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the daylight hours, and if we get caught in it, we sort of explode.” He

shuddered. “And apparently, the animals there aren’t fit for

consumption, so they end up eating a diet made up entirely of human

blood. Though I’ve heard your kind tastes spectacular, sweetheart.

I’ve often thought that if I could get a trade route onto the human

plane, I could make a ton of money selling human blood.”

Rhys pressed on. “Go away, Dellacourt. You’re scaring the girl.”

“Mr. Dellacourt doesn’t scare me exactly, though I find him

slightly repugnant,” Meg admitted, eliciting a snort of agreement from

Cara. Rhys was right.

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“Oh, no, that won’t do. The name’s Dante, sweetheart. Please, all

the beautiful women call me Dante. And I’ll have you know I am

considered extremely good-looking.”

Meg shrugged as she walked on. She supposed he was. He was

tall and lanky but seemed strong. His hair was a thick reddish gold

and cut in a stylish fashion. It was long and spiky and probably

required a lot of upkeep to look that messy. She’d noted his eyes were

green before they were covered by his sunglasses. All in all, though,

he looked like a wimp compared to Beck. “You sound like a used car

salesman.”

Rhys piped up, seemingly eager to pile on to Dante. “His sister

runs one of the biggest corporations on the vamp plane, but

Dellacourt here is only allowed to oversee the family’s computer

chain. They rebuild old machines.”

“Yep,” Meg said with a satisfied smile. “Used car salesman.”

They were getting close to what appeared to be a massive arena. It

was circular and constructed from a combination of wood and stone.

There were several arches that appeared to be entryways. Meg could