.

    Se ot p look t me om te coe o e ee. Se. Like tt

    eve toppe g om pig ote wom. M te i pime

    exmple.

    We ite te ito te clb, tow te eo e b o

    plce to wit til te btee col tke o oe. Te tmopee iie

    Atek w te me it lw w: k, lo, omewt tem. Te

    ce oo wt wll-to-wll boie, bt it w eitel cowe. Te ligt

    bee et to t, bigt pik le bem teke ee tee i

    cotic io, ometime eectig o te i, powe ble eqi o m

    e. It elt ice to ll be weig ometig ote t blck o g. Ove

    te week I exte eve piece o clotig i e eemblig blck om

    m cloet. Now ll tt w let wee bigt ptel.

    All Im ig, Lici i, elbow pece o te b, i tt bo oetow ti mc iteet i gil e jt wt to be ie wit. Yo eite

    gott ccept i ivittio, o t tell im oe ot iteete. Tee ot

    like , . Te ot e betwee te lie. Te ee tig pite o

    billbo. I eo.

    o, te btee ive, pig me om vig to epl.

    A, m two voite ctome! e i, leig co te b o e col

    be e ove te mic. Hi lee me copp k bow i me

    me tik o ime ccte om gotic ctoo. We e poke, it

    expoe te pike t tt t i te cete o i toge. Wt c I get ,

    lie?

    Te l, bot Lici I eplie i io.

    Yo got it. o lge to imel ippee to mke o ik,

    levig Lici I tig t ec ote.

    Lici ce eebow, i ig, Im till witig.

    Tee otig goig o betwee , Lee. Hoet. Now let gee, omoe tlk o ic o ote bo o te et o te iOops! I bee i

    te poce o ig m m to elbote m eqet we I celel kocke

    ito omeoe ole. Tee t bee mc oom to move to begi wit.

    Rel ette t te b w limite.

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    Im o o, I i witot lookig I te tow m otte

    victim. I wt lookig wee I w . . .

    Te eco I me ee cotct wit im I ogot wt I bee ig. Hell,I ogot m me.

    Hi, w te ext billit tig to ot o m mot. At te me time,

    I vgel emembee ig iiclol ok mile. Sbcociol I

    mcke mel o te oee wit m ge i te pe o L.

    Great rst impression.

    Hello, eplie m victim i eeve voice tt bel me it bove te

    i o te clb. He looke t me tog log blck bg. Te e ligt o te

    eo b eecte i i k ee me tem look like te wee o e.

    All too qickl, e w movig toe itigig ee w om m ce

    etig tem to te ote ie o te b wee o ejoie .

    Tee e o te lie, te btee oce, plcig two mtii

    gle lle wit ot pik liqi i ot o Lici I. He te te to te

    itigig bo to m let e im ole piece o ppe. A thisi

    o o.

    Te bo took te ppe, ole it e it. Hi le eio expeiomge to itei. Di o ee wo let it?

    N, o eplie wit g wile poitig t te b top wit i iex

    ge, wic w ecicle b ck ilve ig. It w let ittig o te

    cote we I o it.

    I ee. Tk o o pig it log, i te bo, etig te ppe oce

    i te i te towig it w i i pocket. He beg to tep w om

    te b, bt ot beoe pig to o oce to me. Goo eveig.

    Ti time I ttempte to mile little le ok. Goo ev

    He let beoe I col i, movig qick ow tog te

    tgle o cig clbbe til ceig te VIP ti ippeig

    om igt.

    O course. He w oe o tem.

    A ve impott peo.

    I w jt VUP. A ve impott peo.

    VIP VUP el itecte ee. It w woe I eve bee ble tokock ito im. Mot VIP got tei ik om te pti b, l eve

    ig te oe o te mi level wee ll o commo olk cogegte.

    All o te evo excitemet i m cet plmmete. I te bck to m

    pik ik, owig elt potio o it i igle glp.

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    Doe ti me oe bck? I e Lici k.

    ig to e, I wikle m eebow i, H?

    Fom o tip? Fo momet o totll let te m. Se took mllip o e ik, bobbig e e to te bet o te cet og. Se it

    metio te bo tt w jt tig ee, lmot like e t eve otice

    im. Aw, ow tt ove ete, migt w bce o impct.

    Impct? Wt o o me?

