Claire scraped her chair back, walked over to the cordless phone lying on the counter, and dialed from the business card still stuck to the refrigerator with a magnet. Four rings, and a cheerful voice answered on the other end and announced she’d reached Common Grounds. “Hi, ’” Claire said. “Can I talk to Sam, please?’”“ Sam? Hold on.’” The phone clattered, and Claire could hear the buzz of activity in the background–milk being steamed, people chatting, the usual excitement of a busy coffee shop. She waited, jittering one leg impatiently, until the voice came back on the line. “Sorry, ’” it said. “He’s not here tonight. I think he went to the party.’”“ The party?’”“ You know, the zombie frat party? Epsilon Epsilon Kappa? The Dead Girls’ Dance?’”“Thanks, ’” Claire said. She hung up and turned to face Michael and Eve, who were staring at her in outright surprise. She held up the phone. “The power of technology. Embrace it. Rachel Caine
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