Night's Kiss by Mary Hughes

Author:Mary Hughes
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Paranormal & Urban Fantasy; Vampire Romances; New Adult & College Fantasy; Action & Adventure Fantasy; Myth & Legend Fantasy eBooks; Paranormal Vampire Romance; Mary Hughes; Night’s Kiss; The Ancients series; Entangled Publishing; Amara; Stand Alone Romance; night hunter; revenge; human vampire hunter; enemies to lovers romance; USA Today bestselling author; Biting Love by mary hughes; meiers corners; mistaken identity; vampire king; snarky romance; humorous romance; vampire romance novel; small town; mystery; illinois; Oktoberfest; vampire slayer; sword
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2022-08-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Skin prickling with heat, Ryker trotted on Officer Keydew’s thin legs into the impound lot, rehearsing what he’d say to the attendant. “Some discrepancies with the paperwork. This is simply a quick peek to clear up our records…” In the distance, a forklift bashed something white inside a box the size and shape of a shipping container, if it had foot-thick walls and one side sheared away. A compactor.

A curl of beguiling feminine scent waylaid him, followed by a shout in a golden alto. “Stop!”

Prickling skin disappeared in a numb haze. Kat? How had she arrived here before him?

She was yelling at the forklift operator. “That vehicle holds evidence in a possible abduction.”

Without even checking if the forklift had stopped, she climbed into the belly of the compactor.

Terror fired his muscles, and he dashed between the forklift and her. “Halt.” His voice, heavily layered with compulsion, was barely audible over the noise. He lifted both palms.

The forklift ground to a stop. The noise level dropped as the operator turned off the machine. Jumping out, he gave him a disgusted, “I’ll be on break. Have fun.” He stalked away.

Ryker jogged toward Kat, jumping onto the floor of the compactor, cursing Keydew’s clunky duty shoes.

She’d discovered this lead, too. A large, warm dose of pride inexplicably swamped him. She had ingenuity and perseverance. If ever he could have a mate, he’d be proud to be hers and to call her his.

Which he couldn’t.

A white van sat in the open box of the compactor. The operator had been using the forks to shove in the sides, perhaps to get it to fit completely inside the machine.

Kat peered through a broken window into the van. Ryker quietly edged up behind her.

Her flashlight stabbed into the shadowy back of the vehicle. She was unaware of him. He took the opportunity to crane his neck and peer over her shoulder. The beam of light revealed two restraint anchors bolted to the floor, one bent open as if a great force had burst it from within.

Elias. Ryker broke out in a cold sweat.

Stowing her light, Kat grabbed the handle and tried to open the door. It wouldn’t budge, the frame bent too badly either by the accident or the skewer of forks.

She stopped cranking, slapped her fists onto her hips, and muttered, “Now how will I find the vampire king?”

Good question. Damn it all to Kur, if only he’d been in town when Elias was taken. He’d left to avoid detection, not wanting his friend to discover him snooping in his backyard, but he hadn’t thought Elias was the target. If only his spy network had provided that one small, salient detail. They’d had when and where, yes, but not who.

Stepping back, he signaled his presence with an astonished whistle. “Miss Kat? Is that you?”

She jumped and spun, nearly falling off the platform. “What the hell are you doing here? Officer…Keydew, was it?”

Character was all. Though part of him wanted to charm her, he rested his hands on his belt and scowled (in a friendly manner) at her.

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