A Shade of Vampire 52: A Valley of Darkness by Bella Forrest

Author:Bella Forrest [Forrest, Bella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-11-15T16:00:00+00:00

Scarlett

(Daughter of Jeramiah & Pippa)

Patrik’s mention of dreaming about me kept replaying in the back of my head. I inadvertently visualized the scene in which Kyana, the love of his life, transformed into me. I’d gone for so long thinking he’d never look at me the way he’d looked at Kyana, only for his subconscious to bring up the fact that I was, in a way, on his mind... Me, not anyone else. It baffled me, and it took some work to convince myself to push it down and focus on it later. I had work to do.

I helped Patrik get all the herbs and crystals he needed from his supply bag, while Jax and Hansa spread the map out on the table again, and Caia, Fiona, Blaze, and Heron kept the notebooks open and scanned their pages for key notes.

Avril and Harper were busy with the autopsy, the former using her scent-tracking skill and the other her True Sight.

Patrik’s jaw was clenched as he pulled some scrolls out from the bag and spread them on his bed, reading through each and setting aside the ones he needed for the city protection spell. I wanted to comfort him, to tell him it wasn’t his fault, but I knew it wouldn’t do any good. He’d watched a lot of people die during his days as a Destroyer, and he took the loss of every soul personally.

“There’s a faint scent here… something floral,” Avril muttered, sniffing around the Iman girl’s body. “It’s fresh, too, and it’s not hers. But I can’t put my finger on what it is…”

“It’s most likely endemic to the area,” Jax replied.

“It could be from her killer.” Hansa frowned, looked at the map again, then at one of the notebooks. “If we get you some floral specimens, would you be able to match to what you picked up from Minah, Avril?”

“Absolutely.” Avril nodded, then went on with her scent tracking.

“You’ll be out and about today, anyway,” Patrik said, “to help me with the spell. Might as well take the opportunity to gather some floral samples.”

“Sounds reasonable,” Jax replied, then glanced at each of us. “Everyone clear on that?”

“Yeah, we’ll collect whatever flowers we find.” Fiona nodded. “I’ll bet some of the private, higher-level gardens have plenty of specimens…”

“Don’t tell me you want to peek through the Rohos’ garden.” Heron smirked. “I’m sure there are better ways to bump into Vincent.”

I noticed Fiona’s glare. Hansa’s, on the other hand, made even my blood freeze, while Avril and Jax both rolled their eyes. Had the situation not been so dark and dire, I probably would’ve laughed.

“There’s a time and a place,” Hansa replied bluntly.

“Guys.” Harper’s voice made us turn our heads. She was scanning Minah’s upper body, her glimmering eyes settled on her chest. “I think I found cause of death…”

Jax immediately moved from the table and joined her.

“I think she died of an embolism,” Harper continued. “There’s a massive blood clot near her heart. I can see a puncture wound on her side, by the fifth rib.

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