Heart of the Vampire: Episode 3 by Tasha Black

Author:Tasha Black [Black, Tasha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: 13th Story Press
Published: 2020-12-02T18:30:00+00:00

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Dru was relieved to find Officer Wagner and tell him about Johnny Costello’s body in the tunnels beneath the ballroom.

Wagner asked for very specific info on where the body was, and she told him about the collapsing stairs in the abandoned wing, warning him that it could be a dangerous job.

Then Wagner barked at her to sit in a chair in the lobby by the fire and wait for him to come back so that he could take a statement.

Dru sat by the fire for what felt like a lifetime.

Edgar Allan Crow rested in his shoebox in her lap, while Dru re-read her grandmother’s journal pages to stay awake.

The morning light from the windows hurt her eyes. She could still feel Viktor’s energy dancing through her. He’d said it would fade within the hour, but she wondered if she would still feel a heightened connection with him when it did.

“Dru, are you okay?” Zander asked when he arrived to take over desk duties.

She looked up at him, squinting against the harsh sunlight.

“Yeah,” she said. “It was kind of a rough night.”

“Did you dye your hair?” he asked.

She shook her head. That was a weird question.

“Funny,” he said. “It seems brighter today.”

She glanced down at her hair. The red was definitely deeper and more pronounced. Was that another side effect of the blood Viktor had used to revitalize her?

“It’s probably just the light,” she offered weakly.

“Sure,” Zander said. “You can go to bed if you want. I’ll come get you when Officer Wagner is ready.”

“I’m good,” she said. “It can’t be much longer.”

As if on cue, the two policemen appeared atop the stairs, lugging a body bag, which meant that Wagner was probably done with the crime scene and ready for her.

Zander nodded and sat down in the chair opposite Dru.

Hazel and Honey were coming in from their early morning walk as the two cops got to the door with the body bag.

“Oh dear, what’s this?” Hazel asked.

“Will you please move out of the way?” Wagner said, in a grumpy way.

“My goodness,” Hazel said in a wounded tone, pulling her sister inside and closer to the window seat, out of the way of the police. “I much prefer that gentleman detective to this new one, don’t you, dear?” she asked Honey.

Honey nodded.

“What are you talking about?” Wagner demanded.

But Hazel and Honey Van Buren had already made a beeline for the cold breakfast Zander had set up in the dining room.

“What are they talking about?” Wagner asked Dru and Zander.

She shrugged, trying not to smile. Hugh Channing certainly had a way with people that Wagner lacked. Too bad he wasn’t a real detective.

“I’ll be right back to talk to you,” Wagner told her.

“Okay,” she said. “I’ll be right here.”

She must have dozed off for a moment in the warmth of the fire, because she awoke to the sound of an excited conversation around the front desk.

Now that they had finally found the killer, Wagner must have released the shuttle bus.

Half the guests were gathered around the desk as Zander worked to check them out.

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