The beer bars who sold only beer and wine were good spots for small sales. They would take ten bottles just for themselves. Guys liked to buy the liqu...r for their dates. That of course suited me fine.I knew there was a string of liquor houses that were in no way legal, but I had no idea how to get in with them. So I went home after my first round, not thrilled with my take, but it was good enough. Since I wasn't dealing with preachers, I carried the .22 mag in a upside down shoulder holster.. So Morrigan sticking around wasn’t for my benefit, after all, as she’d claimed. Who? Someone did that damned ritual, but who?Zevran blinked at me over Aedan’s head, confused as well. “I rather thought I’d wake up dead ... or not at all, as the case may be.”I frowned. “You’ve used that line already.” He’s genuinely surprised to be alive ... strike Zevran and Aedan off the list of suspects. Aedan was far too afraid he’d died to be the one. I looked around some more.Alistair wasn’t on the list in. He let her test the restraints, though he knew she was only getting out of them if he untied her, and waited while she satisfied herself that this was the case.As she tried to twist and turn and escape from her bonds she thought "Oh God, this is really it! There's no going back now!" He had positioned her so that all his toys were at her back, he wanted to surprise and shock her, and keep her constantly tingling with anticipation. Though, at the same time, he didn't want her to get scared and. "I'm sorry to tell you but he was brutally beaten, hehad no heartbeat when we found him. He was pronounced dead upon arrivalat the hospital" he ended. Rachel burst out crying and I could feeltears running down my eyes as well. I was however composed. "Do you knowwho did it?" I asked. "Yes, three young men that he were seen leavingthe party with. After leaving we are more uncertain about what happened.There was however semen inside Hector, so we believe that he was raped."OH MY GOD!" My wife.