Page 10 (1/2)
“Age thirty-four” Really? It’d been so hard to judge his age, he could have been younger or—“Born in New Orleans, he left when he decided to be all he could be” Military? With that long hair?
“He’s not still serving” Dee was definite on that
“No Looks like he went Merc for a while,” Grace said
Merc Mercenary Yeah, she could see that A brief hesitation, then she asked the n he’s ative”
Her shoulders relaxed She’d had a de to complain about, for sure, they’d been phenomenal in the sack, but a huh, Dee So to spoil her party “What is it?”
“The records show his parents were killed a few years back It went down as a B and E gone bad, but…”
“But you’re telling ? It was more?” Often was
“Jewelry was snatched, the TVs and a co, and the parents, Janice and Ned Chase had their throats slit”
A slit throat The easiest way to cover a vamp attack
“I made a call to a coroner I knon in New Orleans” One of the reasons Grace was so good at Intel—the woh blood at the scene to match the severity of the wounds”
Because the parasites had drained theuy knew so much about vampires
Personal experience
Just like me “Thanks, Grace I owe you”
Silence, then very softly, “No, you don’t”
The call ended and Dee clenched the phone tight He’d passed the screen, and his past was as screwed up as her own
She sed He was safe
Or as safe as a lover could be for her
Her fingers dialed quickly There was no hesitation this ti in her mind, no—
“Dee”
Just that, her na her niles andher sex clench
Oh, boy Her own breath came out in a hard rush Course he would have known she was calling In this techno crazy age, her na out now
“Where are you?” He asked, a dark de to break it away from her hot flesh “My place”
“What do you want, Sandra Dee?”
Her sex quivered Just that voice, whispering to her in the dark
He knehat she wanted Had to know “Are you alone?” Probably not Probably had so all over him
“What do you want?” A sensual demand
“You” She cleared her throat “Apartment B-6, Groves Terrace”
His breath rushed over the line