"Not interested," he said brusquely and attempted to brush past her, but the woman laid a hand on his arm.
"Come on. For a handsome blood like you, I"ll lower my usual fee. We can sneak into the park. No need to spring for a room."
Derek shook his arm free with enough force to make the woman stumble. As she regained her balance, the hood of her cloak slipped, revealing a streak of gray hair falling across her brow. For a moment Derek thought her an aged crone, then he realized the gray streak was an anomaly, highlighting an otherwise dark head of hair.
"Can"t you see I"m not interested? Find another customer."
"You"re the only bloke "ere."
True enough, but then why was the woman here? She would find more customers in a more populated, less affluent area. Derek studied the woman who ha
