All I Want for Christmas Is a Vampire - By Kerrelyn Sparks Page 0,66
the entrance gate recognized her and waved them through.
Carlos stopped the car by the front door. "I know you want to talk to Ian alone, but leave me in the loop. This will require some planning."
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"Okay." She pulled her knit cap off and fluffed up her hair. She wanted to look decent for her talk
with Ian. "Once Bri is out, we'll need a safe place to keep her. We can't just take her back to her apartment."
"Why not?" Toni snapped her eyeglasses into their case, then dropped them in her handbag. Her eyesight was a little fuzzy from a distance, but it would be fine for a close-up conversation. She pulled the visor down to check herself in the mirror.
"Toni, her uncle might suspect we're behind her disappearance and charge us with kidnapping." That made her pause. She flipped the visor back up. "But Bri would come willingly with us." "Are you sure? After all she's been through, do you expect her to trust the next vampire who
comes along?"
"Well, I did." Toni winced. "But I had strong motivation. I was trying to help Bri." Tears threatened her once again. "We have to get her out of there." "I agree. I don't like what those meds are doing to her. She's lost all her fight. She's not herself
anymore." "I know." Toni dragged in a shaky breath. She was barely retaining control over her emotions. Carlos patted her arm. "It'll be all right, menina." He glanced in the rearview mirror. "What the
hell is that?" Toni glanced over her shoulder. The parking lot was well lit, and she spotted a short man, bundled
up against the cold, trudging toward the front door of Romatech. He had a large black garbage bag slung over one shoulder. "He's carrying something kinda bulky." "He?" Carlos glanced back, then shifted his gaze back to the mirror. "He doesn't show up in the
mirror. All I see is a bag floating along in the air."
"Really?" Toni snapped down the visor to look in the mirror. Sure enough, the garbage bag was moving on its own. "That looks so weird. He must be a Vamp." They sat in the car and watched the short man go through the front door. "I wonder what he's got in the bag," Toni murmured. Carlos snorted. "A dead body?" Toni swatted him. "These Vamps aren't like that." "You've known them for a week, Toni. How can you be sure what they're capable of?" "They saved me when I was in trouble. Let's just hope they can save Sabrina." She opened the car
door to get out. "I'll call you tomorrow." Carlos waved, then drove back to the entrance gate. Toni entered the large foyer with its gleaming marble floors and huge potted plants that concealed
surveillance cameras and metal detectors. She turned down the hallway on the left, headed for the MacKay security office.
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The short Vamp with the stuffed garbage bag was halfway down the hall. He stopped at a door
and punched in a number on the keypad. The door across the hall opened, and Shanna hurried out. She stopped. "Laszlo! How good to see you."
"Mrs. Draganesti." The short man bowed slightly. "How do you do?" "I'm fine." She moved closer to him. "What did you bring?" He opened his bag, and she peered inside. "Laszlo, these are wonderful! Thank you!" He blushed. "I'd better get them inside." He scurried inside the door with his mysterious bag. What the hell was going on? "What's up?" Toni motioned toward the locked door. "Toni!" Shanna gave her a hug. "Have you seen my office yet?" She pointed at the dental office
across the hall. "No." Toni suspected Shanna was trying to change the subject. "You need to make an appointment," Shanna continued. "All the MacKay employees get two free
checkups every year. Well, actually, not free. Angus pays for it. Have you met Angus?" Definitely trying to change the subject. "No, I haven't." "Hi, Mommy! Hi, Toni!" Constantine called out. Toni spotted him hovering about four feet off the floor in the room next to Shanna's office. This
had to be his nursery. The doorway was partially closed off by the bottom half of a door. The top
half was open, and Constantine had levitated so he could see them in the hallway. "Hi, Constantine." Toni peered into his playroom. It was full of toys, books, stuffed animals, a twin bed, and some comfy chairs. "Wow, you have a lot of stuff."