A Girl, a Guy, and a Ghost by Patricia Mason

Author:Patricia Mason
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, azw3
ISBN: 9781419961267
Publisher: Ellora's Cave Publishing, Incorporated
Published: 2010-05-05T01:12:23+00:00

Chapter Ten

A trip to the hotel's business center allowed Giselle to do some surfing on the internet. She found that a filing had been made to create a nonprofit organization with the name VICTIM. The incorporators were none other than Marissa La Bianca and the Vampire Lester. Could that be his legal name? It seemed that the government didn't discriminate against vampires in the creation of a bogus charity.

The corporate information did provide a surprise however. As if Giselle needed any more shocks this weekend. The name of the registered agent for VICTIM was listed as Armand Kopeleski and his home was identified as the address of the corporation.

Talk about muddying the waters of suspicion. Bad choice of expression. The words muddy and water brought back disturbing memories. Too much of both of those lately. But this information about Kopeleski did create confusion. Since Kopeleski was associated with VICTIM, it could be him, and not the Vampire Lester, who had plotted her abduction. Or it could still be Lester. Or it could be both of them. For that matter, it could be Marissa La Bianca. Who knows how many people had become a victim? It could be anybody, really.

Giselle also checked her email selectively. No need to open those ten, no eleven urgent messages from Willie. She'd just talked to him on the phone. Of course she'd been incoherent at the time, but it still counted. She had at least another twenty-four hours before she had to open his messages.

She did open an email from the Vampire Lester. She read with amazement.

Dearest Giselle, How do I love thee. The ways count more than flowers. And if it would make you come to me, I would use all of my powers.

Well, he wasn't the best poet and not at all original.

The email was signed, Forever yours, The Vampire Lester. P.S. Tonight at eight p.m. please :(=

She supposed the symbol was supposed to be an unhappy vampire.

He had included an address for the assignation. Giselle would definitely make time for that date.

The poetry confused Giselle even further. What did this strange communication from Lester mean? As if the flowers hadn't been confusing enough. Forever yours? When had he acquired this great love for her? Somewhere between the restaurant last night and arranging for the delivery of the flowers this morning. What about Marissa? It was bizarre. Plus, he could be a kidnapper, or at least a conspirator to kidnapping. And he was in league with that old wizard Kopeleski, who was in league with Madam Divinity. Giselle would never forgive that woman. When someone called her fat, there was no coming back from it. Plus, Madam Divinity was Ry's mother. Ry. No, don't go down the Ry road of thinking. That road led to heartache and misery.

What she needed was to clear her head. What could she do? Nice bowl of healthful fruit? No. Exercise? Lord no. A drink? Yes, but probably counterproductive to a clear head and also a little scary at this time of day.

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