I tried to get my voice, tried to warn her of her nudity, but she slumped onto the bed before I could find my tongue. I walked over to her bedside, an... reached for the covers. Her hand rose to my arm to stop me, and I looked up to her face. Her eyes were glazed, as though half-asleep, and her mouth was slightly open. Her lips moved inaudibly for a moment, but were soon followed by words. ‘I told you, it’s cold in here,’ she said. ‘Elena, do you…’ ‘Please come and join me. I need you here to. I suppose that Dark God that has taken me has noticed my powers weakening, because he has taken me, still chained however not as tight to his chamber so he can help me heal. I am grateful for it but he has taken all from me already but the worst hes done is chain me. I dont know why that handsome Dark God has done so little to me. However I know that if he tries to seduce me again with his gold, hypnotic eyes I may not be able to resist him. Especially with the flowing hair he ties at his. I drove north, passing out of Shaughnessy Heights. Thick, tall dark green hedges replaced oaks as the houses grew smaller. Another kilometre, and the hedgerows disappeared, coffee shops, galleries, and designer stores springing up in their place.The view opened as Granville rose to a bridge, revealing downtown Vancouver bathed in shafts of crystalline light that had broken between the clouds. I exited right, circling under the bridge to park outside the Granville market.I’d been a freelance. " I am the police," Matt sneered."The other police," Jake corrected. "The good ones, not a loose cannon like you."Gabrielle put her hand over her mouth to stifle her laugh."I'll show you how much of a loose cannon I am," Matt stated. "I'll bust up this place. This joint needs decorating anyway." We all will," Luke added."I don't want to break any laws." I'm going to come right over this bar and break your neck," Luke sneered. "This is the only place we come to drink, but we'll find another one..