“What do you think boy?” Kane asked the small dog. “You think we should try cheering her up tomorrow?” Scrappy placed his head on Kane’s thigh and looked up at him with sad eyes. Kane grinned and nodded his head. Operation Cheer Up Alicia would start tomorrow… after he had a chance to find something to tease her about. Chapter 8 Damon threw the limp vampire off him and quickly staggered to his feet. He wavered a bit and hoped the world would stop spinning long enough for him to get his damn balance. He went to take a step forward and started to fall, luckily the wall was there to catch him. “Damn it!” he whispered and looked back down the alley. There were at least twenty bodies in the alley, not that he cared. He wasn’t counting or bragging… dying maybe… not that anyone would come to

