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Lexi was finally able to clear her mind, she
closed her eyes and wrapped the dress she used as a blanket around
her more tightly. As she drifted off to sleep, she didn’t even hear
the sound of feet crunching on the leaves or the rustling in the
woods.

Chapter 7
     
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    It was eight o’clock in the morning, and
Rhonda had just filled up on a bagel with cream cheese, a classic
New York-style breakfast. A nauseous feeling was beginning to form
in her stomach. This was the first time she had eaten since the
night Gabe had done what he had did to her, and she wasn’t sure if
she could hold the food down. Could she still eat human food or
would it never agree with her again?
    She had been wondering why
Gabe had approached her that night in the first place, though now,
it didn’t seem too surprising. Why else would Gabe, an attractive
guy, pick her out
of a bar that was crowded with other, more attractive, women? He
must have just needed to drink someone’s blood, and he’d preyed on
her because she seemed so innocent and vulnerable.
    It was really no different than what Rhonda
had done to Dennis two nights prior. She had preyed on the weakest
link. Why had Gabe turned her into a vampire, though? It didn’t
make any sense.
    When Rhonda found Gabe, she was going to
show him that she wasn’t weak at all; she was going to make him pay
for what he had done to her. What made him think that he had the
right to ruin her life like this?
    How was she going to find Gabe? He had told
her that he was a student, too, hadn’t he? That was the whole
reason he had wanted to draw her.
    Not that it really mattered what he had said
now. Rhonda knew that she couldn’t trust a single word that had
come out of his mouth. It had probably all been a ploy to get her
back to where he was staying and drink her blood.
    The best way to find something that you’ve
lost is to go back to the place where you last saw it. The only
chance she had of finding Gabe was to start off at the place he had
been staying.
    When she got to the cute little bed and
breakfast with the dollhouse-like exterior that she had always
admired, Rhonda marched into the reservation office. A guy, whose
nametag said Manny, looked up at her. “May I help you?”
    “I hope so,” Rhonda said, flashing him a
smile and tossing her strawberry blonde hair back. “I’m looking for
this guy named Gabe. I know he was staying here a few days ago. Can
you do me a big favor and see if he’s checked out already?”
    “Mr. Gabe has checked out already,” Manny
replied. “I can tell you where he’s gone, though.”
    “Where?” Rhonda asked, trying to hide the
surprise in her voice. She was dumbfounded that Manny was willing
to tell her where Gabe had gone. It must have been her lucky
day.
    “He’s staying at the hotel across the street
. . . the Starlight Inn. I noticed that the car he arrived in was
still parked there this morning, so I don’t think he’s checked out
yet.”
    Rhonda smiled. “Would you mind doing me
another favor?”
     
     
    Ten minutes later, Rhonda was walking to Room
103, the room that the reservation office had told Manny that Gabe
was staying in when he’d told them that Gabe had forgotten a piece
of luggage. Rhonda was kind of surprised that Manny had agreed to
call for her. She’d never been that convincing; could it be like
the movies portrayed? Could vampires convince humans to do anything
that they wanted?
    Rhonda extended her wrist to knock on the
hotel room door when it swung open. A tall guy with dark brown hair
and a darker skin tone than Gabe stepped out of the room. His eyes
met Rhonda’s and he flashed a wide smile at her. “Oh, hello.”
    “Umm, hi,” Rhonda began, trying to ignore how
attractive this other guy was. She found her mind drifting to his
blood; what did it taste like? “I’m looking for Gabe. Is this the
room he’s staying in?”
    The other guy nodded. “Yeah, go on in.”
    Rhonda flashed him a flirty smile