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.