Huff, Tanya - [Blood 05] - Blood Debt

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2、idhehadauthorityproblems.Sowhat.Hehadhismoney;allhewantednowwasachancetospendit."WhencanIgo?""Go?""Leave,"hegrowled."That'swhatIcameintotellyou."Herfaceexpressionless,shesteppedawayfromthebed."You'llbeleavingthisafternoon.""When?""Soon."Whenshewasgone,heswunghislegsoutfromunderthecoversandc

3、arefullyloweredthemtothefloor.Straighteningslowly,hereleasedtherailandsteppedforward.Theroomwhirled.Hewouldhavefallenexceptthatabeefyhandwrappedaroundhisarmandeffortlesslykepthimupright."Youwalktoofuckin'quietly,man,"hesaid,turningtofacetheorderly."Damnnearscaredmetod..."Thelastwordgotlosti

4、nsuddenpainasthefingerstightened."Hey,man!You'rehurtingme!""Iknow."Somethingglitteredinthedepthsofsoftbrowneyes,somethingusuallyburiedbeneathanexpressionofunquestionabledocility.ThesettingsunbrushedmoltengoldoverthewavesofEnglishBay,gildedapairofjoggersonSunsetBeachPark,tracedcurrentsofglea

5、mingamberbetweentheshoresofFalseCreek,shonethroughthetintedglassonthefourteenthfloorofthePacificPlacecondominiumtowerandintotheeyesofayoungmanwhosighedashewatcheditset.NestledbetweenthemountainsandtheStraitofGeorgia,Vancouver,BritishColumbia,enjoyedsomeofthemostbeautifulsunsetsintheworld-bu

6、tthathadnothingtodowiththeyoungman'ssigh.Liftingahandtoshadehisface,TonyFosterstaredoutthewindowandcounteddowntheminutes.At7:22P.M.,hiswatchalarmbegantobuzz.Paleblueeyesstilllockedonthehorizon,heshutitoffandcockedhisheadbacktowardtheinteriorofthecondominium,listeningforthesoundsthatwouldtel

7、lhimthenighthadtrulybegun.Lyinginadarknesssocompleteitcouldonlybedeliberate,HenryFitzroyshookoffthebindingsofthesun.Thesoftsoundofthecottonsheetmovingagainsttheriseandfallofhischesttoldhimhehadsafelysurvivedanotherday.Ashelistened,therhythmicwhisperbecam