A L Kessler - 09 A Handful of Skulls by A L Kessler

Author:A L Kessler [Kessler, A L]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blood & Ink Press
Published: 2019-11-03T22:00:00+00:00

Liz and I walked out into the crowd of gathered PIB employees. Between the agents and the desk staff, there was a good amount of gawkers. “Oh, Agent Collins! Agent Collins!” A shrill voice cut through the crowd and headed right toward Liz and me.

I put a hand on Liz’s shoulder. “Run.”

“Run?”

“Yes, it’s—”

“It’s me, Stephanie, I’d like to ask you some questions regarding current events.”

I shook my head. “I don’t have the time, I’m on a case.”

“Would it be the bombing case? The one that landed you and your partner in the hospital?”

I turned around to face her. She’d colored her hair recently to some shade of red that looked like it had faded already. It was piled high on her head in a tight bun. Her thin-rimmed glasses sat at the tip of her slim nose so that she peaked over them. The red on her lips matched her crimson suit perfectly. I hated this woman so much I wanted to see if I could shove her over on her stiletto heels.

But that would be wrong of me. “No, a different case. Again, no comment. Have a good day, Stephanie.”

“It’s rumored that you killed the King of Vampires, is that true?”

Even Liz turned around at that one. I stared at Stephanie. I wasn’t even sure what to say to that. “I haven’t killed anyone.” I held my hand up. “Good day.”

I turned away and ignored the rest of her calls. Liz and I walked quickly to the side parking lot where the fleet vehicles were. She unlocked one, and we both got in without a word.

Liz looked out the window where Stephanie waited near the building, writing something down. “Holy shit, Abby. Did you kill the King of Vampires?”

“What? No!”

“You admitted to knowing who the king was because of the truth spell.”

I nodded. “Yes, but I can’t say who it is, Liz. I have enough shit on my plate as it is.”

“So, he’s not dead?”

“Nope.” I buckled myself in. “Very much alive. He doesn’t attend scenes, and he doesn’t take visitors very often. He works through his guards and his council.” I glanced at her. “Can we drop it now?”

She nodded. “I can’t wait to see Stephanie’s headline.”

“I can. I don’t want to hear it from Levi. Every damn time I end up in that woman’s paper, I get yelled at.”

“Ah, the problem of being the adopted daughter of the territory leader.” She snorted and started the car. “Come on, let’s go talk to our little seer, shall we?”

I nodded and settled in for the long drive to the PIB academy.

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