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Scarlett MacAleister

She nodded and they walked together through the night to the next block. When they were far enough away, she turned to him to speak.

"I know you're not fond of my kind," she said. "I get it. I'm not offended. I have trouble being around them myself. But a little advice, if you're called to make an appearance before Dario again, you might want to show him a little respect. There are protocols and as hard as it may be to follow them, you should. Because some vampires, especially those like Dario and his court, would kill a human for the slightest disrespect."

She stopped and smiled at Luke, "Just helpful advice, Luke. I'm an exile from my people and Dario is one of the vampires who decided my exile. I don't relish being around him or the court myself, but I know how to act when I am so I don't end up dead.

"As for the investigation, I know where this gangsters are holed up and I believe they are responsible for the deaths we're both interested in. Can we work together?" she asked. "I'm willing to be completely honest and share everything I know if you are."

“I got that,” Luke agreed. “But in my world there are two kinds of respect, the kind you earn through hard work and success or from holding a big gun to your head. I don’t care for the second kind of respect. All I can think of is the old saying, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.”

He paused and looked out over the little town. The gulf was out of sight and that troubled him. “I don’t hate Vampires. We’ve lived with them for a long time and I guess our kids and their kids will. They know if they start real trouble in the human community it will bite them back. So they do, you do what you have to do to keep a certain profile. I can’t say I know exactly what it’s like to be in a minority group but it hasn’t gone well for many ethnic humans in this country. As long as everyone behaves according to the basic rule of law I’m a supporter. I might have a problem knowing how to support exactly but I’m not out to get anyone just because they are in the minority.”

Luke chuckled. “Can’t wait to tell my Were friends. They are going to howl like dogs!”

He pulled out his phone, “I’m happy to have you on our side in this. What’s your number? We can exchange and keep the information rolling. I suspect you will stake out this new outfit?”

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