Ophelia's Vampire by Leigh Miller
Author:Leigh Miller [Miller, Leigh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-09-03T00:00:00+00:00
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Casimir
âSeriously, Cas, what the hell?â Serraâs disgruntled question cuts through the haze of my thoughts. âDid I piss you off somehow, or is someone else responsible for this delightful little mood of yours?â
âItâs not you,â I tell her, trying and failing to curb the agitated edge to my voice.
Weâre back at the warehouse, me behind my desk and Serra behind hers on the opposite side of the room. Work has been unfortunately light this week, nothing much to distract from the troubling tangle of my brooding and regret.
Serraâs hard emerald stare holds mine, unflinching, so I sigh and try again.
âReally, Serra, itâs not you.â
âSo what is it, then, and whose ass do we need to kick to make it better?â
Despite myself, I chuckle. I lean back in my chair and intertwine my fingers behind my head, letting out a long breath.
âNo asses to kick, unless youâve somehow magickally got a lead on the Haverstad investigation.â
I brought Serra up to speed on the case the moment I got back from visiting Seattle, though Iâd originally intended to do so in a limited capacity. Itâs far beyond the scope of our usual business concerns, and I wouldnât have blamed her for not wanting anything to do with it.
Serra, however, jumped in as she usually does. With both feet and boundless enthusiasm.
Even if between the two of us, we still got next to nowhere.
Before teaming up with Ophelia and following Audraâs lead, Serra and I had started with the campaign, and with Haverstad himself. But surveilling the mayor and doing our damnedest to weed through any information we could dig up on him didnât reveal anything particularly helpful. At least not about the attacks. The old bastard is crooked seven ways from Sunday in his abuses of power while in office, and though the idea of using some of those other unsavory bits of information to knock the prickâs reelection chances is appealing, the Bureau case comes first.
Serra lets out a disgruntled snort. âNo, nothing helpful there. Unless youâre ready to nail him for the inside deals heâs been orchestrating on those public works projects?â
Another lovely little detail weâve uncovered, one of the many ways heâs enriched himself and his cronies over the years.
âTempting,â I murmur. âBut not yet.â
âDoes it have something to do with Ophelia, then? Your mood?â
I donât answer, but that silence seems to be enough of an answer for her.
âYou two will figure it out, Iâm sure.â
Serra turns back to her computer, her powers of perception only matched by her tact and her innate understanding of when to push a topic and when to leave well enough alone.
Even if that tactful silence leaves me right where I was before she spoke up.
Brooding. Stewing. A dark cloud hanging just above my head.
Ophelia and I have been awkwardly hovering around each other for the past few days. She repaired whatever it is she needed to in her van and has gone back to staying in it, and Iâm not fool enough to press her on it or invite her back inside.
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