Awake at dawn by C.C.Hunter

Author:C.C.Hunter
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: ePub Bud (www.epubbud.com)
Published: 2012-06-13T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Burnett made Kylie go over what happened several times. Then he asked

specific questions. “You said the rogue vampire was bloody. Did it look

like fresh blood? How much time passed from when you saw the girls to

when he appeared?”

Then Burnett asked the same questions in a slightly different way. At

one time she’d have thought he was trying to catch her in a lie, but now

she suspected his intent was to make sure she wasn’t forgetting

something and hoping a slightly different question might lead her to remember

some minor detail that could be useful. Problem was, Kylie

didn’t want to remember. She longed to forget, to wipe it from her

memory forever. And seriously, what else could she tell him that might be

helpful?

“Could you describe the blood to me?” Burnett straddled a straightbacked

chair in front of Kylie, reminding her of their first interrogation.

Only this time she sat on the sofa with Holiday beside her.

“I already did.” She felt her patience being pulled like a tight rubber

band.

“One more time.” His tone demanded obedience.

It was the tone that finally made Kylie snap. “You know who did this.

You know who his victims were. So is any of this really necessary?” She

gritted her teeth and tried not to start crying again.

“We decide what’s necessary,” Selynn answered in her haughty tone,

moving in behind Burnett.

Kylie glared up at the werewolf, not trying to hide her contempt.

Selynn’s tone annoyed Kylie even more than Burnett’s harsh tenor. At

least with Burnett, she heard real concern. With Selynn, it seemed to be

all about power. She liked having it and enjoyed using it.

“You think we did this, don’t you?” Kylie asked Selynn.

“I think—”

“Stop.” Burnett frowned at Selynn, then glanced back at Kylie. “Kylie, I

know you didn’t do this. And I know this isn’t easy. However, blood patterns

might tell us if he was killing for sport or for food.”

His statement made her stomach churn. “And why does that make a

difference? Those girls are dead no matter what his reasons were for

killing them.”

“I think she’s had enough questions.” Holiday placed her hand on

Kylie’s wrist, offering moral support and a strong surge of calm. The rush

of peaceful energy slowed Kylie’s heartbeat and lessened the tightness in

her chest. Not that it could make it all go away. Kylie didn’t think that

power existed.

Burnett looked at Holiday, then at Kylie. “It won’t change what

happened. But right now, we need all the information we can get on this

creep to be able to catch him. To stop him before he does this again.”

Burnett’s words shifted around inside her head and pulled at her conscience.

Two girls had died. Violently died. Was it too much to ask for

Kylie to suffer through a few more minutes of questions? No, it wasn’t.

Taking in a breath, she sat up straighter.

Holiday stiffened. “For a vampire, your hearing is really bad. I said

she’s had enough.”

“It’s okay.” Kylie turned her palm over and gave the camp leader’s

hand a squeeze. “If it helps stop this guy, I can do it.” But she didn’t let go

of Holiday’s hand.

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Ten minutes later, apparently when Burnett

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