Critical Intelligence: 2016 Anniversary Edition (Immortal Ops) by Mandy M. Roth

Author:Mandy M. Roth [Roth, Mandy M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Raven Happy Hour, LLC
Published: 2016-10-05T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Green ran his hand through his hair, staring at his cell phone.

Lukian set a cup of coffee down next to him and tapped his phone. “What did he want?”

“I think you know.”

Lukian nodded. “Yes, to know if he could mate with Melissa safely.”

“Yes,” Green said, sighing. “I won’t be able to deal with this if we lose another one. I hate taking chances. You know that we have to be certain the female can handle our DNA in her before we allow our semen to enter them.”

The last woman Green had loved had died during childbirth. He’d lost her decades ago, and had loved her greatly. Elizabeth’s loss was what alerted the team that their DNA was potent and could be transferred in their semen. A normal human woman couldn’t handle such a thing, and if she was lucky enough to survive the first night, but became pregnant, she would still die as the supernatural child within her drained her of her very essence. Their offspring needed so much more than a human woman could provide, and Green had vowed to never make that mistake again. That’s why he hadn’t had sex since then. Sixty years was a long time to go without release, but it wasn’t nearly enough to forget the pain of loss his seed had caused.

He pushed the painful memories of losing his wife out of his mind and concentrated on the task at hand. “I did some digging. It turns out that Gisbert Krauss has been funneling money throughout Europe and Asia for the last thirty plus years. Just about every contact we have said the same thing, that he’s fascinated by the idea of immortality and power. He’s also rumored to have teamed up with Pierre Molyneux.”

Lukian dropped his cup of coffee and stared at Green. “Why the hell would a master vampire team up with that stocky little paranormal wannabe?”

Green shrugged, the very question had been bothering him since he’d found out about it. “Your guess is as good as mine.”

“Krauss deals internationally right?” Lukian asked.

“Yes,” Green said, unsure where the conversation was going.

“It would look good on paper then to have a front to hide behind.” Lukian glanced up at the briefing room map. “With the right name, Pierre could move just about anything. Including an army of supernaturals. The blond vamp that showed up with the shifter intruders… Do you think he was one of Pierre’s vamps?”

“I have no idea, but it would explain what a vampire with that kind of power was doing here. Pierre has a longstanding history of siring powerful vampires. The one that was in charge of the attack on us managed to mask the enemy’s presence from us all. That takes some skill. You know,” Green said, lowering his voice a bit, “if they manage to get their hands on any of us they’ll not only dissect us for experiments, they’ll have additional clues in creating a stable super race of supernatural hybrids that could wipe out mankind.

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