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He’d been too far gone to stop then, but apprehension had risen in the back of hisridiculous
Cara wasn’t a killer Her alibis had checked out She was the best sex he’d ever had--the perfect lover--and he was a damn lucky man
"Hurry back," Cara whispered, and the husky sound of her voice made his cock twitch He saw the white flash of her teeth as she sain," she said
That was sure as hell where he wanted to be
Yeah, dawn could bring reality For now, he’d take his goddess and the dreams she offered to him
The killer returned to the scene of the Daytonit, but there really hadn’t been a choice for hi to resist
A line of yellow police tape marked off the rooarish plastic tape crisscrossed the s
He gave ainto the hotel room, but decided the risk just wasn’t worth it The body was long gone, so there really wasn’t a point to forcing--
A police cruiser circled the parking lot Shit He made a quick slide back into the shadows
Damn it It shouldn’t have happened this way The plan had been different
That poor bastard hadn’t even been on the list
A door opened to the left A young girl peeked out, then pushed a cleaning cart forward
Perfect
"Excuse irl let out a quick squeak of surprise
He stepped into the light The cops were gone It was safe now For the moment, anyway
"I want to ask you a few questions" Power pulsed beneath the words
The girl’s eyes went blank She wouldn’t reet to live
"Y-yes, sir…"
And he would get his questions answered
Because before he dealt out his punishment, he had to be certain of the crime
Good partners were so very hard to find
Only a feomen enjoyed the bittersweet mix of sex and death
"Tell irl began to talk and his hands balled into fists with every sloord that she uttered
He’d known, of course, the instant he’d learned thebefore hi about the blood and the knife that the cops had found…
Fuck The last betrayal he’d expected
By the one woonna make the bitch pay
She’d been his perfect bait
Pity
Now he’d have to add her nairl softly, and bent to give her a light kiss--and to steal a wisp of power
The girl swayed before him
He stepped back, left her He couldn’t very well kill her--finding a woman’s body wouldn’t fit the MO he’d created
Not that the last murder fit, either-- because of that whore
But he’d show her He’d find her, andLet her know that, before the cold hell of death, there could be such sweet, hot pleasure
Chapter 7
"I need to know," Colin told Emily as he paced the small confines of the precinct office "Just how many supernaturals out there can kill with a touch"
Eaze on the crime scene photos "You’re certain a hed "Hell, doc, I don’t know" He ca hands on her shoulders and began to gently knead her flesh "The tox report isn’t back yet on the last victim"
Oh, God, but his hands were skilled She closed the folder Tried to stop picturing the dead "What about the first two victims?"
"Smith was out Phillips ruled ’em natural causes Heart attacks"
"But you don’t think that’s what happened?"
"Michael House has a handprint on his chest Not a bruise, an actual outline of a hand His heart--his whole body, according to Suy like his or--"
"Or one of our local supernatural assholes has decided to start fucking with the huain"
She had to wince at that because, technically, he was a supernatural who happened to be, ah, fucking with a human
"Tell me what supernaturals out there can kill with a touch," Gyth repeated, his voice hardening, "and I’ll start tracking those bastards down"
Yes, he was very good at tracking Hunting It was the nature of the beast he carried Her lover was a wolf shifter, a fierce breed, and once he started hunting his prey, he wouldn’t stop until he’d run the killer to ground "I’ll need some time to think, to check my books and--"
"You already have suspicions, doc" He wheeled her chair around, crouching at the sa, she found herself staring straight into his bright eyes "So spill it"
Her lips tightened "There are…several beings who could potentially murder this way" Potentially was the key word Just because the Other could kill that ell, it didn’t mean that any of them had
One black brow lifted "And they are?"
She had to be careful here She couldn’t break her client confidentiality, but she had to give hi monsters was never easy Her shifter knew that "An incubus A succubus Both could--"
"Wow! Wait!" His eyes widened "The sex demons?"