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powerful. I had a buzz going almost instantly. Redheaded Yari walked over to me. Damn, she looked good. Her black lace dress was looking pretty amazing on her, too. That Rubidoux character had gotten my testosterone raging and now Yari’s outfit was sending my hormones through the roof. Or, at least, straight up to all those stars in the sky.
    “You had quite a night,” she said, sitting next to me. She was sipping on a bluish drink in a clear glass.
    “Whatcha drinking?” I asked. My voice, I noticed was slightly slurred. It also sounded sort of distant, too, as if I had spoken from about ten feet away. Weird, I know.
    “Oh, it’s my own special blend. I call it ‘Sex On the Beach and Everywhere Else Too.”
    “Is that a joke?”
    “If you want it to be.”
    I looked at her. God, she was a bright light in all this Goth doom and gloom. She smiled at me. I smiled back. I wanted to kiss her, until I reminded myself that earlier tonight I had watched her drink from some guy’s neck. I said. “You know, you guys are going to have to give me back. Kidnapping is illegal in this state. And all other states, for that matter.”
    “I’ll take you back any time you want. Do you want to leave?”
    I thought about that. The party was raging around me. Bodies dancing around the massive bonfires. There was a sense of excitement, of freedom, of hungry passion. The hungry part, admittedly, made me a little nervous, but other than that, this was a pretty cool party.
    “Actually, I guess not,” I said, shrugging. “At least, not yet.”
    She smiled knowingly, as if she already knew what my answer would be. She said, “We figured those guys would have thrown you under the bus once the cops came. You were probably looking at about ten counts of attempted murder. No joke.” She was probably right.
    “Luckily none of those assholes even knew my name.” I guessed I should be more grateful that the Addams Family here took a liking to me. “I guess I’ll stick around for awhile, as long as no one tries to eat me.”
    She laughed. “Cool. Let’s go for a walk.” Yari took my hand and led me off the Flatlands lot and into the woods.
    I was quiet for a bit. I felt safe with her. I don’t think I had ever met a girl who could kick as much ass as I could. I finally asked, “Who are you guys? I mean, are you guys part of some kind of band or something?”
    “Why do you say that?”
    “It makes sense. I thought maybe your band’s name was Con?”
    “Con?” Yari laughed.
    “The letters written across Atticai’s back.”
    “Those are initials. It’s an acronym for Children of the Night.”
    “And what—or who—is that?”
    “Us. Our clan. Our group.”
    “All those people back there?”
    “No, just mainly the ones who kidnapped you.” Yari smiled at me again.
    “So what are you guys, then? A club?”
    “Something like that. We’re just some people who have one or two things in common.”
    I guess biting into people’s flesh and thinking you were vampires were the things they had in common, but I decided to keep that to myself. Instead, I said, “Are any of those guys back there your boyfriend?”
    Yari smiled at me. “Do you think if I had a boyfriend back there that I would be out here in the woods with you now?”
    “Probably not.”
    “Besides,” she added, “I don’t do the boyfriend thing. Too much drama.” I could feel her eyes on me. “What about you? Got yourself a girlfriend?”
    “It’s been awhile since I had one.”
    “And why is that?”
    “Don’t have the time. And, like you, I’m not into all the games.”
    “I guess we have something in common, then.” Yari handed me her drink.
    “I guess we do.” I took a sip. “That actually tastes pretty good. Granted, that’s not saying much, but I think anything would taste better than the crap Atticai gave me.”
    She smiled. “Well, despite popular opinion, I’m still very much a girl, and I like girlie drinks.”
    “Trust me, you