Quietly you dress and leave the building. The night air is cool against your skin as you walk down the street toward the bar. You turn the corner on t...he opposite side of the street and stand in the shadows watching Ryan alone in the bar as he puts the last of the chairs up, turns off the lights, exits and locks the door behind him. He walks down the sidewalk and you begin to follow him through the circuitous streets, keeping a safe distance from him.After six or seven blocks Ryan enters a small. She can’t afford to wait.”“I’m with Helen on this,” Cynthia said. “As unlikely as her claims are, yours are utterly unbelievable. If she lived in such blind fear, do you think she’d keep them within striking distance every moment of the day? There’s got to be more to this than we’re seeing on the surface.”Jefferson spread his hands, realizing the current conversation was becoming too confrontational. “That’s why Thomas’ approach, as misguided as I believe it is, is our only logical choice.. ." he trailed off, then a wild hope flared in his heart. He looked at Polina. "You can't..."She shook her head sadly, knowing what he had been thinking. She leaned over and touched his hand gently."I'm sorry, c***d. I have power here. Sometimes, even great power. But that power has never been mine. Mine, or any of my kin. The dark gate only opens in one direction." But seven lived," Bill said. "That seems to be a pretty good return on my death." He smiled crookedly."But now, if you can tell me. She started to realize why Dusty was so stand offish with her when they first met, and why after a season she wasn't making as much progress with him getting him into her bed as she had hoped.As she looked at Lindsey she could see that they greatly favored each other, enough that they could have really been sisters with the same parents.Not to mention also the fact that he was going to marry someone who looked just like her, but didn't go through with the marriage.Not to also mention that this.