    Se el ot e mtii gl, ig it to poit t ometig co te clb

    e lee cloe to m e. Eem oce e bot to ive, b te

    look o it, te ot ite to tke pioe.

    I ollowe te iectio e w poitig i w it. O te, him.

    ic Powe w comig ti w. A t.

    O, great. I owe te et o m ik witot tikig bot te

    poible ie eect.

    ic w tig i ot o me b te time I ie. Lici, mikig

    kil to eel, te w to give mometo t let te ppece

    o oe. No obt e wol be liteig to eve igle wo.

    He, Vletie, geete ic i i l, egoig toe. Te let coe oi mot w cooke ito coet gi gi tt bee pove to

    mke gil woo ll t i eet i woip.

    I colt elp bt ie-glce tow Lici to ee wt e expeio w,

    bt e kept e ce om view. Let to e o mel, I ete ic mile.

    He, bck. Wt big o ow om Olmp? I oe tow te VIP

    ti.

    ic lge move cloe to le git te b, i te me plce te

    bo wit k ee bee tig ot two mite go. Vi metioe

    o wee ee. Togt I come ow ee i oll joi meo kow,

    bck o Olmp.

    old you!I e Lici , copicol mttee e ke cog.

    Fottel ic it ctc it.

    I et m empt gl ie eplie, I togt tee w tict, o-

    motl-llowe le.

    I ot ee motl ee, o o? ic plll looke let te igt.Goo poit. I lge, bt me o eot to leve m pot.

    ic gete tow te ti i o. Come o. Join us. Big Li,

    too. We c e ll te ew comp we c get p tee. Eveoe ele i o

    boig. He pee i plm togete i, Help me, Obi-W Keobi,

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    oe m ol ope.

    Youve gotta be kidding me.Aote itio to Lici ig commet.

    I colt elp bt cckle. Te lt time I bee t i oe to bbit iiece epew, ic me wtc te t tee epioe oStar Wars. He

    col qote pcticll eve lie. Hi Ve impeio w ctll ve goo.

    Ok, I elete, bt ol i o pomie me oe tig.

    Nme it.

    I glce tow te VIP ti oe moe time beoe weig. I te bck

    o m mi I woee i te bo wit te k ee w membe o ic

    ie cicleoe o te go top te moti. O w e jt omeoe

    pig tog? A ple o excitemet cioit tog me. Tee

    w ol oe w to ot.

    Yo ve to pomie tt I get to pick ot te movie we wtc ext time

    Im ove.

    He coe i m ebte. Hmm. Yo ive bgi, Vletie

    . . . bt e. Sol.

    Get. Give jt mite well be p.

    He let, bt ot beoe teteig to e Vi te me i I eege o teel.

    Aote, o! I clle co te b i omewt itee toe.

    Next time Im ove? Olmp? . . . Lisa!Lici tte i o me. Wt

    ppee to It ot like tt wit ?

    M eco ik ppee I ttcke it. Lee, plee. Dot.

    Dot wt? Im ot oig tig. Im ot te oe wo boke e te

    pee o tt bo gole cm. Im ot te oe wo to go p tee.

    O, e o e. I m notgoig p tee loe.

    No, e eplie ipptl, tt igt. Li will be joiig o. Give e

    m bet we o ee e.

    Se tte to wlk w. I gpple o e m towe e bckw.

    O, o o ot. Yoe ot gettig ot o ti. Comig ee w o ie.

    I it wt o o, I pobbl be i be igt ow. Beie, I e, ove

    wte to climb toe ti o te lt e l. Now oe ll

    gettig o wi.Lici el-cociol ippe e i to voi m gze. I, e, ot

    kow wt oe tlkig bot.

    Uh-huh. Se o ot.I owe te et o m ik ook ot m

    m like boxe pepig o mtc. All igt, Li . . . let o ti.

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    Evetig o te VIP level w ote t it w owti. Te ligt,

    te mic. It eve melle ieet p ee, like eccle i ite o te

    wet lcool oo o te ce oo. I too blikig ito te ke

    o evel eco te ecig te top o te ti, tig to etemie

    wic iectio to go. Te VIP b w to te igt, emtig wite glow,

    oppoe to te e e o te b owti. Sevel cople wee etle

    t te tool o te b, bie i itimte tlk. Te et o te pce w

    ivie betwee ieet e wee lge ptie o people t i te lp o

    lx covee bot tig bl welt people migt covee

    bot.

