Shadow Hunter: An Urban Fantasy (Rosie O'Grady's Paranormal Bar and Grill Book 1) by BR Kingsolver

Author:BR Kingsolver [Kingsolver, BR]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2019-04-07T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Trevor had found quite a bit about the members of the Columbia Club and identified more members in addition to the ones I had found. Altogether, he gave me information on thirty people, all of them men, and in a note that he provided as a cover sheet for his research, he listed them and marked those he knew were paranormals or supernaturals. He found evidence that Lord Carleton had been a member, as was the alpha of a major Westport werewolf pack.

What he didn’t find, or didn’t document, was how the members communicated with each other, where they met, how often they met, or even if they ever met. Totally frustrating. If I was still a Hunter, with an unlimited credit card, I would simply pick one and follow him around until I knew what color toothbrush he used, let alone who he met with and screwed. But I had to eat, and work took up most of my week.

I went in to Rosie’s and had lunch sitting at the bar. When the lunch rush wound down and Sam had some time, I told him what I suspected about the Columbia Club and what Trevor had found.

Sam was quiet while I talked, then said, “I’m not entirely sure where you’re going with this.”

“The Hunter showed up at my place last night and tested my wards.”

“You’re sure it was a Hunter?”

Shrugging, I said, “Three brute force attacks. Mage magic, not a spell. As to whether it was a Hunter, I’m pretty sure it was the same guy I saw who beheaded the vampire. Either him or someone dressed exactly like him, all in black, and carrying a sword.”

“And how does that tie in to this Columbia Club?”

“Someone told him where I live. Now, who do Blair and Frankie Jones report to? Frankie’s father and boss are members of that club.” I pushed the member list Trevor compiled across the bar. “Maybe I’m paranoid, but I don’t think these guys are getting together to play cards. I think someone is making a power move and called in a Hunter or some other kind of paranormal ninja to stir things up, and maybe take out any opposition. Sam, I don’t know what all Blair and Frankie might know, but to my knowledge, I’m the only one who has actually seen the guy killing all these vamps.”

Sam thought about it, then asked, “Did he physically try to get into your place?”

“No. You know that stream that runs behind the apartment complex?”

“Sloman’s Creek.”

“He was in the trees along the stream, a couple of hundred feet away from my apartment.”

“And what would you have done if he breached your wards?”

“Run like hell.”

He nodded. “Smart girl.”

I would run if I could. For all I knew, he wasn’t alone. Although some senior Hunters worked alone, most Hunters worked in pairs. A common tactic was to flush the quarry into an ambush by their partner. And Sam was right that I couldn’t automatically assume the guy I saw in the alley downtown was the same one outside my apartment.

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