Soul Meaning by A. D. Starrling

Author:A. D. Starrling
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Mystery, Action & Adventure, Paranormal, Thriller & Suspense, Suspense, Nonfiction, Men's Adventure, Literature & Fiction
Publisher: AD Starrling
Published: 2014-02-04T13:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

At five in the morning, the Prague Institute of Molecular Genetics was dark and deserted. We broke into the building through a side door and went in search of the Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics department.

Reid and Bruno took up guard duty outside the room while Anna and I entered the premises.

‘How long will this take?’ I said, flicking on the overhead lights.

‘An hour and a half, two at the most.’

Anna crossed the room briskly, her face brightening as she studied the array of machines humming quietly on the countertops; already, her eyes held a faraway gaze. She slipped on a pair of gloves and removed the vial of blood from the metal canister.

She transferred a few drops into a smaller tube and turned to me. ‘Can I have your sword?’

I stared at her, nonplussed.

‘I need a sample of my blood,’ she explained. I lifted the wakizashi from my waist and passed it across reluctantly.

She nicked the side of her thumb with the edge of the short blade and dripped several scarlet droplets into a second vial. I removed a Band-Aid from the first aid kit next to the sink and wrapped it gently around her finger. She stiffened slightly at my touch.

‘Thank you.’

‘You’re welcome.’ I took a seat in the corner of the room and ignored the tingling heat in my hands while I watched her work.

Anna moved from one complicated apparatus to another, her movements swift and confident. All the while, a tiny frown wrinkled her brow.

I looked out of the window, unsettled as always by the complex feelings her presence engendered; if Reid had been in the room, he would no doubt have been wearing a sickening leer.

Forty minutes later, Anna lowered herself onto the chair next to me.

‘Now we wait,’ she explained at my questioning gaze.

The next hour passed at a snail’s pace while the machines hummed quietly. The sun had just peeked above the horizon when Anna finally lifted a sheet of paper from the printer attached to an instrument.

She stared at the data crowding the page. ‘It’s done,’ she said in a flat tone.

We exited the campus moments later and headed back to the estate.

Anna remained subdued during the drive back, her green eyes staring blindly at the landscape outside the window. I remained silent by her side, certain my suspicions about the vial of blood would prove to be correct.

Victor and Godard were waiting for us when we entered the foyer of the mansion.

‘Well?’ said Godard anxiously. ‘What is this all about?’

Anna had refused to answer any questions when we roused the rest of the household several hours ago to organize our expedition to the Prague Institute of Molecular Genetics.

‘You had better sit down,’ she said dully.

We gathered in the kitchen. Anna took the seat at the head of the table and removed the metal canister out of the bag she had clutched with white-knuckled fingers during our return trip. Her hands shook slightly when she placed the container in front of her. She took a deep breath and started to talk.

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