Assassins Bite by Mary Hughes

Author:Mary Hughes
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: vampire;erotic;paranormal romance;undead;urban fantasy;steamy;sensual;vampire romance;action;sizzling;Meiers Corners;Mary Hughes;Biting Love;romantic comedy;funny;humor;assassin;Chicago;police;cops
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2014-11-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Aiden Blackthorne was not happy. Ric wasn’t answering his phone and was nowhere to be found.

It was the night after Aiden had sparred, most pleasurably, with Sunny. Assuming his friend had gone all lone cowboy on him immediately after their conversation at the Caffeine Café, Ric had been off the grid for a full twenty-four hours now and Aiden suspected the worst—both Ric and Synnove were in Eloise’s clutches.

If only he had checked on his friend sooner. But pumping his blood into the human husk that was Dirk Ruffles, turning him as Nosferatu had turned so many helpless boys…then bolting down a single bag of replacement blood, even though he was thirsty as hell, because he didn’t want to leave Sunny alone for five minutes—bad enough. Owing Strongwell was worse.

But it all paled to seeing Sunny in distress. That nearly broke him. He’d donate a hundred pints, owe a thousand favors, before he’d go through that again.

Foreboding splashed through his veins a moment before his phone started vibrating. He knew who it was without looking. He snapped it out. “Hello, Eloise.”

A taken-aback pause. Then a laugh, to his ears nervous. “You always were a showoff, Aiden.”

He growled. “If you’ve harmed Ric or Synnove—”

“No! I haven’t hurt anyone.” Her tone became sulky. “I’m not the bad guy here. I just want your help.”

“By kidnapping a friend’s wife?”

“That? I learned that from you. It’s all about knowing pain points. Synnove is Ric’s pain point and Ric is yours. Control Synnove and I control you.”

Ice filled his chest but he kept his voice steady as he bit out, “What do you want?”

“What I should have gotten decades ago when you ran away. You, facing up to my father. I have Ric. Meet us at Nosferatu’s mansion. Use Ric’s bloodscent to find the secret way inside. I don’t want any of my father’s bully-boys finding you before you get a chance to free me.”

“Eloise—damn it.” She’d ended the call.

Aiden clapped the phone to his forehead in frustration. Why hadn’t Ric trusted him?

Didn’t matter. He resolutely pocketed the phone. All that mattered now was getting Ric and his pregnant mate out of that madwoman’s grasp.

He put in a call to Logan Steel. “You located Synnove Holiday’s phone for me yesterday. I need you to give me a record of her most recent calls, in and out.”

“On it.” Keys clicked rapidly.

“I’ll owe you for this,” Aiden said.

“Don’t worry about it. I enjoy this sort of stuff. Just wish you’d tell me what’s going on.” The clicking stopped abruptly. “Well, well. Mostly calls to Minnesota numbers except for several to a Chicago number, all at least half an hour long.”

Aiden’s blood chilled. “Nosferatu?”

“Nope.” A few mouse clicks. “That’s her sister’s number. Alexis Byornsson. But get this. One call to her sister, thirty-five seconds in duration. Made two nights ago. I might be able to trace back cell tower info and get the phone’s location at the time.”

“Do it.” Aiden clenched a fist. This was the first break he’d gotten.

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