Vampires and Vanishings by Lily Webb

Author:Lily Webb
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lily Webb

Chapter Nine

Grandma arrived in a flurry with the rest of the Council, whom Heath had summoned back for their safety. No one looked happy, least of all Grandma as she entered the chamber with Luna in her arms and an overstuffed backpack drooping from her shoulders.

“You care to tell me what the heck is goin’ on around here, Sugar?”

“Don’t worry. Heath will lay it all out for everyone soon. But if you’re observant enough, you can probably figure out what happened.”

Grandma glanced around at the gathered council members and counted them on her hands. “Somebody’s missin’. I mean, besides Dawn.”

“Bingo.”

The chamber doors slammed shut, sealing us in, and doubt gnawed at the corners of my mind. Had Heath thought this plan through? It didn’t seem like it to me because whoever went after Blaine did so in his own office while dozens of people were around, so what made Heath think these walls would protect any of us?

“Thank you for coming on such short notice, everyone,” Heath said. He looked worn down and defeated, his eyes sagging. I couldn’t blame him; I hadn’t been sleeping well either. How could any of us while knowing one of our colleagues had vanished, seemingly without a trace? Blaine’s additional disappearance didn’t help.

“What’s going on?” Grace Magnus asked. “Has something happened?”

Heath nodded. “I didn’t want to say anything to anyone individually, but I’m sure you’ve reasoned it out by now. I won’t sugarcoat it: Blaine is missing and Nazarr is dead.”

“What? How did this happen?” Grace asked over the startled murmurs of the eight other council members.

“We aren’t sure, but that’s why I asked you to come back. It’s clear that whoever is behind these attacks is targeting council members, so I couldn’t risk any of you being next. I’ve already told the gargoyles to beef up the security around the perimeter, and Raina is working on enhancing the protective spells. Nothing is perfect, but I can’t think of a safer place for any of us to be right now.”

Lorelei Riddle swished her beautiful flowing blonde hair over one shoulder. “This is ridiculous, Heath! You can’t keep us locked up here forever. We have lives to live and families to tend to. How long are you planning for this to last?”

“I understand your objections, but until we know what happened to Blaine, I don’t want any of you leaving. We can’t be too safe,” Heath said. “I’ve already spoken to the police and their investigation is well underway.”

Judging from the looks on the council members’ faces, none of them took comfort in that — and neither did I. My own experiences with the MGPD had proven that, while the werewolves who made up the force were dedicated to their jobs, they weren’t particularly good at them. On almost every occasion, I’d beaten them to the punch on their own investigations, so I had no reason to believe that they would be any help to us now.

A knock on the chamber door echoed throughout the room, making all of us jump.

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