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internet, but there were thousands of DLs on every subject imaginable

that she could read. Dante had shown her some anthropological

articles from a scientist who had spent years on the Earth plane

studying the vampires here before his contract with the demon had

come up and he’d been dragged to hell.

Vampires were serious about science.

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Sophie Oak

She stood. It was getting really late. She had to deal with the fact

that she didn’t have a home anymore. She needed to find a place to

stay. Where had the lady said the homeless shelter was?

Turning back to the sidewalk, a neon sign caught Meg’s eye. Her

mouth dropped open as she realized that her salvation might not lie

with a bunch of vamps.

She stood before a small store. The neon sign proudly proclaimed

its name.

Dellacourt Electronics

If it’s broke, we’ll fix it

And it looked like someone was still home. There was a light on

in back of the store, and someone was moving around.

Meg banged on the door with all her might. She pounded and

pounded, not caring that she sounded completely insane.

“Dante!” she yelled with a mad sort of glee. “Open the door,

Dante!”

After a long moment, she saw a very familiar face peek out the

window. His eyes were narrow with suspicion.

“We’re closed, crazy lady,” Dante said. He pointed to the little

sign in the window that had been turned to “closed.” He obviously

thought she was insane, but he was still Dante. His eyes had moved

straight to her chest, and he was boldly checking her out.

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