    Lici ece te top tep jt eco te me, bt e t bee expectig

    it to be o k. He peep-toe cgt te ege o te ti e tmble

    ow, e pe tkig ive to te oo it cotet pillig ot.

    Cp! e ie e bet ow to collect evetig. It w qiet

    eog p ee tt people e.Tt we ic potte me. He pg om oe o te bckle lete

    coce o te let cme to geet me. Come o, let me itoce o

    to te gg, e i, pllig me te ito te loge, ot eve eemig to

    otice Lici. Te weet oo o lcool wte i te i o im, i

    w col moit om te coetio o te ice ik e bee

    olig.

    Beoe I col tig, we coe te loge, levig Lici to gte

    e pe ete loe.

    He, g, i ic to te people occpig te coce i i coe o

    Olmp. I wt o to meet Vletie. Se ie o te milwe

    go to cool togete.

    I wite o ic to elee m , bt te evel log eco, otig

    ppee. I col ol p tt Lici wol till be bli om titioig

    ito te kee tmopee ot otice.

    , ic gete to emi-Got cople clig to o igt ette to itoce te gop, ti i Wick Mil. Ove tee Ki,

    tt Selb. Tee Gt Lexi, lt bt ot let, Sebtie Toe.

    Sebtie ew to o gop, too, e lo ppe to be goo ie o

    te mil.

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    Hi, eveoe. I mile el-cociol, lookig o t te ce o m

    ew cqitce. Eveoe oe mile bck o te mot pt, except

    o Selb, lik blo weig ll e. He ee ot gge i te iectioo ic mie itecoecte togete. ic cll metioe

    tt e tte tig omeoe ltel. A qick tip to te Ragwol pobbl

    com te gil Selb. Se cetil t te pole: bl goo lookig,

    pi, andpoeive.

    Gt Lexi looke like te opiticte, t tpe, wile Ki ppee

    to ve jt wlke o te tge o p cocet. He w milig t ic

    I like e kew ome iie joke. Wit ti, I took m bck om ic,

    egettig m eciio to peek ito te l o te go. Te weet all that,

    like Lici lw me tem o. A I w cocee, te ol el pek

    o beig VIP w tt te lie t te b w ote.

    Te I otice te lt membe o o gop.

    It w im. Te g om te b.

    A ow I kew i me. Sebastien.

    He woe imple g -it blck je. No jewel to pek o. Hi

    ol cceoie wee te ix mll, l-moo pcte mk o te c o ieck. ogete te ome oe lge l-moo. A bite mk.

    Ti met e wt pe vmpie, bt cge.

    Lici ppee t m ie, bmpig ito me teig m cocettio

    w om Sebtie. He otil wee ige pobbl ee ic

    olig m bt e w pttig o mile o eveoe.

    O, ti i Li, ic tew i o te gop beet.

    Se w geete wit bc o ello oe He, ex om Ki. Te

    w i k bow ee wee ovig ll ove e bo me it cle tt Ki

    like im ome Lici.

    Lici otice poitioe e too o it w l-ie bei mie.

    So, wt, e o two . . .riends? Selb ke. He pe lip te

    poitio o e jgmetl let eebow gve e te expeio o omeoe

    wo jt ete o gpe. He poite qetio w obviol i eeece

    to ic I.

    U-. I voie Selb gle. Weve kow ec ote o wile.F, ove eve metioe e beoe, ic. Selb eebow eeme

    to get eve moe jgmetl.

    Tt bece o conversationseve evolve o te me o m

    ie, ic etote, lookig ligtl gitte b Selb ipt.

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    Selb pote e b lip coe e m like m little gil beoe

    glig t me oe moe time. So gpe.

    All igt, eog wit te itoctio. Eveoe it, Mil beckoe i cte little voice. He pigg, ot blck i ttee we e motioe

    m to te pe et i te cbe. Tee w oe betwee Sebtie ic,

    oe betwee Selb Ki.

    Lici tte tow te oe b ic, bt ic bet e to it, plcig me tee

    ite. I mote polog we e ot gle t me.

    Dot be , wt. I wot bite . . . ve . Ki mile t e, pttig

    te cio beie im. Hi teet wee el ll covee i ilve gol. I

    it kow bot Lici, bt I w ittl teie.

