(eng) Nancy Holzner - Deadtown 03 by Bloodstone

Author:Bloodstone [Bloodstone]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

I TOLD KANE ABOUT MY CONVERSATION WITH ROXANA, how she thought a wolfsbane ointment might reverse his transformation. He clearly liked the idea. He jumped down from the sofa, ran in circles, and then pointed his muzzle at the ceiling and howled. “Shh,” I said. “We promised Clyde, remember?” He stopped howling and looked at me, eyes bright. I sat wearily on the sofa. “Wolfsbane is poison, Kane. Roxana said she’d only make up the ointment if she thought it was safe, but . . .”

He jumped up beside me and flicked his tongue against my cheek. I put an arm around him, pressing my face into his fur, breathing in the moonlight-and-pine scent, a link to the Kane I knew. It was his decision, but that didn’t stop me from worrying.

Mab, awake after her nap, came into the living room. I asked her what she thought of Roxana’s idea.

“Wolfsbane . . .” she said thoughtfully. “It could work. But it’s dangerous. May I have her telephone number? I’d like to confer with her.”

“I’ll call her for you. But first, I need to take your picture.”

Mab put a hand to her iron-gray hair. It was short, like mine, and mussed from sleeping. “Whatever for?”

“You need an ID,” I said, “to get in and out of Deadtown. I know someone who makes fake IDs while you wait.” Given the number of times my paranormal ID card had been shredded by the energy blast of a shift, I was one of his best customers. It had been years since I’d carried an honest-to-God official ID.

Mab went into the bathroom to brush her hair while I got out my camera. I positioned her against a blank stretch of wall and adjusted the lighting.

“Say cheese!” I said, centering her in the viewfinder.

“Whatever for?”

“All right, just smile.” Mab’s expression didn’t change, and I knew that was as close to a smile as I was going to get. I took a picture, and then two more to make sure we’d have a usable one.

Mab stepped away from the wall and reached for my camera.

I smiled. “You want to choose your favorite?”

“Hardly. I presume you need a new identification card, as well. Myrddin and the Old Ones stole your belongings.”

“You’re right. But I don’t need a photo. Mine’s already on file.”

Mab did smile at that.

I called Roxana again and gave Mab the phone. I put on my jacket, removed the storage card from my camera, and stuck it in my pocket. Kane sat up, ears swiveled forward, as I headed toward the front door.

“I’ll be back in an hour,” I said. “I’m going to 24-Hour Copy.” I opened the door, then turned back to the room, my hand on the knob. “Kane, this wolfsbane thing. I want you back so much. But we’re not going to try it unless it’s one hundred percent safe. I’m not going to lose you.”

The expression in his intelligent gray eyes stayed with me long after I’d closed the door.

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