Nancy A Collins - 02 Night Life by Nancy A Collins

Author:Nancy A Collins
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-12-09T16:00:00+00:00

Cally didn’t want to have to admit that she had come to Rest Haven so she could be alone with her thoughts.

“I just wasn’t expecting you, that’s all,” she said, trying to hide the annoyance in her voice.

“What’s the matter?” He frowned. “You’re acting like you aren’t glad to see me.”

“It’s not that, Peter. It’s just that, well, it was kind of weird seeing you trying to kill my friend.”

“Cally, you know what I am, what I do.”

“I know that; it’s just that I never thought you would end up attacking anyone I know. Why didn’t you tell me you were going to be there?”

“It never occurred to me you would show up at the Viral Room. It was Drummer’s decision to keep the club under observation.”

“Who’s Drummer?”

“He is, I mean, he was the strike team leader. We were stationed in a panel van parked on the street across from the club. Drummer recognized the girl we ended up chasing as a sucker. . . .”

“A

what ?” Cally said angrily, her eyes flashing.

“Sorry, I mean a vampire,” Peter said, hastily correcting himself. “He’s the one who made the decision to pursue her. Samantha and I were just following orders.”

“Who’s Samantha?”

“She’s the woman you fried , Cally!” Peter replied testily. “Doc Willoughby says she’ll need a couple of skin grafts for her back.”

“I don’t care,” Cally retorted. “She was trying to kill Melinda!”

“So she and Drummer deserved what they got?”

“Yes! I mean, no!” Cally covered her face with her hands. No matter what she said, it seemed to be the wrong thing. She wasn’t ready to talk about any of this yet. “I don’t know what I mean, Peter. I’m just so confused. . . .”

“Cally, what’s wrong with you?” Peter asked, a worried frown on his face. “We’ve never talked to each other like this before. It’s not just what happened on the pier, is it?”

“I’m sorry if I’m acting really weird right now, Peter.”

She sighed wearily. “It’s just that I’ve had a lot to deal with in the last twenty four hours, and it’s really been messing with my head.”

“What kind of stuff?”

“I don’t want to say.”

Peter smiled and stroked her hair. “C’mon, you can tell me,” he said. “You said yourself that I was the only person you could really talk to.”

“Not this time,” she said, stepping away from him.

Peter took her firmly by the shoulder and turned her back around so that they were face to face. He gently lifted her chin so that he was looking directly into her sparkling green eyes. “I hate seeing you this worried.

Please tell me what’s wrong.”

“Nothing’s wrong, really. It’s just that things are complicated right now. Last night, after I got home from the pier, I found my father waiting for me in the living room.”

“You’re joking, right?” Peter’s eyes were wide with surprise.

“Afraid not,” Cally sighed. “I want to tell you who he is, but I don’t think that would be a good idea right now. If it’s okay with you, I’d rather wait until I figure out who I really am and where I fit in all of this.

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