Vampires Bleed Too by Jacey Ward

Author:Jacey Ward [Ward, Jacey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-12-07T06:00:00+00:00

“I…what?” Cassie asked in confusion. “I thought that we agreed I needed to stay out of the public eye with this.”

“Well it’s too late for that now, isn’t it?”

“Not really,” Cassie argued and it took her a few seconds to know why she was fighting her friend and boss on the matter.

If I come out of hiding, this little honeymoon period I have going on with Evander is going to be over before it even has a chance to start. I had almost forgotten about everything going on. Almost.

“Cassie, I know you’re scared but you have to trust me. I’m going to write you a statement and you can have a press conference. I’m starting to think that the best way to get this bastard is to draw him out.”

Cassie was quiet for a long moment.

“You want to use me as bait?” she demanded.

“Don’t be melodramatic,” Circe snapped. “You already are the bait. I’m saying we use it to our advantage.”

Cassie looked toward Evander but he had once more disappeared from view.

“I don’t know, Circe. I’ll have to talk to Evander about this.”

It was Circe’s turn to fall silent.

“Circe?”

“Are you getting a little too comfortable over there, Cass?”

“I don’t know what you mean,” Cassie replied quickly and defensively. She closed her eyes and cringed as the words left her lips.

“Put Evander on the phone.” There was ice in her tone.

“He’s on another call. I’ll have him call you when he’s off.”

“You better.”

She disconnected the call and Cassie grunted in frustration.

What the hell does she care if I’m getting close to Evander? I’m a grown ass woman. I don’t have to answer for who I sleep with.

It took her a minute to regain her composure and convince herself that she had no reason to feel guilty for whatever she and Evander had going on.

It was only then that something else occurred to her.

If Circe wasn’t the one to call Evander about the piece in the Times, who had?

She asked him the minute he stepped back into the dining room.

“Who hired you to protect me?”

He eyed her warily.

“Why are you asking me that now? Did Circe say something to you?”

Cassie’s neck stiffened slightly and a fission of apprehension shot through her.

“What would she say?”

Evander turned his head as to not look at her directly but Cassie rose and strode toward him, holding his gaze.

“Evander? Who hired you if not Circe?”

“She did hire me—by proxy.”

“What the hell does that mean?”

Evander exhaled and shook his head.

“Kalen, her fiancé made the actual call.”

Cassie was confused. She knew Kalen, had met him at several events but as far as Cassie knew, he was not involved in Circe’s business.

“Why?”

“I don’t know, Cassie. What does it matter? Circe obviously okayed it. You were just talking to her, weren’t you?”

Cassie’s suspicions only mounted. She could not claim to know Evander perfectly but the past few days she had gotten a decent handle on his mannerisms. The fact that he refused to meet her eye spoke volumes to her.

He’s hiding something.

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