Under Suspicion (UDA 3) by Jayne Hannah

Author:Jayne, Hannah [Jayne, Hannah]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Magic, Vampires, Paranormal Romance Stories, Paranormal Fiction, Paranormal, Fiction, Urban Life, Fantasy, Mystery Fiction, Fantasy Fiction, General, Science Fiction, Contemporary
ISBN: 9780758258946
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2012-05-01T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

In my imagination I am Sophie Lawson, Badass Investigator, Paranormal Specialist. I wear black leather, like a second skin; I wield a sexy, jeweled sword; I have the kind of hair that flies in gorgeous wisps over my naked, carved shoulders.

In real life I was crouching behind a Dumpster, sputtering and making snot bubbles; my skin was pasty white and “I’ll hit the gym tomorrow” jiggly.

“Someone’s hunting werewolves?” I finally bellowed; my voice was choked with tears and terror. “Does someone think I’m a werewolf?” I pointed to my own chest and then focused on my index finger. “Have I always had hair on my fingers? Oh, holy lord, I’m becoming a werewolf, and someone is trying to kill me!”

Will grabbed my halfway-to-a-paw hand and pushed it to my side. “I don’t think anyone thinks you’re a werewolf, love.”

I shook my head. “What’s going on, Will?”

He gathered up the last of the silver bullet casings and slipped them in his pocket.

“Are you okay?”

I gave myself a mental pat down and a short scan for bullet holes. Other than a bladder that was suddenly, shamefully empty, I was unharmed. “I think I’m okay,” I said, my voice a cracked whisper. “Are you?”

Will nodded coolly as though a shower of bullets was a common occurrence in his English life; then he helped me to stand.

He brushed little bits of gravel from my shirt and frowned. “I think Bettina was right. Someone is definitely out to eradicate their kind.”

My stomach quivered, gooseflesh breaking out all over my arms. “Oh my God.”

“This guy might be after anyone mythical.”

I licked my lips in a vain attempt to stop them from trembling. “So not VERM? Not just vampire defense.”

Will shot me a noncommittal glance. “I’m not sure any of this is a coincidence anymore.”

I slowly began to process what Will was suggesting—a serial killer of mythical creatures?—when I heard a gruff wince coming from the street. My whole body went hot again; the hair on the back of my neck pricked up. My legs trembled like Jell-O and I thanked God that my bladder was empty.

“What was that?”

Will pushed me behind him again and my inner Gloria Steinem was stomped out by my overwhelming girlie desire to climb up on his shoulders and bury my head in his neck.

Will picked his way across the wet sidewalk to where the wincing was coming from; the collapsible iron gate that locked the storefront next door was gaping open, and there was a dark shape hulking inside.

“Hello?” Will asked. “Sir, do you need help?”

Though I trusted Will implicitly, a large part of me considered taking off, running—if only to get help for the downed stranger. To get help and possibly to crawl under a bed somewhere and scream bloody murder until everything was calm again.

Instead, I stayed glued to Will, certain that my thundering heart would bash through my rib cage and kill us both.

I could make out the shape of a large man lying on his side against the brick wall.

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