Two for Mirth (Black Crow Chronicles Book 2) by Jen Pretty

Author:Jen Pretty [Pretty, Jen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-21T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

I ducked to avoid the ball of light, but it lifted towards the ceiling and stopped dead right above me.

"You asshole," I said as I picked up my phone and flicked the light off now that I could see. "Where have you been, anyway?"

"While you were bumping and grinding with the vampire, I was off chasing after our murderer."

"There was no bumping or grinding, thank you very much." I took a peek at Nick who was scowling. Great. Just what I needed.

"You caught him?" Zander asked.

Falcor turned on his heel to face the vampires. "No, he disappeared into a crowd on the street."

"Did you get a look at him?" I asked.

Falcor turned back to me, with a grin. He loved being the centre of attention. "Only his back. He was pretty tall and lanky, with short hair. Unfortunately, I don’t know this area well enough to shift ahead of him, so had to chase him on foot. He's fast. Probably faster than a human should be, but not faster than a vampire." He eyed Nick and Zander with a sly grin.

Before I could ask more questions, the police arrived. It was an entire swat team in tactical gear and dozens of police officers screaming at us to get down.

I scooted back from the body and did as they instructed, annoyed at being yelled at by police again on this trip. I was never coming to Phoenix again.

Zander identified himself, pulling his badge out of the pocket of his shorts. He didn't have to lay on the disgusting parking garage floor, and I was pissed. I needed a freaking badge. My next call to Niri would suggest something like that might be prudent considering the work I did.

The voices and shuffling moved further down the parking garage and finally, the music cut out. The echoes of voices drifted up from the busted rave, but one voice spoke to me from close by.

"You can get up now, Necromancer." It was a woman's voice and when I rose. I realized she was wearing a dress suit and heels -- much too business-like for the dirty parking garage. "My name is Detective Winscott, I've taken over for Detective Alder, for obvious reasons. I would like to apologize on behalf of Phoenix PD for your initial treatment."

I rose, dusting off my dress. There was a stain on the front now. It didn't look like grease, but I would call it that to keep my mind from trying to identify it. It was better if I didn't know.

"Thanks," I said, shaking her offered hand. "Nice to meet you."

She nodded once. "So, what do we have here?"

I realized she was asking me. I had very little experience dealing with investigations besides a couple of bumbling attempts.

"Um, this girl was killed. Looks the same as the other victims."

Detective Winscott nodded before stepping forward and crouching elegantly beside the body. The wraith had disappeared. My magic was all coiled up inside me now, but I could wait and raise her in the morgue.

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