Key to Justice by Talia Gryphon

Author:Talia Gryphon
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Vampires, Gillian (Fictitious character), Dracula, General, Fantasy, Key, Fiction, Count (Fictitious character)
ISBN: 9780441018628
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2010-03-30T01:10:34+00:00

They missed Daed's quizzical look at Aleksei, Trocar and Luis, who was huddled in the backseat with Oscar, Osiris and Isis. "She didn't eat anything in the Hummer? Neither of them?" Everyone confirmed that all was well until a few moments ago.

"I have to pee. I'll be right back." Gillian staggered toward the darkness and out of the glare of the vehicular light sources.

"I'm coming too," Kimber wheezed, wobbling off after Gillian.

"This isn't a sorority. I can go by myself!" Gill's voice carried back to the Hummer in the night.

"I have to go too, you dumbshit!" Kimber yelled back.

"Well, go over there!"

"What if there are cobras and shit over there?"

"What makes you think they won't be over here too?"

"Because there are two of us; that's why. It's a rule: snakes can't bite you in the ass if there are two of you."

"Oh, for hell's sake, Kimber, shut up!"

"Shut up? Don't tell me to shut up. I'm not going to shut up because snakes and scorpions and shit don't like noise. I watch the Discovery Channel too, you know. They say to make noise while you're walking because it will drive the snakes away, and you're telling me to shut up. What's wrong with you?"

"I hope you barf on a cobra!" Gill's stomach took over again and she dry heaved onto the barren ground.

Aleksei wrenched his focus off Gillian for a moment to give her some privacy. Out of the blue it occurred to him that Daed was a doctor. "What is wrong with her . . . them?"

Daed looked up at Aleksei's icy gray eyes. "It probably is just motion sickness compounded by stress. Gillian was hostage to a psychopath, and Kimber's her best friend. I'm sure a lot of it is about anxiety. I'll look over them both when we get back to the Institute to be certain. I'm sure it's nothing serious."

"What is wrong with Kimber?" Pavel ran up from one of the other transports.

"Daed says it is motion sickness," Aleksei told him.

"It's been a long day for everyone and I know she hasn't eaten today." Daed smiled and patted the Wolf's arm.

When the women came back, they were still arguing amiably, but were arm in arm, supporting each other to the Hummer. "Look, call the helicopter. I am not getting back in the amusement park ride again. My stomach can't take it," Gillian ordered Hennessey.

"Yes, ma'am." He complied and radioed for the chopper.

Soon they were all settled in on the Huey. Daed had had the foresight to order extra shielded shipping crates in case there was a larger rescue of post-Dracula Vampires. Osiris's and Dionysus's Vampires were loaded up for the brief trip to Cairo. Osiris had plenty of people to meet them there and escort them safely back to his headquarters. Dionysus would stay in Egypt for a brief visit, then take his crew back to Greece where Maeti awaited him. The Shifters didn't need shielding, but sat in the back with their respective Lords.

There was a brief argument over what to do with Dracula.

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