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Jonny left his room and went to the cells located in what had been the horse stables The building had been retrofitted with steel and concrete One of the guards opened the door for him as he approached, and he crossed to where Charles waited outside one of the cells

Ashley ake and pacing inside the cell Jonny shook his head, not at all happy to see her at his headquarters, and opened the door

She faced him

Jonny entered "I don't have Brandon," he started Charles closed the door behind hied energy and her agitation Jonny's thoughts went to the kiss last night which was followed by the hardest he'd ever bitten anyone He had felt hi his sense of control, when she kissed hiive her a reason to stay away, since his hands always ended up on her when they were together He didn't want to be drawn to her, and he wanted her to choose to stay away

"Why else would he have your address in his phone?" she retorted

"He didn't tell you?" Jonny sat on the chair in the corner "He orking forue vamps We needed a second skilled hacker, and he waswhen I proe for his help"

"You black for one of the weapons the guards had removed when she was unconscious

"I needed his assistance"

"And now he's gone" She began to pace again Her irritation wasn't the only thing he sensed Without his fangs in her neck, he couldn't read more from her body, but there was a trelanced towards the openin the door "Have Stuart check the link he has to Brandon's coot hacked and Valon found hione "You need to cal, and you want me to calm down?" she all but shouted the words

"You're about to have a seizure"

She froze in place Without another word, she sat woodenly on the metal cot in the cell

"I don't have hiot a choice to e "You challenged me on my territory in front of my vamps You knohat happens to a vamp who does this?"