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Ireland Dom,” Adam said.
        “ I know and I ’ m not saying that I ’ m not going to finish t his job. I ’ m just saying,” he ran a han d over his head in frustration. “ I don ’ t know what I ’ m saying. ”
        “ You want a Goldfinger to your Bond? Is that it?” Ethan asked. Dom smiled.
        “ Something like that,” he answered. Before h e could voice his next th ought there was a Vampire st anding at their table. The man didn ’ t bother shielding from them. When Ethan stood to shake the man ’ s hand he knew this was probably one of Boris ’ s lackeys.
        “ Valentin! Come sit! Have you met our friend Dominic? ” Ethan asked the newcomer.
        “ I haven ’ t had the pleasure.” The Russian man held out his meaty hand and Dom shook it without hesitation. His beady eyes held Dom ’ s with the strength of a man content he could crush one with the strength of his will alone. Dom just smil ed.
        “ Dom, this is Valentin Tarasov , the manager of Crimson . Valentin, this is Dominic Harcourt. He ’ s a friend from back home. Just got in today, we thought we ’ d show him the hottest spot in Eastern Russia.” Ethan explained. They usually used their real names on missions, if only because most Vampires knew who they were and it was easier to be upfront about their identities.
        “ And how are you finding our Haven, Mr. Harcourt?” The bastard asked.
        “ Dom. P lease, call me Dom. It ’ s excellent. I can ’ t wait till things really start to heat up,” he said, referring to after the humans left. Haven being a term for a Vampire safe house, it was us ed liberally here. Dom did his best to not show that he was truly disgusted by this abhorrent excuse for a Vampire .
        “ Are the ladies not with you tonight?” He asked casually. Dom knew full well that Valentin was aware of the women, as he must have seen them come in together.
        “ They ’ r e on the dance floor, as usual,” Ethan said and smiled. Valentin nodded before looking back at Dom.
        “ I would give you a tour, Mr. Harcourt,” he said, ignoring Dom ’ s insistence of using his name, “ but I ’ m a busy man tonight. I will come back later to see how you like the action. Stay for the show, Ivana is worth sticking around fo r,” he told them as he stood. Dom looked to the stage at the far left of the room. He assumed there would be a performance of sorts. They said their goodbyes for now to Valentin, waiting for him to be out of earshot before speaking again.
        “ They have ha lf of a Jaguar and Ivana re-creates the Tawny Kitaen Whitesnake video,” Adam whispered to him.
        “ Huh, that should be entertaining. Did they just get Whitesnake this week?” They laughed at Dom ’ s joke.
        “ She went on the first night we were here. It s eems they rotate performances every few nights. I say we collect the girls after the Ivana is finished and leave Dom and Jeanne to their own devices.” Adam looked to the two men in confirmation.
        “ I wouldn ’ t miss Ivana ’ s Tawny for anything,” Ethan said , grinning. Dom smiled at the obvious joke, but as he turned Jeanne caught his eye from across the room. It was quite a feat considering how many people littered the dance floor and bar. She smiled back at him as if he had been sharing the joke with her as well. He laughed suddenly, not really knowing why. She looked up at the ceiling trying to tell him something. He shrugged to her , unsure of what she was trying to say. A dramatic breath blown out let him know she was frustrated with him. When she leapt up onto the cage suspended from the ceiling and cracked the door open he stood up to catch a better view of what she was up to. Jeanne had startled the poor girl inside the metal contraption but a quick look had the girl under control. Again he marveled at h er mental talents. It was notoriously hard to bespell Were ’ s. He hoped for her sake no