one foot in the grave by jeaniene frost

Author:jeaniene frost
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: vampyre
ISBN: 9780061736490
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2009-10-13T05:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-THREE

TIME LIMPED ALONG. IT WAS WELL OVER three hours before I heard activity at the far end of the compound.

Several of my team were there, talking in loud, excited voices. That was the only way in from the exterior to the fourth sub -level, where we housed the vampires. I strained my ears, then heard the unmistakable alarm bells for the reinforced elevator that was only used for transporting the capsule inside.

I barged straight into Don’s office. He’d been on the phone, and with a supremely confident air, he set it down.

“They’re back, and they’ve got the capsule with them. What the fuck is going on, Don?”

“Sit down.” He inclined his head toward the chair, and with a huff I sat. “I’m afraid I have some disturbing news, Cat. I didn’t tell you before because I couldn’t risk you endangering yourself by leaving. Your mother called me earlier because she was afraid. Apparently your new vampire boyfriend phoned her to say he was coming over. Once he got there, he attacked her. She’s okay, just cuts and bruises. After we arrived, he, ah, surrendered and was brought here. Already he’s implied that he knows who’s after you and that he’s in on it. The men are securing him now, and then they will question him in detail.”

“I want to see him,” I said at once.

Don shook his head. “Not a chance. You’re too emotionally involved, and it’s clouded your objectivity. As of an hour ago, your access to the lower levels is restricted. You are to have no contact with any of the vampires. I’m sorry, but your actions have determined my response. Don’t be too harsh on yourself. Many others have also fallen prey to their influence. Let this be a lesson to you, and I’ll keep you informed.”

He was dismissing me. I jumped to my feet, pissed.

“Fine, if you want to be all brass balls about it, then let me talk to Tate before he questions him. You can at least do that.

Bring Tate up here if you’re so goddamn worried I’ll cause a scene downstairs. He can meet me in my office.”

Don gave me a look of thinly veiled annoyance, but picked up his phone and placed the call.

“He’ll be here in fifteen minutes.”

I slammed the door behind me.

If Tate expected me to be quivering on my couch when he opened my door, he was disappointed. Coolly I sat behind my desk and waved a hand at the door.

“Shut it.”

Tate closed it and then folded his arms across his chest.

“I came like you asked, but you can save your breath, Cat. Nothing you say will change anything. We caught him red -

handed at your mother’s. She’s lucky to be alive, if you can see past your concern over your lover to be bothered with that.”

He looked mildly disgusted with me, yet his heartbeat still accelerated when I went to stand near him.

“Oh, I care more than you imagine, Tate. Not just about him, but about you as well.

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