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and then gently shoved
me through it.




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Chapter One
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ABOUT A THIRD of the way down the massive wooden staircase the older of the two tuxedo-clad men paused, head up,
nostrils flaring as though he were testing a scent on the air. тАЬWeтАЩre not . . . alone.тАЭ
тАЬWell, thereтАЩs at least another twenty invited guests,тАЭ his companion began lightly.
тАЬNot what I meant.тАЭ Red-gold hair gleamed as he turned first one way then the other. тАЬThereтАЩs something . . . else.тАЭ
тАЬSomething else?тАЭ the younger man repeated, suspiciously studying the portrait of the elderly gentleman in turn-of-the-century
clothing hanging beside him. The portrait, contrary to expectations, continued to mind its own business.
тАЬSomething . . . evil.тАЭ
тАЬDonтАЩt you think youтАЩre overreacting just a . . .тАЭ The husky voice trailed off as he stared over the banister, down into the wide
entrance hall. His fingers tightened on the polished wood of the railing as green eyes widened. тАЬRaymond, I think youтАЩd better
have a look at this.тАЭ
Raymond Dark turnedтАФslowlyтАФand snarled, the extended points of his canine teeth clearly visible.
тАЬAnd cut!тАЭ Down by the front door, Peter Hudson pushed his headphones back around his neck, peered around the bank of monitors,
and up at the stars of Darkest Night. тАЬTwo things, gentlemen. First, Mason; whatтАЩs with the pausing before the last word in every
line?тАЭ
Mason Reed, aka Raymond Dark, vampire detective and currently syndicated televisionтАЩs sexiest representative of the bloodsucking
undead, glared down at the director. тАЬI was attempting to make banal dialogue sound profound.тАЭ
тАЬYeah? Nice try. Unfortunately, it sounded like you were doing a bad Shatner, whichтАФwhile IтАЩm in no way dissing the good Captain
KirkтАФis not quite the effect we want here. And Lee,тАЭ he continued without giving Mason a chance to argue, тАЬwhatтАЩs on your