Bound to Shadowsl by Keri Arthur

Author:Keri Arthur [Arthur, Keri]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Man-woman relationships, Urban Life, Murder, Vampires, Werewolves, Horror, Paranormal, General, Romance, Fantasy, Romantic suspense fiction, Serial murderers, Occult fiction, Jenson; Riley (Fictitious character), Fiction, Occult & Supernatural
ISBN: 9780553591163
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2009-10-27T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

I found a bathroom and quickly cleaned myself up, then got dressed. The receptionist bade me a cheery good-bye as I left, and I somehow managed to drag up a smile and a nod as I went out the door.

Once in the car, the shaking began, and for several seconds I could do nothing more than grip the steering wheel against the reaction. God, how was I going to get past this and not have it destroy everything I held dear? I really didn’t know, and that frightened me more than anything fate had thrown at me so far.

I needed someone to talk to. Someone who stood outside my own little circle but who knew me well enough to understand. And there was only one person who fit the criteria.

Dia.

I grabbed my phone and quickly dialed her number. She didn’t answer, but her phone clicked over to voice-mail, and her sultry tone said, “I’m with a client at the moment, so please leave a message. Riley, if you need to talk, I’ll meet you at the usual place at five-thirty.”

I smiled as I hung up. Dia was a powerful—and famous—psychic, and this wasn’t the first time she’d anticipated my need to talk to her. Obviously, whatever vibes I’d been sending out into the universe were strong enough for her to pick up.

I threw my phone back into my handbag, then started up the car and headed for the Directorate.

Kade did something of a double-take when I walked into the office. “Well,” he said, leaning back in his chair and giving me a wide grin. “Don’t you look delicious. Who’d you dress up for?”

“No one special.” I dumped my bag on the desk and plopped down on the chair. “How did it go at the clubs?”

He shrugged, his gaze lingering on my legs as I crossed them and slid forward toward my desk. “It seems that neither woman was a patron at the same club. Crowley preferred Shades, and Bailey was a regular at Indigo Desires and Dark Arts.”

None of which I’d heard of, but then, I wasn’t a part of that desperate little world. I leaned forward so the scanner could check my eye, then clicked into the system to do a search on the plate number Kye had given me. “I suppose the managers didn’t notice anything unusual about either woman in the week leading up to their deaths?”

“Got it in one.” He shifted, clicking the mouse, then added, “I went to Dante’s, too. The owner wasn’t in but I talked to the bartender. He’s never seen either woman.”

“Which doesn’t mean there isn’t a connection between your case and mine.”

“I still think it’s a coincidence, nothing more.” He glanced at the screen again. “How’d it go with Vinny?”

“She claims to know nothing about the deaths and states that killing her energy sources like that is nothing more than wasting seduction time and effort.”

He raised an eyebrow. “And you believe her?”

I hesitated, and wrinkled my nose. “I don’t know. That woman is a consummate liar, and I can’t use telepathy in her den.

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