    Se tte to go it, givig me te expeio lmb migt mke we

    tee beig le to te lgte.

    We jt bel gotte ete we eve cme epoite e

    t o ik to te tble t te cete o o gop. I ittl potte wt I

    wte. A tll, ki gl lle wit k cimo liqi.

    Yum. Plm. It w tetic bloo o ll toe like me. Te plm-

    epocig cllege. Te vmpie.I w pe, o te mot ptexclig te ct tt I like to ik

    plmw el m. I col et el oo. I lept eigt o t igt,

    ometime moe o te weeke. I got gove pet tomc. A

    I col eve get pegt. I wol t tt wptill mtil

    m twet-t bit, o e om ow. Te, we te cge ll

    complete, b-big-b-boom, I be oe e pecet vmpie. No

    moe m oo. No moe gove. No moe bit cotol.

    Yoe ot ikig? ic ke, motioig to te ote ik o te t,

    te lcoolic oe.

    I am!Lici exclime i a help me, dear Lord voicebeoe owig ot

    o vok wit Re Bll ce. He gee ee lmme t e me

    ce i e bee pce.

    Ki ceee i ot o i ow. Ate tt, te two o tem eeme

    to get o te well.

    I pobbl olt, I i i epoe to ic qetio, ctig glceove to Lici. Se w gtee to be k witi o. Oe o wol

    ve to be ble to il cb.

    I pte mile o m ce cgt Sebtie wtcig me wit ilet,

    bt cio expeio. He, I otice, wt ikig eite.

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    So, e o ew to Ege Cit? I ke im. I vet ell ee o ee

    beoet te clb.

    Sebtie ot blck ee gew little lge we I ee im, lmotlike e wt expectig oe to otice e w tee. I o ti to

    believe, coieig e w te mot iteetig peo i te oom, I

    w cocee.

    B got ee om Bcet lt week, ic pplie te owig gl

    o mbe coloe liqi. Hi wm bet w ow tick wit lcool it

    ite ove m be ole.

    Bcet? Tt, like, i Romi, igt? Lici le om e ie o

    te cbe.

    Count on her to be spot-on about her countries, even when shes getting smashed.

    Fom te look o it, e ck ote ot wile I bee oglig Sebtie.

    Ye, Romi, Sebtie eplie omewt ombel. Hi ce bete o

    emotio tt e w ctll ejoig imel o te comp e w wit.

    M ee wee bck to te c o i eck I tte tig to ge

    ow ol e w. 30? 70? 100? Mbe we ll eeme like jveile iiot to im.

    Wt wasobvio, tog, w tt e bee cge el i i lie, belito i twetie, i tt.

    He cgt me tig t te c ook i i bck o tt it w

    covee. It me me tik e wt po o i bite. Mot o te cge

    vmpie I met wee. Tei bite mk wee tei bge o oo. Tei

    gole ticket. Howeve, mot o te cge vmpie I met wee ll

    eltivel og. Te t ge tog cet te cet, collectig

    bggge moe cmetpoicll pekig, o coe. Oce cge,

    o becme picll cble.

    Unscarrable?W tt eve wo?

    Te et o te gop tte to ic ometig bot bloo te betwee

    Eope te US ow it olt be o complicte. It w eil ot o

    m ept, iteet, o I oce o m plm.

    ic mil w ll bot te bloo bie, o e plet to o te

    topic. I otice Sebtie wt ig tig eite. Te w e eeme to

    be wee bt i te momet me l-tempte to pect tt e beeog-tie oce to come ee toigt. Pt o me col mptize. I ell

    it like goig to te clb tt ote. I wet motl o Lici, occioll

    o we ic wol mke me pomie to come viit. Ioicll, toe wee

    te we Lici el it wt to go ot.

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    Leig cloe to be e ove te cttig gop, I ke Sebtie, W

    ee?

    He looke p om i , gi pie tt I wol tke iteet iim. Po?

    W come ee, to Ege Cit?

    Ege Cit w oe o te ew vmpie citie i te Uite Stte. Mot wee

    till pe togot Eope. Tee mt ve bee ometig pecil ee

    to mke Sebtie wt to viit. He eeme w too eeve to ve ow ll

    te w to Ege Cit jt to ve ik wit ic comp.

