Collector's Item by Golinowski Denise

Author:Golinowski, Denise [Golinowski, Denise]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Shapeshifters, Suspense, Paranormal, Contemporary
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Published: 2013-01-23T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

As she stepped off the elevator into the hospital lobby, KT grimaced at the rain streaking the floor-to-ceiling windows.

“Again?”

She turned up the collar of her jacket and paused to let Henry precede her through the sliding glass doors. The bodyguard had appeared at her side last night when she left the hospital heading for the penthouse.

He paused just outside, flicked open an umbrella, and waved a waiting limo forward. When it slid to a stop, he opened the door, the umbrella held over the opening.

She darted forward and climbed in. “Thanks.”

The door closed, but before he could reach the front passenger side door, the limo surged away from the curb, throwing KT against the cushions as the locks clicked. Fear, combined with the chill of the air conditioning, hit her like ice. Andi’s snarl of fury surged, and faded.

Even while her brain registered the locks, KT lunged for the door handle and jerked at it. Through the window she saw Henry throw aside the umbrella and yank a gun out his coat. Two flares followed by two thunks in the armored wheel well had no effect. While pedestrians dove for cover, a taxi veered in behind the limo, blithely unaware of the danger, and blocked further shots.

“Hello, KT.”

KT turned around. Her aunt peered at her through the glass separating the driver’s compartment from the passenger’s. Dark hair fell across Patricia’s eyes in a wavy veil above a Cheshire-cat smile. Her gaze sparkled through the strands with an unsettling intensity.

“Aunt Patricia? What’s going on?”

“I’d have thought it was patently obvious,” said the driver. His voice, and Patricia’s, came through the car speakers.

KT glared into the rearview mirror at a pair of dark brown eyes beneath the brim of the chauffeur’s cap. “Torne! What did you do with my driver?”

Torne exchanged a glance with Patricia. “She’s quite the little humanitarian, isn’t she?” He turned his attention back to the traffic, although he did shoot KT one quick glance. “He’ll be fine, if they find him quick enough. Your kind are so resilient.”

KT looked at her aunt, searching for any sign of injury, hint of fear. “Aunt Patricia? What has he done to you? Is he threatening you?” Her panic should have touched off a reaction from Andi, but the jag’s presence moved sluggishly.

Patricia gave a little laugh accompanied by a deeper chuckle from Torne. “Threatening me? No, dear, why would he do that?” She reached out and stroked the back of her fingers along the angle of Torne’s jaw. “We’re partners.” She turned back to KT. “We’ll talk later. You look a little sleepy. Why don’t you relax and enjoy the ride?”

The strong scent of the air conditioning caught KT’s attention, and her hands curled into fists. Salison! Vaporized and pumped into the passenger compartment! Her nose crinkled as her vision darkened on the edges. Salison and some kind of sedative.

KT fought hard, trying to keep her metabolism ramped up to throw off the heaviness that weighed her limbs and eyelids.

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