Page 30 (1/2)

"Someone ants to fuck with her," Ryan said "Get her off balance Maybe sohter "Oh, god, if we have to track down everyone Kara has ever pissed off, we’re screwed"

"Bitch," I said and stuck oodwith huh, it really is the perfect setup" I gri that ht when people around "

Eilahn pursed her lips "And it would have appeared far worse if not for the fact that most of your ‘irrational shit’ has been controlled by the cuff"

I nodded "But still, if they’re going after ure the payoff is worth the risk"

"Or they’re desperate enough to risk it," Ryan added

I tugged ht occurred to me I slidability?"

"That is not one of y

Zack eyed me "You have a suspect?"

I shifted in my chair, uncertain "I’ll be shocked if he turns out to be a summoner, but…well, this ex-boyfriend ofHe arrived here in town shortly before the first murder In fact he found the body"

Zack raised an eyebrow "I think that qualifies hiht" I cast my me in town a few extra days because one of his projects was taking longer than expected"

Jill gave a smirk "I think that’s e in the biz call ‘a clue’ "

I nodded, s a deht"

"Cool!" Jill said,party!"

"Like hell!" I said, giving her a dark glower She ed and I droppedit to be from my aunt

It wasn’t "Shit," I ?" Ryan asked

"Chief wants to seehe’s not calling ,called in to talk to the chief I had no doubt as to the reason, and I could only be deeply glad that I’d already spilled the beans to eant

I flashed a relaxed sh I felt anything but relaxed--and tapped on his door fraave htness around his eyes that did nothing to ease the knot of worry in ive in to his ever-retreating hairline and shave his head, but the coly, thin li one of the creatures fro teeth and poison blood and all that He and I had always gotten along fairly well He had a tendency to be dour and anal retentive, but he was a daood cop with tons of experience, and he’d always treated ht noas pretty obvious he was stressed and worried Obviously so on

"Have a seat, Kara," he said I co my best to keep my expression even and calm He’d had the walls painted in here, I noticed--a warm blue that matched the tones in the Beaulac PD seal on the wall behind his desk The carpet had been updated too--a dark gray that that was a huge improvement over the bilious tan of its predecessor The desk, chairs, and bookshelves were real wood now instead ofNot h The books and various awards were still aligned neatly, and I doubted I’d find any dust on the shelves The overall effect was "serviceable and classy," which pretty much fit the chief to a T

He leaned forward and interlaced his fingers together on the desk in front of him His face fell into lines of concern that I kneeren’t fake "I’ to waste time with bullshit s, fro that the deaths of Barry Landrieu, Evelyn Stark, and Tho at you as a eant Crawford, yes, I knew all three And no, I sure as hell didn’t ave hi I’d told Sarge Okay,I could probably safely leave out the bit about the demons and portals and whatnot

He blew out his breath and leaned back in his chair "So there are two possibilities that leap toset up, and second is that you’re a serial killer" He cocked an eyebrow at h