Night Call (Book 2): Demon Dei by L.J. Hayward

Author:L.J. Hayward [Hayward, L.J.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Urban Fantasy/Paranormal
Published: 2014-08-16T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23

The day was heading toward night at a rapid pace as I decided my next move. I was in a calmer state and perhaps a little mellowed by the talk with Chris—perfect apologising mood but I figured visiting hours would be over and perhaps Courey was right. Erin could probably use some rest time before seeing me again. So I found a supermarket, got some supplies and waited until dusk. I made a phone call and three quarters of an hour later, the black Moto Guzzi roared up beside the Monaro and Mercy brought it to a rumbling stop.

“I’m hungry,” she announced the moment she pulled her hot pink helmet off.

While I was more than willing to trust Mercy with an unlocked cage, I wasn’t yet ready to hand over the keys to the blood fridge. During this time of sparse work and thus sparse exercise for the vampire, her biological need for blood had reduced. Didn’t mean her psychological need had lessened.

“Did you do a haemoglobin level?” I asked.

She grumbled and eventually admitted it was fine. “What are we doing out here anyway?”

“We’re going on a stakeout.”

Half an hour later, we were parked in the driveway of one of the finished homes in the new estate. While I unpacked my picnic of bad food and guarana rich drinks Mercy flitted off over rooftops to scout out the Davis residence. She found a perch in a tree across the road and sent back regular updates on the private line. From what she could see and hear, Rufus had returned home and he and Chris were suffering through an awkward dinner and evening TV.

I grabbed my book from the car and settled down in the house to read. Barely through the first action packed chapter, the phone rang. I considered not answering for all of two or three seconds.

“Night Call,” I finally mumbled into the phone, still reading.

“Mr Hawkins, it’s Long Jones.”

“Dr Jones. I didn’t expect to hear from you so soon.”

“I didn’t expect to be calling so soon. But I do have some news for you.”

“That’s great, doc.”

“Maybe, or maybe not.”

My stomach plummeted. “Give it to me easy.”

“I’m afraid it’s not solid information about Gerry’s research,” Jones said. “But as I was calling around today, several separate people told me the same thing, so I’m certain it’s true. It seems Gerry did have a research partner, at least for a time.”

And this might not be good news?

“His name is Karl Roeben and he was a research fellow come from the UK. Apparently he and Gerry ran into each other several times in the last year and the word was that they’d started working on something together.”

“You said ‘was’ a research fellow,” I pointed out, understanding now why Jones hadn’t proclaimed it as good news. “Please don’t tell me he’s dead as well.”

“He’s not dead,” Jones said so fast I wondered if he was pulling my leg. “But I don’t think he’s going to be contributing much to the scientific community in the near future, if at all.

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