Into the Spotlight
“Again.”
Jeannie glanced up to meet Heidi’s gaze in the mirror. The blank expression betrayed no emotions. Even her eyes were reserved. Minion danced a jig on Heidi’s shoulder, but the woman paid no attention to the imp’s antics.
“Is it him?” A fist closed around her heart, squeezing.
“I would imagine. Four nights in a row, I would say you made quite the impression. Do you wish me to decline for you?”
She hesitated, looking away from the painful evenness of Heidi’s expression. The manager wouldn’t hesitate to dismiss Malcolm if Jeannie asked. The girls were all Heidi concerned herself with, their care and keeping. The vampire would be hard pressed to get past her Keeper should she put her mind to stopping him.
But the thought of not seeing Malcolm again—that thought curdled inside her stomach, leaving a dry ache where emotion heaved.
“No. Don’t.” Jeannie exhaled a hard, long breath. “I’ll see him. Will you tell Stan?”
“Of course.” Heidi turned as though to go but then paused.
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