    I cme to viit ie. A to get w om Eope o wile, Sebtie

    eplie vgel, mkig getle g. Hi i ell ie expoe te c

    o i eck oce moe.

    I me cocio eot ot to look t it o moe t eco t time

    o e wolt t to cove it gi.

    O. So . . . o pobbl wot be tig too log, ?

    No. Not le ometig ele come p wile Im ee, e eplie cooll.

    Tt too b. Ege Cit i pett cool plce.

    Actll, ie om te ct tt we plm cto, tee ell wttig wot ig be bot. I jt wte to be ble to mke witt

    emk. Tt w te t tig to come to mi. Witt, it w ot.

    Sometig i Sebtie ox ee ite. Te becme clee, i e

    w litig te cti bck ll lookig ot tog tem. He lee

    ow eve o ligtl ke, How log ve o live i Ege Cit,

    Mi Vletie?

    M wole lie, I eplie eil, tkig ote ip o m ik o I wolt

    get too excite ove te ct tt I col mell Sebtie teve om ti

    poximit.

    W tt w excitig, I it kow.

    He t bck wit l-mile o i ttctivel ti lip i cet

    evpote. Tt too b, e e m lie, bece tee e lot o

    iteetig plce ot tee well, beo te boe o Ege Cit.

    Oh, I bet.

    M et i ti wei tteig tig, imil to pic ttck, bt ot.Te lt time it i tt I w otee te g I c o ppee

    to look iectl t me i cl. Tee tte wee ot om, bt we i

    te comp o ote vmpie, te wee completel embig. Little

    oig exclmtio m bo pe ot ito te wol o eveoe to

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    e. Mbe te mic te covetio goig o o wol be

    eog to mle te o o m itee tte.

    A I et it, o tvel qite eqetl, igt, Sebtie? Wickke, bekig p te covetio bot bloo te pttig it oto

    Sebtie wile betmiel ceig Mil m. He t otice m

    tmi t ll, thank God. I wol love to be ble to o tt, bt Mil

    wt to t cloe to e mil. He took ip o i e wie gve Mil

    lovig qeeze.

    Sebtie gge eplie, Ye, well, Ive ot o plce wot

    ettlig ow cllig ome et, te mil I o ve it wot

    metioig.

    ic ee te to Sebtie ce we e metioe te pt bot

    mil. He looke little tke bck beoe qickl ovig o mile

    ecig bei me to clp Sebtie o te bck. Te it goo tig

    ove got m mil, ?

    Sebtie mge empt mile. O coe.

    Rigt there w we it ppeewe I t w tog Sebtie

    e. He let ometig lip.He wt boe. He wt tie. It w ometig mc evie t tt.

    Tee w lmot lie-ckig ee o opelee etle jt bei te

    blck veil o i ee. He w pcticll cemig o elp, tig t te

    b o ome ee emotiol cge. I looke o to ee i oe ele

    ee wt I i. Te to ve otice.

    Te t.

    Te wee ll b tlkig bot ew topic tt w impott

    boig te lt oe. I te bck to Sebtie, bt te veil w bck i plce.

    Oce moe, e looke iieet to evetig.

    Fo te eco time i week, I woee i mbe I w goig ie. Fit

    wit te bo weig te ooie t S vigil, ow ti. I w metl to

    believe I col ee o mc bot peo I ol jt met.

    Bt te Sebtie ee ite bck tow mie. Oce coecte, I

    colt eem to look w. It ppee gi. Te g lippe I w

    piv to ll o te emotio iig beet i toic exteio. It it tke logto cove tt e kow ome eio pi ig i lie, I w

    geig it pe bck qite ew e. Tee w loelie ge

    epi, ll jt gtig o tei ow pce i i e. I col ve owe

    i it ll. I didow i it. Tee w o w to ecpe it. No w to top it.

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    ryn?Lici voice coe te pce betwee o coce. Se tt

    toe, te go-mo oe e e igt bot te time I wol ve to l

    e tow b ol e i bck wile e vomite.A, jt like tt, wteve coectio o eliim I bee expeiecig

    w ove. Sebtie looke w et me ee. It w like vig ligt

    el te o i te k witot jtmet peio. Oe eco

    tee w pi ke, te ext tee w lo mic people

    lgig.

