Page 39 (1/2)

THE ROOM WAS very quiet after they left I don&039;t knohat I would have said into that silence, because erly? Maybe, but it ith my pile of weapons beside the bed That meant that I had to crawl over the acres of black bedspread to grab it Asher bent down and handed it to me, so that I had to take it from him as I hit the screen and said, "Blake here, talk to me"

"Marshal Blake?" It was the new Marshal, Arlen Brice

"Yeah, Marshal Blake here, sorry, Brice What&039;s up?"

"They found bo materials in one of the closets at the house we raided with SWAT"

I was quiet for a second, trying to process it "Why would they have that? What the hell do vampires need with bombs?"

Asher and Jean-Claude went very still on either side of me I couldn&039;t explain it, but I knew the stillness was more of a startle reaction than any expression they could have given me I should not have said the word boation, but it had startled me

"One of the vampires that died at the warehouse was a retired demolitions expert," Brice said

"Military?" I asked

"No, civilian, construction, but that just "

"Not co," I said

"Zerbrowski said that the va trash about you and Jean-Claude, so I figured you&039;d want to know about the bomb stuff"

"Just stuff, not actual devices?"

"No, but the bo this real serious They seem convinced that some bombs were actually made, which means they uys wanted to be seen as syain sympathy from anyone"

"True, but it doesn&039;t stop people froue, but couldn&039;t, so I let that part go "Any hint on size of device? What weat?"

"This isn&039;t my area I can read the preliminary report, but not sure I&039; it Talk to" - and he was quiet, as I listened to hi keys - "Alvarez, Mark Alvarez, is the lead guy"

"Let ive ot the small notebook and pen that stayed on the bedside table now There was one by every bed in every room that was "mine"

"You can call Alvarez, but not until you&039;ve been inforet us both fired, and you can&039;t tell your boyfriend and his people about e found"

"Why, because I&039;m not supposed to know?" I asked

"They&039;re worried that Jean-Claude could have soanization, so if we tell hi our hand"

"And if soets blown up before we share?"

"They actually wouldn&039;t let Zerbrowski leave the big , because they said he&039;d tell you, and you&039;d tell the va , so they don&039;t think I&039;ll tell you"

"You could get in trouble for this," I said

"You ready for Alvarez&039;s number?" Brice asked

"Yeah, shoot"

He gave me Alvarez&039;s contact info "Got it," I said

"I just wanted you to have a heads-up as soon as possible"