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Eighty Five.

Author: Taylor West
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Ryan’s POV

She was nowhere to be found. I had sat in front of that club until it closed. She never appeared and there was no trace of her anywhere. Even her scent had faded.

There were rumours, there had been some sort of commotion, but no one would really tell me what happened. It must be to do with Aria, it had to be.

Scouring the town was just as disappointing and linking her was out of the question.

“What are you doing mister?”

A kid sits next to me on the bench. His icy blue eyes wide as he beamed up at me.

“Watching the world go by.”

“Is that cause you are old?” I hated kids.

Quickly turning my head in his direction, I flash my fangs. It sends him running, screaming for his mommy. Though he did give me an idea.

I knew Aria, she liked to watch the world go by. Like learning how people moved and acted. That was probably exactly what she was doing, but where?

I could see houses up on the hills, large mansion types. The kind of houses Aria knows. Would she have gone all the way up t
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