Body of Ash (A Victoria Cage Necromancer Novel, #3) by Constant Eli
Author:Constant, Eli
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: paranormal, paranormal romance, supernatural, supernatural romance, vampires, werew, vampire romance
Publisher: Eli Constant
Published: 2019-01-31T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter Sixteen
I DONâT MIND THE SILENCE on the drive across county lines. I do mind that Terrance has the heat blasting. Itâs spring; itâs not that damn cold anymore. I donât say anything though. I shrug out of my jacket, maneuver it around the seatbelt across my chest, and fold it against my lap.
My mind is focused on the task ahead, but my heart is focused back on the men Iâve left. Weak Kyle, Liam with his emotions always right below the surface. And a nagging suspicion is growing in my stomachâthat itâs my fault the Light and Dark Court are meddling in Bonneau. And Iâm sure that Liamâs disinclination to speculate was because he didnât want to say that obvious truth.
âHere. Now, itâs not some chauvinistic bullshit, but let me do the talking. You and your cop speak will set Dan on edge. You just try too damn hard.â
âAdmit it, you find it endearing as hell.â I unbuckle as the engine goes quiet. A short, lean man is standing on the steps of a modern-looking building with mirrored glass windows. I whistled. âThis looks brand-spanking new.â
âIt is,â Terrance nods as he walks towards the building.
âMakes Bonneau look likeââ
âAnd now itâs silence time,â Terrance loud-whispers back at me. I quirk an eyebrow, and a teensy part of me wants to throw one of those âdonât tell me what to doâ hissy fits that so many women employ when they feel put down by a man, but Terrance wasnât that sort. And heâd explained why he needs to take lead here. So I shut my mouth, smile pretty, and give good ole Dan my best duty-bound female impression.
The two men chat as Dan unlocks the building and ushers us in; he glances at me, gives a slight nod, then goes back to focusing on Terrance. I wonder if he knows who I amânot just a consultant, but the cop-nicknamed Casper of Bonneau. A southern spook with a penchant for trouble.
âI had the other counties send over shots of their victims. The coroner reports are, for all intents and purposes, identical. You look at this body, youâve seen them all. Right down to the little scratches on their necks.â Dan leads us to a set of gleaming stainless-steel doors. I waited to feel something in the building like I do in the Bonneau morgue, which is smaller and older than the official county building located in Hanahan. There used to only be one morgue per county in the US. One county coroner. But The Rising made death a big business, and one official wasnât enough to go around in most places. The change stuck, even after the bodies stopped piling up... and reanimating, as it were.
Through the doors, the compact man with authority thick as nineteen-eightiesâ shoulder pads beelines for a lower level storage drawer. He checks the tag to be sure, then opens the lock pad and door. The body inside is covered by a thin white sheet. Itâs a vinyl-blend, not cloth as you see often in the movies.
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