Shattered Circle by Linda Robertson

Author:Linda Robertson [Robertson, Linda]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, Vampires
ISBN: 9781451648935
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 2012-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

Johnny straightened. He squinted at the doc. The man’s actions were calm, tending his glasses as he always did. Did she talk him into killing her? It was a normal thing for the doc to do. For him, normal includes putting dying animals down gently.

“Her internal injuries were not survivable.”

Johnny stared with the intention of intimidation.

When the doc placed his glasses back on his nose, he saw it. “Unless someone does an autopsy, you won’t know for sure what the cause of death was precisely. My guess is massive internal bleeding from a gastrointestinal wound. She was in hypovolemic shock when I arrived, John.”

“Sire, a word?” Gregor interrupted.

Johnny nodded and Doc Lincoln walked away.

“I have programmed the address you gave me into the GPS on my phone. I’m leaving shortly.”

He listened to Gregor without looking at him. Instead his focus had remained on the veterinarian, who retrieved something from his truck and returned toward the crash site with it. Johnny had the distinct feeling it was a veterinarian’s version of a body bag.

“Sire?”

When Johnny heard that word, he realized Gregor had repeated it a few times. He tore his attention from the wreckage. “I need you to keep her death a secret for as long as possible.”

“Absolutely. May I ask why?” Gregor repeated.

“The longer this news is unknown, the safer my son is.”

Gregor nodded. “I’ve put Brian in charge. He’s made arrangements for a tow truck to come and is confirming whose land this is so that we may offer financial compensation for the damage.”

“And the body?”

“Will go into the back of one of our vehicles for transport. We will see that Ms. Romochka’s final arrangements are in keeping with her wishes.”

The phrase “final arrangements” were like knives twisting in his gut. If I hadn’t pursued her, she would still be alive. But if she hadn’t tried to kill Red, I wouldn’t have chased her.

His hands raked through his hair.

“The Omori can handle this. Perhaps you should return to Ms. Alcmedi’s house? I will tell Brian he can find you there if necessary.”

“No. I’ll stay here until—”

Gregor gripped Johnny’s arm. “It would be best if the Domn Lup were not on the scene when the others arrive.”

His ascension and subsequent press conference had made worldwide news a few days ago; his distinctive tattoos ensured that anonymity was unlikely. Without a word Johnny turned and walked to his car.

Red’s saltbox farmhouse was only a few minutes away, but those minutes passed slowly. His thoughts raced, circling around what Aurelia had told him of the key in her suitcase. He agonized over going to Red’s as Gregor had suggested, or rushing into Cleveland to ransack Aurelia’s room at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel.

No. Aurelia had tried to kill Red. He had to check on her first.

She’d been through so much lately. Damn near all of it was his fault.

But she subdued Aurelia. He had to admit, that was impressive. Aurelia was—had been—a scheming woman who’d endured much to gain a high rank in the governing body of the wærewolves.

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