    Im ot eelig o goo. I tik I wt to leve ow. Lici w pcticll

    lig o Ki, e lmpe lzil git i ovel tttooe ole.

    How many drinks did she have?

    Se mt ve ell bee mig tem ow to get loe tt qickl.

    All igt. Let me jt ic, wom I te to gooigt to, w

    goe. So w Selb. Te wee pobbl mkig ot omewee. O gtig.

    Selb looke e to o bot.

    Nigt, pett gil, Ki i i lg to Lici we I tie elpig e

    p. He leg weet qite ctioig popel o e kept liig igt bck

    ito e et bocig ito Ki. He eeme to ejo ti w i o to elp me.

    M I? Sebtie voice w igt bei me. He motioe to Lici

    ele om.

    Plee. I let Lici g bck git Ki teppe to te ie. Se ki

    o opele t ti poit.

    Sebtie move i expetl lite Lici itoxicte bo om te

    coc, ig wic Ki got lovel pie we e e mometil

    ew p e im. Lici it eem to otice te beeze, bt ottel

    Sebtie gtee te e p o e wt expoe o moe t eco

    o two.

    And they say chivalry is dead.

    Its merely un-dead.

    Wtc wee oe pttig toe tig, Lici le, mckig te bck

    o Sebtie . It w owee e it bit, bt e w Lici. I e

    wt compliig bot ometig, e wt betig.I olle m ee i, Jt ol till, Lee. Yo ot wt im to op

    o, o o?

    Ate tt, e eite pe ot o eige tt e it wt to ll,

    bece I it e ote peep ot o e.

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    I ollowe te bo pe o Sebtie ole ow te VIP ti

    tog te cowe mi oo o te clb tow te exit. He it eem to

    ve toble keepig e lot. A o momet, I tte wiig ttIdbee te oe wo got too loe to wlk.

    Jt otie te etce, beo te lie wee moe ege ptie wee

    witig to go iie, Sebtie te to ce me. Hi ee wee mole ito

    iieece. Do o ee elp gettig ome?

    I tte to get opel, te e e, I c cll cb o o.

    Defated hope? Check.

    Um, e, tt wol ctll be ell get. Tk.

    Sebtie I woke togete to pop Lici o bec o e wolt

    ll, bt i te e I to it tee ol e p.

    Wile Sebtie clle o cb, e i o wit i bck te to , voice

    lowee. A e poke e kicke t cmblig cocete pkig bie tt

    bee ove b oe-too-m c. I o mel tcig i iloette.

    He w goo l-oot tlle t me, bt till ew ice ote t

    ic, wo w jt ove ix eet. He it ppe to be ve mcl, bt e

    w eitel m. Moe tio t wbckle. A m I ot tike wolve bee iceibl tog, wic met tt vmpie e w

    pobbl ve ol. A vmpie gie tegt te ge, Sebtie

    lite Lici like e w ete.

    I i ki toe w iictio o wt e w like beoe e w te,

    I wol ve me tt Sebtie te ioo mot o te time. Tt

    mt bot ll vmpie ki beig ple w lo o cp. M mote, o

    exmple, betil oe coloe ki, jt like me. A vmpie ppece

    epee completel o tei ppece beoe te wee cge. A oce

    cge te wee oze i tt om o te et o eteit. No pressure or

    anything.

    Te cb ol be ee i ew mite, Sebtie i, tig bck

    o to ce cocio Lici me.

    O, , get! I qickl tie ot to look like I bee givig im X-

    wit m ee.

    He eite it otice, o e wt botee b it, bece e te ipoe bck ito i pocket cme to it beie me o te bec.

    We wee oe b te ll tmpig o te b om te mic iie

    te clb, te itt lgte o people witig i lie, te pe io

    ctte o te ofce cotig te peimete. I pe te oie wee eog

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    to cocel te ct tt m et tte betig ml.

    Bt gi, Sebtie it let o tt e otice m tge tmi. He

    impl t tee, like tte, te ot ito te igt. Ulike wit Lici,I colt eel bo et itig om im, t let, ot eog to tvel

    te ew ice o pce betwee . He w el-cotie pt o te wol,

    et completel iolte om it t te me time.

    I wte to ometig, to ll tt voi o ilece, bt I c e

    wol be peectl -ilte i I it.

    So I it.

    We t tee i tgel comotig ilece, loe bt togete, til te

    cb plle p.

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