Blood Rights (PULSE Vampire Series #7) (PULSE Series)
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He walked away through the circus, heading out through the door Prima had come through, pausing just long enough to take a theatrical bow. Behind the scenes, things were a lot less spectacular. There were wires and the remnants of machines, circus hands working hard to get ready for the finish of the show and to deal with its aftermath. The ones dealing with Prima Thornton’s body were gone, and the hydra’s crate was out of sight.
Another town. Another failure. That had happened so many times. Some days, it made it hard to remember why they kept going. Dex turned to one of his assistants, a woman in a costume of feathers and leather scraps.
“Another failure Tia.”
She shrugged. “The crowd got their entertainment. We made money. What more do you want, Dex?”
A lot more than that, but it wasn’t something to talk about.
“Maybe things will go better in the next place,” Tia tried.
“I suppose the show does go on,” Dex said, trying to sound upbeat.
“The show goes on,” Tia echoed, with the kind of fervor everyone had in the circus for that mantra.
The show went on. The show always went on. What else was there? And who knew, maybe there would be someone better than Prima Thornsby. Dex shook his head, putting her from his mind. He didn’t focus on the ones who had failed. There were far too many of them to think about.
“Get ready to leave soon,” Dex instructed, even though he needn’t have bothered. Everyone in the circus knew not to outstay their welcome. “There’s nothing else for us here. It’s time to move on.”
“Yes, boss.”
“And Tia,” Dex said with his trademark smile, “remind me, which tiny town are we dragging ourselves over to next?”
“You were talking about Sea Cliff, weren’t you?”
Dex nodded. Sea Cliff could work. Maybe they’d find what they needed, and maybe not, but either way Tia was right. They’d make some money and entertain the crowd. Maybe that was enough. The show had to go on, after all.
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