Blameless_A Vision of Vampires 3 by Laura Legend

Author:Laura Legend [Legend, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-31T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

With Cass off prepping for today’s fight with Kumiko, Zach had the morning free to play detective again.

He and Richard had already exited the Underside and, on Richard’s instructions, a sleek motorcycle was waiting for them on the curb. Richard tossed Zach a helmet, then only pulled on a pair of sunglasses and riding gloves for himself. Apart from decapitation, the undead, evidently, weren’t concerned with head injuries.

Zach wouldn’t admit it if anyone asked him, but he’d enjoyed playing bad cop to Richard’s rich cop yesterday. They’d made a good a team and he had felt like he was actually doing something useful. Just sitting around the apartment waiting for Cass to win the tournament was torture. Richard might be stiff and cold and British, but he had a backbone and he was serious about helping Cass. Zach didn’t need to like him—Cass could take care of that for both of them—but he was willing to help him.

“You know how to ride this thing?” Zach asked.

“Yes,” Richard said. “In fact, I built this bike from scratch. Hop on. We’ve got to check out the delivery address Jinn gave us before the trail gets cold.”

Richard straddled the bike and revved the throttle. The engine roared. Zach buckled his helmet, slapped down the visor, and swallowed hard.

“Okay,” Zach said. “Just remember that one of us is not already dead.”

As soon as Zach jumped on the back, Richard tore out of the alleyway, leaving a smoking patch of rubber. Zach had intended to just hang on to the back of the bike, but the speed at which they were weaving through Singapore’s chaotic streets convinced him to swallow his pride and hang on to Richard for dear life. As they banked into a corner, Zach squeezed him tight and, through his thin linen shirt, could feel every rib and rock-hard ab in Richard’s lean torso.

“You okay back there?” Richard yelled over his shoulder as they hit a straightaway.

“Fine,” Zach yelled back, blushing as he clung to Richard, glad for the helmet.

On the bike, free to weave through the traffic, they arrived at their destination in just twenty minutes. The address belonged to an apartment above a fish market. Richard coasted to a stop a block back and let the engine die. Zach got off first, his legs numb and unsteady from clenching the sides of the bike. Richard hopped off as if they’d just taken a relaxing stroll through the park.

Richard eyed Zach as he pulled off his helmet and, a little wobbly, leaned over with his hands on his knees.

“Perhaps a sidecar next time?” Richard asked.

Zach looked up and gave Richard the middle finger.

Richard chuckled, then pointed down the street. “This way.”

Even a block away, the smell of fish was almost overwhelming. The tables outside the store they were looking for were lined with crates filled with ice and fish. The table was manned by a fellow who looked like fish oil might be the secret to his slicked-back hair. Zach scanned the front of the building.

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