Don't Talk Back to Your Vampire (BH 2) by Bardsley Michele

Author:Bardsley, Michele [Bardsley, Michele]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9780451221704
Publisher: Signet Eclipse
Published: 2007-07-03T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

“She lives!” crowed Jessica as my eyes fluttered open. She leaned over my prone body and grinned. I couldn’t stretch my lips to form an answering smile. Thirst clawed at me. My throat was so dry I could barely swallow.

As she straightened, I saw Patrick standing behind her, to the left.

“Where am I?” I asked. “What happened?”

“The short version: You were knocked out, kidnapped, rescued, and you passed out. Durriken came to the hospital and got us. We brought you here.” Jessica gestured around the room. “This is one of the zillion rooms on the second floor of our house. You slept straight through the rest of the night and the day.”

So it was the next evening. What had Charlie ingested that had managed to drug me so thoroughly and yet not affect him? Or had the drug affected him? “How’s Tamara?”

“Right as rain, babe. Dr. Merrick gave her the thumbs-up and released her.”

I nodded. “And Lucky? I mean, the wolf?”

Patrick and Jessica exchanged a look. “Helene—Durriken’s mom—said he disappeared. She said he was the biggest wolf she’d ever seen. She didn’t think he was Roma or lycanthrope.”

Disappointment shot through me. I hoped he was okay. He hadn’t responded to my mental telepathy. But he had responded to my emotions. And he had tried to rescue me.

“Jess, I’m really thirsty.”

Once again, I found myself drinking from Jessica’s wrist. When I was done, I grinned. “Champagne truffles?”

“Her favorite,” said Patrick, chuckling. He stepped closer. His gaze was kind. “It appears Charlie ingested phenobarbital in large enough quantities to disable you. We think he took the pills just before he entered the hospital to feed you.”

“Phenobarbital? That’s a little nineteen sixties, isn’t it?”

Jessica shrugged. “We found a pill bottle tossed in the bushes outside of the entrance. Stan said something about enzyme induction. Basically, the guy metabolizes chemicals really fast. We don’t know why he did it and we can’t ask his sorry ass because he’s gone.”

I nodded. Charlie had drugged me, then run away. Was he in cahoots with the Wraiths? Or had he hooked up with the rogue vamp lycans? Or was it all one group of crazy people?

“Who’s manning the library?” I asked.

“Tamara is showing Ralph the ropes so he can take over your duties for a while.”

“A while? As in: longer than a few hours?”

“As in: longer than a few days,” said Jessica. “We have to protect you and Tamara.”

“You are very valuable,” added Patrick. “The mansion is nearly as secure as the compound and it is far more comfortable.”

“You’re saying that as a pet psychic, I’m in demand?” I tried to make it into a joke, but my voice cracked. I hadn’t quite come to grips with the idea that I was in danger.

“Since only you and Koschei have the ability, then yes. You are very much in demand,” said Patrick.

“You won’t be safe until we find those Wraith bastards,” groused Jessica. “That’s why Damian and one of his teams are at the library watching Tamara. They’ll escort her back to the house.

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