06 Blood Ties (130 page)

Read 06 Blood Ties Online

Authors: Mari Mancusi

BOOK: 06 Blood Ties
9.29Mb size Format: txt, pdf, ePub

R
a
y
n
e
l
e
t
s
o
u
t
a
f
r
u
s
t
r
a
t
e
d
b
r
ea
t
h
.

W
e
ll
,
w
h
e
r
e

s
t
h
e
ba
ck
r
oo
m
?
I
h
ea
r
d
t
h
e
r
e

s a
B
l
oo
d
B
a
r
h
e
r
e
. W
h
e
r
e

s
t
h
e
e
n
t
r
a
n
ce
t
o
t
h
a
t
?

S
h
e

s
p
r
a
c
t
i
c
a
ll
y s
h
o
u
t
i
n
g
n
o
w
,
f
a
ll
i
n
g
i
n
t
o
t
h
e
t
r
a
p
so
m
a
n
y
t
o
u
r
i
s
t
s
d
o—
a
ss
u
m
i
n
g
t
h
a
t
i
f
t
h
e
y
o
n
l
y
s
pea
k
l
o
u
de
r
,
t
h
e
y

l
l s
u
dde
n
l
y
b
e
un
de
r
s
t
ood
.

B
u
t
o
u
r
w
a
i
t
e
r
o
n
l
y
l
oo
ks
ba
ff
l
ed
.

B
a
t
h
-r
oo
m
?

h
e
t
r
i
e
s.
P
oo
r
g
u
y
.


N
o
,
n
o
!
I
m
ea
n
—”


I
t

s
o
k
a
y
,

I
c
u
t
h
e
r
o
ff
.

W
e

r
e
f
i
n
e
,

I
t
e
l
l
t
h
e
w
a
i
t
e
r
.

D
o
mo
a
r
i
ga
t
o
.
Th
a
n
k
y
o
u
.

Th
e
w
a
i
t
e
r
l
oo
ks
r
e
l
i
e
v
e
d
a
n
d
babb
l
e
s
s
o
m
e
t
h
i
n
g
i
n
J
apa
n
e
se
t
h
a
t
I
a
ss
u
m
e
i
s

E
n
j
o
y
y
o
u
r
m
ea
l

b
u
t
v
e
r
y
w
e
l
l c
o
u
l
d
b
e

G
o
ba
ck
t
o
M
c
D
o
n
a
l
d

s,
y
o
u s
t
u
p
i
d
A
m
e
r
i
c
a
n
p
i
g
s
.

I
po
ke
m
y
appe
t
i
z
e
r
w
i
t
h
a c
h
op
s
t
i
ck,
t
h
e
n
t
a
ke a
t
e
n
t
a
t
i
v
e
b
i
t
e
.
H
mm
,
n
o
t
bad
.
I c
h
a
se
i
t
w
i
t
h
R
a
y
n
e

s
g
l
a
ss
o
f
w
i
n
e
a
n
d
t
h
e
n
s
t
ea
l
h
e
r
appe
t
i
z
e
r
o
f
f
h
e
r
p
l
a
t
e
.

T
o
o
ba
d
y
o
u
g
u
y
s
c
a
n

t
ea
t,

I
t
e
l
l
t
h
e
t
w
o
s
u
l
k
i
n
g
v
a
m
p
i
r
e
s
a
c
r
o
ss
f
r
o
m
m
e
.

Th
i
s
i
s
p
r
e
tt
y
good
.


A
v
a
m
p
i
r
e
r
e
s
t
a
u
r
a
n
t
i
s
t
h
e
s
t
u
p
i
de
st
i
de
a
e
v
e
r
,

m
y
s
i
s
t
e
r
g
r
u
m
p
s.

S
ee
i
n
g
a
s
r
ea
l
v
a
m
p
i
r
e
s
do
n

t
ea
t.

S
h
e s
l
u
m
p
s
ba
ck
i
n
t
o
h
e
r
c
h
a
i
r
w
i
t
h
a
hu
ff
.

M
a
y
b
e
w
e
s
h
o
u
l
d
h
a
v
e
t
r
i
e
d
s
o
m
e
w
h
e
r
e
e
l
s
e
.

S
h
e
p
u
ll
s
t
h
e
c
u
r
t
a
i
n
ba
ck,
a
s
i
f
s
h
e
w
a
n
t
s
t
o
j
u
st
l
ea
v
e
t
h
e
n
a
n
d
t
h
e
r
e
.
I

m
abo
u
t
t
o
t
e
l
l
h
e
r
t
h
a
t
s
h
e
c
a
n

t
j
u
st
u
p
a
n
d
w
a
l
k
a
w
a
y
o
n
t
h
e
b
i
l
l
a
n
d
,
be
s
i
de
s,
I
w
a
n
t
t
o
f
i
n
i
sh
m
y
m
ea
l
,
b
u
t
t
h
e
n
I
n
o
t
i
ce
t
h
a
t
t
h
e
b
i
r
t
h
da
y
pa
r
t
y
peop
l
e
a
r
e
a
l
l
l
oo
k
i
n
g
a
t
u
s,
a
n
d
w
h
i
s
pe
r
i
n
g
f
u
r
t
i
v
e
l
y
t
o
o
n
e
a
n
o
t
h
e
r
. I
a
l
so
n
o
t
i
ce
t
h
a
t
n
o
n
e
o
f
t
h
e
m
s
ee
m
t
o
b
e
a
c
t
u
a
ll
y
ea
t
i
n
g
a
n
y
o
f
t
h
e
c
a
ke
i
n
f
r
o
n
t
o
f
t
h
e
m
,
b
u
t
t
h
e
r
e
d
s
a
u
ce
h
a
s
bee
n
d
r
a
i
n
e
d
d
r
y
.

Other books

Taking Liberty by Jodi Redford
The Key by Geraldine O'Hara
Under the Covers by Lee, Roz
Gambler's Woman by Jayne Ann Krentz
My Beautiful Hippie by Janet Nichols Lynch