Librarian. Assassin. Vampire._Book 1_Amber Fang_The Hunted by Arthur Slade

Author:Arthur Slade [Slade, Arthur]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Horror | Vampires | Humor
Publisher: Dava Enterprises
Published: 2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00

15

The White House

We were whisked out of the city and sped south toward the border. The driver was a Chinese man with a square, bald head who looked like he’d perhaps fought in several of the communist wars, judging by the scars. The driver was now the third person I’d seen from the organization. Well, third if you counted the guy I’d followed in an alley a million years ago.

Dermot was on his smartphone, which looked like it had been designed in the 1980s. He shook it several times, as if expecting that to scramble the words or change whatever text he’d just received.

“What will you offer me?” I asked.

“The same terms as before.”

“No, I mean you, Dermot—what will you offer me?”

“What do you mean?”

I pointed at him. “You’re the only one I know from your organization. I want your word.”

“I promise to keep you safe.”

“Safe? This girl can look after herself. Promise to find my mother.”

“We can’t.”

“Again, I’m talking only to you. Not your organization. I want you to promise.”

He scratched his head. “I’ll do my best.”

“Promise!”

“I promise to do my best to find your mother,” he said. “Is that enough?”

“Good,” I said. “At least that’s something. I don’t even know the name of your organization. I’ve been calling it the DBI.”

“DBI?”

“Yes, Dermot’s Bureau of Investigation.”

He laughed. “It’s a little bigger than that,” he said. “We don’t have an acronym, though. We just call ourselves the League.”

“League of what? Supernerds?”

“Just the League.”

“That tells me nothing.”

He shrugged. “It’s our name, nonetheless. Will you be in league with the League?”

“I want right of refusal on my missions. More control. I don’t want them just plopped on my lap. I want choice.”

“That can be done. But we need something from you.”

“Which is?” I, for some reason, expected him to say genetic material.

“More training. There are some who believe you are a loose cannon. You need to focus.”

I bit my tongue. “Yes. I can do that.”

“Then it’s a deal?”

I looked at him. He was smiling. “Yes,” I said after a moment’s pause. “For now. You seem to be my best option. By the way, what’s the whole point of this organization?”

“To bring peace to mankind,” he said. He didn’t seem to be joking.

“What do I care for mankind?”

“You do. I can tell. As much as you try to be cynical.”

I snorted.

“Where are we going?” I asked.

“To a safe house in Vermont,” Dermot said.

“Ooh, that actually sounds comfortable.”

“It’ll be adequate to your needs.” His stiff and proper English suggested he hadn’t spent much time in the real world. Perhaps he was raised from a test tube inside this League of his.

We drove through the Blackpool border crossing into New York state without stopping. Yes, that’s right. A lane was made open for us. The border guard at the window didn’t even look up, perhaps had been given orders not to look up. Maybe we were invisible.

“That’s impressive,” I said.

Dermot shrugged. “The perks of being in the League.”

I still had to stifle a laugh every time I heard the name of the organization.

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