Morganville - 02 - The Dead Girls' Dance by Rachel Caine

Author:Rachel Caine
Language: eng
Format: MOBI, mobi, epub
Published: 2013-01-09T04:00:16.593000+00:00

"Yeah. Not much help, is it?'" Eve began stuffing her arsenal of vampire-killing equipment into a black gym bag. "It's time for a little payback around here. There are other people who're tired of sucking up to the vamps. Maybe I can find them if you're going to punk out on me. I need people I can rely on.'"

"Eve!'"

"With me or out of the way.'"

Claire retreated to the doorway, and bumped into a warm body. She yelped and lunged forward, turning to face.

Michael.

His face was like a chalky mask, and his eyes were big and wounded and angry. He took Claire's hand and pulled her through the doorway, out into the hall.

Then he took hold of the doorknob, and looked at Eve. "You're not going anywhere,'" he said. "Not while I can stop you.'"

He slammed the door and locked it with an old-fashioned key. Seconds later, Eve hit the other side with a bang and began rattling the knob. "Hey!'" she screamed. "Open it! Right now!'"

"No,'" Michael said. "I'm sorry, Eve. I love you. I'm not letting you do this.'"

She screamed and battered harder. "You love me? You asshole! Let me go!'"

"Can you really keep her in there?'" Claire asked anxiously.

"I can for tonight,'" Michael said, his eyes fixed on the door as it vibrated under the force of her kicks and blows. "The windows won't open, or the doors. She's stuck. But when the sun comes up.'" He turned to look at Claire. "You said if you could find evidence, Detective Hess would step in for Shane?'"

"That's what he said.'"

"It's not enough. We need Amelie on his side. And Oliver.'"

"Oliver's the one who put him in the cage! And Amelie-she walked away. I don't think we can get anything from her, Michael.'"

"Try,'" he said. "Go. You have to.'"

Claire blinked. "You mean-go out there? At night?'"

Michael looked exhausted suddenly. And very young. "I can't do it. I can't trust Eve enough to let her out of her room, much less go out and talk to some of the most powerful vampires in town. Call Detective Hess, or Lowe. Don't go alone.but Claire, I need you to do this. I need you to make it right. I can't-'"

?

It was written all over his face, the things he couldn't do. The limits he'd crashed into with so much force it had left him broken and bleeding in the wreckage.

"I know,'" Claire said. "I'll try.'"

It was dark, it was Morganville, and she was sixteen years old. Not the best idea ever, going out of the house again, but Claire put on her darkest pair of jeans, a black shirt, and a big, gaudy cross that Eve had given her. She felt queasy at the idea of stakes. Doubly queasy at the idea of actually stabbing somebody with one.

I still have Protection, Amelie said so.

She hoped that would actually mean something.

Claire called Detective Hess's number from the card Eve had left pinned to the board in the kitchen. He answered on the second ring, sounded tired and depressed.

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