"Charlaine Harris - Dancers in the Dark" - читать интересную книгу автора (Harris Charlaine)

said, trying not to sound as horrified as she felt. "And if this try-out has anything to do with
removing my clothesтАж "


"No, Blue Moon Entertainment is strictly for dancing," Sylvia said. She was calm about it. "As
the ad said, you team with a vampire. That's what the people want these days. Whatever kind of
dancing the party calls for waltzing, hip-hop. The tango is very popular. People just want a dance
team to form the centerpiece for their evening, get the party started. They like the vamp to bite
the girl at the end of the exhibition dance."


She'd known that; it had been in the ad, too. All the material she'd read had told her it didn't hurt
badly, and the loss of a sip of blood wouldn't affect her. She'd been hurt worse.


"After you dance as a team, often you're required to stay for an hour, dancing with the guests,"
Sylvia was saying. "Then you go home. They pay me a fee. I pay you. Sometimes you get tips. If
you agree to anything on the side and I hear about it, you're fired." It took Rue a minute to
understand what Sylvia meant, and her mouth compressed. Sylvia continued. "Pretty much the
same arrangement' applies for Black Moon, but the entertainment is different, and the pay is
higher. We're thinking of adding vampire jugglers and a vampire magician he'll need a 'Beautiful
Assistant.'"


It steadied Rue somehow when she realized that Sylvia was simply being matter-of-fact. Sex
performer, magician's assistant or dancer, Sylvia didn't care.


"Blue Moon," Rue said firmly.


"Blue Moon it is," Sylvia said.


The blond girl drifted over to stand by Sylvia. She had small hazel eyes and a full mouth that was
meant to smile. She wasn't smiling now.


While Sylvia searched through a stack of CD cases, the blonde stepped up to Rue's side. She
whispered, "Don't look directly in their eyes. They can snag you that way, if they want to, turn
your will to their wishes. Don't worry unless their fangs run all the way out. They're excited
then."


Startled, Rue used her lowest voice to say, "Thanks!" But now she was even more nervous, and
she had to wonder if perhaps that hadn't been the girl's intention.


Having picked a CD, Sylvia tapped the arm of one of the vampires. "Thompson, you first."