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He gave a shrug and had the grace to look embarrassed. "That's why you're the boss."
"That's right," I said.
"All right, all right. I promise to be good."
"Great; now let's go ask Deputy Coltrain if he knows anyone who could track our vampire."
"Can you really track a vampire like that?"
"I don't know, but with one less than two weeks old, one that falls out a window and into some shrubs, you might be able to. They at least might be able to narrow down where we should look first."
He was gri
"Yeah, knowing it fell out the window is useful information. It might not have occurred to me to check for tracks outside the window."
If he gri
"And if a vampire old enough to get past your cross had eaten your face, I'd have never known about the shrubs."
"Ah, Anita. I done good."
I shook my head. For all that Larry had seen of vampires, it wasn't enough. He still didn't fully appreciate what they were. He didn't have any scars yet. If he stayed in the business long enough to get his license, that would change.
God help him.