Kade's Dark Embrace by Kym Grosso

Author:Kym Grosso [Grosso, Kym]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯), Romance, Fantasy, Vampires, Suspense, mystery
ISBN: 9780615613376
Publisher: Kindle Direct Publishing
Published: 2012-03-05T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Sydney locked the door to her bedroom and started searching for her phone. Logically, she knew a locked door was not enough to keep a vampire out of her room, but it gave her a small comfort knowing she wouldn’t make it easy for them. Even though no one had tried to bite her yet, all the strange vampires milling about the house made her a little nervous. Finally locating her cell in the mess she called her purse, she dialed Adalee at the lab. Sydney wanted to get the latest autopsy results and hoped they’d get an additional clue to help stop the killings.

“Hi ya, Sydney girl,” Ada said cheerfully as she picked up on the other end.

“Hey, Ada, sorry I didn’t make it into the station last night.”

“Yes, I heard all about it. And are you just gonna act like you aren’t down in New Orleans with that fine piece of vampire who you’ve been working with? I mean really...do tell. I heard from the captain that you're down there with him. And what did he call it? Oh yeah, consulting? Is that what they call it these days? I’d like a consulting job in a romantic city with a hot, hunk of vampire goodness.” Sydney could hear Adalee laughing hard on the other end of the line.

“Hardy, har, har, Ada. I guess I should have expected some razzing for this one. But seriously, I nearly got killed back in my condo, and Kade brought me down here to...ugh...help him. I'm the detective on this case. And yes, I am consulting, that’s it.”

“Whatever you say, Syd. You just keep telling yourself that, okay?” Ada chuckled. “Now listen, I’m glad you finally called in. Got some new information on the second girl. Same cause of death, exsanguination. Again, no marks indicating fangs. No sexual assault either. This girl was tortured though. Looks like someone was using her for a pincushion, and I’m not talking tiny push pins either.” There was a pregnant pause before she continued, “Syd, I've never seen anything like this. I can’t be sure what made these holes, but I'm guessing right now maybe knitting needles or possibly large, surgical needles. There are two holes in the chest region, two in the stomach, and one behind the ear. It looks like these were inflicted antemortem.”

“Shit, the girl was alive during it. Anything else?”

“Yeah, we found traces of lemongrass oil again on the head and also on the wrists. Also, there was trace of human hair and hemp embedded in her wrists. Syd, I'm not sure what's going on down there but the person who's doing this...it is downright disturbing.” Ada sounded disgusted.

“I know, Ada. Isn’t this some shit? Kade thinks he knows who's doing this. We're following a lead tomorrow night, so hopefully that will yield some good results. In the meantime, text or call me with any updates. Thanks, Ada.”

“You take care, Syd. Talk to you soon. And hope you enjoy your...um...consulting gig,” Ada teased.

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