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Not even two minutes passed before Robert rushed out the door after Elaina.  I followed him out.    He didn’t have to go very far…    Elaina was sitting in the rocking chair on the porch as if she knew Robert would come looking for her.    Robert hesitated for…

Overhearing Elaina with the other vampires gave me a lot of insight into the situation with Robert.  Not only did I know the plan, but I also knew that Elaina would be putting it into action very soon…she had no choice.  I rushed home to get there before she did.…

I was still standing near the door when Janet and Elaina emerged from the VIP room.  “Do you feel that?”  Janet asked.  “I could have sworn that there was someone here.  Maybe it’s your ghost.” “No,” Elaina said.  “I would be able to see her.”  “Well, either way,” Janet said,…

Across town, Robert’s boss, Janet Poksat alone at the bar of the nearly empty Red Velvet Lounge.  A second vampire enters the lounge behind her.    He doesn’t make it all the way to the bar.  He turns and enters an empty VIP room.    Elaina led me to the…

Back at the house, while I was leaving the Goth’s home, Elaina was minutes away from waking from her vampire slumber. …And Robert was just getting home from work. He entered the house and didn’t recognize anything there.  Elaina had gone above and beyond in her attempt to erase any…

“It can be done, right?”  I asked concerned by Olivia and Samuel’s reaction. “Of course it can be done,”  Olivia quickly responded.  “A ghost can hide themselves from anyone…it’s just that it sometimes takes a while to learn, especially when it comes to vampires.” “I still haven’t completely mastered it,”…

Based on Robert’s response during our last visit, I figured I’d never get an opportunity to talk to him again.  I would have to deal with Elaina myself.    Rather than continue to follow Robert , I decided to start tailing Elaina.  But unlike Robert, she could detect my presence;…

I could only guess what happened when I left the room.  Later, I could hear Robert’s low snores and I knew that Elaina wasn’t asleep. As dawn approached, she finally rose off the bed and headed to the basement.    I didn’t waste any time.  I needed to visit Robert…

Robert was re-reading the article when Elaina finally walked in. She immediately picked up that something had changed.  Her eyes went from me to Robert, then back to me. “Listen to this…” Robert said and preceded to read the article to Elaina. “Can you believe that someone actually died here?” …