Disturbance by Jan Burke

Author:Jan Burke
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2011-06-21T04:00:00+00:00

Parrish helped Kai get settled in bed, something he could do without lifting. It was left to Donovan to carry Quinn downstairs. He placed him on a large leather couch and covered him with a blanket. Quinn looked tired and weakened, but there was no sign of shock setting in.

When Parrish joined them, a few minutes later, Donovan spoke softly to him. “Stay with Kai, keep him warm, watch for signs of shock, and especially for signs of infection.” He named every sign of dangerous levels of infection he could think of. “Right now, I’m going to take care of getting Irene settled next—”

“I’ll stay with you while you do that.”

“Look, someone’s got to keep an eye on Kai—”

“You don’t give the orders around here, Donovan.”

Donovan considered testing that and decided this was not the time. “Fine. While I’m with Irene, it’s important that you don’t say anything.”

“Why?”

“The substance I gave her has a number of properties. Among other things, it’s a hypnotic and amnestic drug. She’ll obey me, but your presence will just confuse her. As it is now, when she wakes up tomorrow, she probably won’t remember anything after the moments when she started drinking with me this afternoon.”

“What drug was it?”

Donovan looked away, hiding his contempt. “You’d probably call them roofies.”

He carried Irene upstairs to another bedroom, one that connected to Violet’s through a door on the opposite side of a shared bathroom.

Irene awakened and looked up at him in puzzlement. He set her on her feet.

“There’s a bathroom between these two rooms. Take your clothes off and take a quick shower. Shampoo your hair. When you are finished showering, dry off with this towel. I’ll set some clothes out for you to change into.” She complaisantly walked into the bathroom, although she wasn’t steady on her feet, so he helped her take her vomit-stained blouse and pants off, and stayed in the bathroom with her while she took the shower. She seemed a little more alert after that. She dried herself off and changed into the soft, warm clothing he had brought for her, all without argument. At his command, she brushed her teeth. He told her to get into the bed and sleep. She obeyed, falling asleep almost immediately.

He opened a duffel with other clothing suitable for the mountains and hung several of these items, with the exception of the parka (which he kept in the SUV), in a small wardrobe that stood in one corner of the room. He placed the duffel in the bottom of the wardrobe.

Throughout this process, he had been aware of Parrish watching them. He had also been aware that there was something off about the attention, something unexpected. Parrish was interested in her, but not in the way a predator should be interested in his prey.

Donovan placed her soiled clothing in a cloth bag and took it with him.

Parrish and Donovan left the room, locking the doors leading to the hallway, and Donovan saw Parrish look back with a frown as he pocketed the key.

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