Fever Claim (The Sigma Menace) by Marie Johnston

Author:Marie Johnston [Johnston, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-12-11T05:00:00+00:00

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Their hour wrapped up quickly. Cassie scribbled ferociously, pausing only to assess whether or not to include something. She learned much about Guardians and much about the shifters themselves. She’d reflect on that later. With wine.

“I guess, Doc.” Bennett stood. “I’d better be going.” Just like that, he was back to being the competent second-in-command of the West Creek Guardians. Not the haggard, worn looking man who’d experienced horrible personal tragedy, witnessed trauma as a normal part of his job, and managed to bottle it all up inside so he could face another day.

Cassie got up to let him out of her office, musing about how she might solidly build a bigger patient base as the confidant of a race of creatures everyone thought was for fairy tales. The things Bennett would be talking about with her at his weekly sessions would sound like they came out of someone’s imagination. Stories she’d have someone committed for …

Oh. Shit.

“Bennett…” Cassie said, closing her door again. “Are vampires real, too?”

Bennett’s deep blues took on a guarded expression. After a moment’s hesitation he spoke. “Yes. Why?”

Cassie released her breath, not realizing she’d been holding it. She leaned her head back against the door, dread building.

“I wish I could tell you, but I can’t. I’ll just say, that I may need to review an old case.”

“They’re dangerous, Cassie. Not as willing to blend as we are. You aren’t our food source like you are for them. Our species are historically at war.”

“Sounds like there’s a story there.”

“There always is, but like you said, we’re out of time, Doc. Jace’ll tell you everything you want to know.”

She wanted to groan. She’d think about Jace over the wine, too. Maybe.

“Remember my story, Doc.” He opened the door behind her, forcing her to move out of the way.

“It’s just so complicated,” she muttered under her breath as he walked away.

“No it’s not,” he called back, continuing down the hall.

Sighing, Cassie returned to her desk to review her next patient. She had a lot to think about—her new case, Bennett, an old case who was now committed in Freemont General Hospital’s psych ward, and Jace. She needed to pick up more wine. And ice cream.

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