Sex, Lies and Vampire Hunters by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Roger stuck around the hospital and talked to as many of the staff as he could who might have been outside at the time of death guesstimated to be less than a half-hour earlier. By the time he finished interviewing people in and around the hospital, it was two-fifteen in the morning and he was on duty until five. Tonight was going to be a long one.

An hour into the interviews, he cornered Julie. “I don’t want you leaving this hospital without an escort to your car. That’s the second murder with the same M.O. in the past three nights.”

She held up her hand scout-style. “Trust me. I’m calling security before I cut out of here.”

“These murders are unusual and I don’t like it. Who goes around draining the blood of their victims in alleys?”

Julie shrugged. “You got me.”

He smiled. “And I’ll see you tonight?”

“Can’t wait.” Her response seemed less than enthusiastic.

“Something wrong?” he asked.

She looked toward the exit, refusing to meet his eyes. “I’d say two murders are enough to have anyone worried.”

He grabbed her hand and tugged on it. “That’s not what I meant. Is there something wrong between us?”

She glanced at where their fingers entwined. “Why do you ask?”

“I don’t know. You seem different somehow.”

A soft snort escaped her lips. “You’re telling me.” She looked into his eyes. “Just promise me we’ll talk later.”

His gut knotting, Roger replied, “You bet.” What could be so dire that Julie wouldn’t look him in the eye? And she hadn’t smiled at him once since he’d arrived at the hospital. He leaned forward and kissed her. “I have to collect my prisoner from the psych ward before I leave. Maybe I’ll see you on my way out?”

“That would be great.” Her lips curled upward, but her lips didn’t part into her normal full grin.

Roger had a bad feeling about her responses. Thank goodness they were meeting later. The more he’d been around Julie, the more he realized she was the girl for him. Usually, she was happy and smiling, a joy to be around and full of fun and laughter. His ex-wife had always complained about one thing or another, usually to do with him. Not Julie. Whatever was troubling her could be worked through. Together.

He liked the ring of that. For two years, he’d been just Roger. Not part of a couple and no desire to ever go that route again. Julie had changed all that and he wasn’t giving up on her without a fight.

As he passed the rooms along the hallway, he planned his methods of seduction for the night ahead. He couldn’t wait to try out the flavored whipped cream he’d found at the market.

Chase met him outside the door of Bob Marley’s room with a wheelchair. “You ready for this one?”

Roger shook his head. “Not really. But we’d better get him out of the hospital before he causes any more damage.”

“Still hard to believe the man shot a crossbow in the hospital, at your girlfriend, no less.

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