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charging way too much for her services.
    “Hello there! My. My. Look at you. Ah. To be just a decade younger. You in charge around here, Young Man?”
    Mister Perfect ignored the woman. He didn’t look to have moved his full attention from Sydney. She managed to return it despite the buzz that grew until she had to strain to hear over it. She thought she heard him ask something. And her voice replying. It might have been in her head, just as easily.
    “Do you wish to?” he asked.
    “Do I wish to...what?”
    “Know a real vampire? And where they’d... reside?”
    Okay. It was a trick question. It had to be. Anything else was nonsensical. Sydney pulled her gaze away and shook her head, and somehow gained a bit of sanity back. She looked down at the ground. Located her flashlight. Frowned. The realtor lady was still talking.
    “Gentlemen. Please. This place isn’t what you need. It requires way too much work. We’ve got a place over in the Garden District... well. It’ll knock your socks off. Just got the listing yesterday. You’re getting first peek. And at fifteen thousand, it’s a steal.”
    “Fifteen thousand? Is that all?”
    One of her crew answered. Sydney was still trying to avoid looking anywhere near them – and the man. Mister Perfect. The guy who seemed to alter the elements. Or something. Hell. She glanced at Stan and then back to the ground. He still looked and acted like a limp dishrag.
    “Fifteen thousand and some change. Per month. I can offer you an open or closed-end lease. Perfect for what you need. If you’re ready, I’ll be happy to transport you—”
    “Whoa. Lady. That’s well out of our budget. Back me up here, somebody. Sydney?”
    She shook her head again. The interaction over at the gatepost sounded and looked like it was a block away. Maybe more. Or space was changing on her. This was entirely too weird. And she hadn’t even drunk anything.
    Yet.
    “Oh, come along boys. What have you got to lose? And I even brought the limo. I’ve got my Class C license, too. No worries on that account. Now. Everybody in. Buckle up now. Champagne’s in the bucket in the middle. Cold beer in the ‘fridge. You need anything else, you just let me know.”
    Sydney had to look, despite how the view included Mister Perfect. She narrowed her eyes and attempted to send him to the peripheral area. What the hell? Her entire crew was getting hustled into the back of the car, without the slightest regard for her. She’d heard of Southern hospitality and charm, but this was ridiculous. From the looks of things, that realtor was more than worth her fee. Good thing nobody had contracting authority on this trip.
    She swiveled, knelt, and scooped up her light. Put her fingers around the handle. Lifted the beam... and then gasped as the light illuminated dark trousers and that spectacular span of abs. He’d moved? That quickly?
    Holy shit.
    “You ready yet?”
    “Uh...”
    “You might wish to close your eyes.”
    He stepped closer. Put his hand down toward her.
    “Where are we going?”
    “I am going to show you where a real vampire would reside.”
    “And you would know this...how?”
    Sydney ignored his hand and stood on her own power, and then wavered in place at being this close to him. Sweetness! His voice was still sending out vibes that seemed meant just for her, while she could swear she smelled a blend of spices. Her body got the instant impression of warmth. The impression was heady. Euphoric.
    She forced her gaze up over the rim of her glasses; met his eyes, and felt her knees buckle. The fall sent her right into contact with him. She wrapped her arms about him, nestled her nose right beneath his chin, and breathed in short little gasps. The feeling of actually touching him was even more visceral. And a moment later, her entire paradigm shifted as the earth beneath her disappeared. And then he answered.
    “Because I am a vampire.”
    Oh.
    Shit.

 
    CHAPTER THREE
    Okay. She was only going