Born in the Shadows (In the Shadows Series Book 1) by Courtney McPhail

Author:Courtney McPhail
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2015-04-22T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Gabe followed blindly behind Giovanni and Marcus as they led him through the manor. He was still shell shocked from what had just happened. Homicidal vampires, dead bodies and family strife weren’t part of his average day.

It had killed him to see Cordelia hurting like that. He didn’t want to leave her side but he knew that he had no claim to stay with her. It was family business and he had no part in it. Which meant he ended up trailing behind the two men having no idea what he was supposed to do now.

They entered what had to be the kitchen, judging by the stainless steel appliances and granite counters. Giovanni immediately went to the counters and began to clean up what was left of the food he had prepared for tonight. He moved with a frantic speed, as if putting things in order in the kitchen would bring order back to his world.

Gabe looked to Marcus for some direction but the man had nothing to give him. He looked lost, standing just inside the doorway staring at nothing. Gabe wanted to say something, offer some reassurance but he was at a loss. He didn’t know the guy well enough for the words he could offer to sound anything but hollow.

He felt useless just standing around and he hated it. He wasn’t the kind of guy who sat around on his ass while others struggled. Looked like cleaning duty was going to have to do.

Giovanni had a handle on the kitchen and didn’t seem like he would welcome any help. He was mopping up some marinara sauce from the counter, frantically rubbing the spot until the white dish towel was stained red.

Seeing it reminded him that there was a large pool of blood that was currently soaking into the hardwood down the hall. That was something he could definitely help out with.

“You got a mop bucket around here?”

Giovanni didn’t seem to hear him but Marcus nodded towards a large cupboard in the corner. Gabe found an array of cleaning supplies stored there and he pulled out a bucket, a pair of rubber gloves and some rags.

He filled the bucket with water at the sink, doing his best to stay out of Giovanni’s way as he continued to clean up the kitchen. When the bucket was filled with suds, he snapped on the gloves and went to the door.

Marcus turned to follow him as he passed by, understanding his intentions. “I’ll help you.”

“Don’t worry about it,” Gabe replied, waving him away. “I’ve got it under control.”

The least he could do was take care of this by himself. They didn’t need to be sopping up the blood of one of their own.

They had already removed the body from the hallway by the time he got there and so he worked quickly to mop up the gore. He didn’t want any of the others to come in and see it again, especially Cordelia.

He knew that just as she blamed herself for getting him caught up in the world, she would blame herself for what happened to Olivia.

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