The Immortals III_Gavin by Cynthia Breeding

Author:Cynthia Breeding [Breeding, Cynthia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: erotica, devil, witch, shapeshifter, esoteric, warlock, tarot, secret identity, forced proximity, bodyguardprotector
Publisher: New Concepts Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

“Not again! Oh, my heavenly stars, not again!” Mr. Smith stood at the front door, wringing his hands and staring at Captain Johnson.

Chloe nearly collided with Gavin as they came running into the foyer from separate rooms. From the number of flashing squad car lights, she could only guess another body had been dumped nearby.

“That damn demon needs to be returned to hell,” Gavin muttered so low that Chloe wasn’t sure she heard him right. She frowned. The theory—hard to believe—was that a dragon or some other monster animal was loose in Dallas. What did Gavin mean by “demon”?

“It was the same M.O.,” the captain said as Benton ushered them into the adjacent parlor, a firm grip on the arm of a trembling Mr. Smith. He practically collapsed in an armchair. Silently, the butler poured him a stiff drink and gestured to the rest of them.

“No thanks,” Chloe said as Gavin shook his head.

“Can’t while I’m on duty,” Captain Johnson said although he looked longingly at the brandy bottle.

Chloe guessed accepting the dragon theory might go down better with a good snifter of French cognac. “Was it a man or woman? Have you ID’d her?”

“Woman. From what she was wearing—or not wearing—she’s probably a streetwalker.” He consulted his small notepad. “What I can’t figure is how—or why—downtown hookers are ending up in this neighborhood, shredded and mangled.”

Mr. Smith’s hand shook as he set down his empty glass. “Could it possibly be a dragon?”

The officer’s lips formed a thin, tight line. “I would think we’d have gotten reports of a dragon flying around. We certainly did when that red streak lit the skies a few months ago.”

Chloe felt sorry for him. The poor guy just didn’t want to admit that there might be some paranormal creature around. From what Jake had said, people actually saw something that looked like a red dragon. It even sat on the street in front of the vet’s home one time.

Mr. Smith picked up his refilled snifter. “Maybe it isn’t in its original shape.”

Captain Johnson looked at him warily. “A dragon theory is pretty far-fetched. I hope you’re not trying to tell me it—what’s the word they’re using in those teen fantasy movies? Oh—yeah—that it shapeshifts?” His glance shifted to Mr. Smith’s glass and allowed himself a small smile that really looked more like a grimace. “I hope we aren’t going to start rumors about vampires and werewolves, too.”

Gavin looked at him sharply. “Has there been mention of anything like that?”

“No. And there had better not be. Good God, it’s bad enough we don’t know what’s causing this, let alone get all the crazies involved.” He turned back to Mr. Smith. “What did you mean though?”

Mr. Smith burped, his eyes owlish. “Well, Sophie had a smaller version of the red dragon, but she called it a Gila monster. It flew with her and Michael when they hunted the…” He stopped. “I mean, they were searching for a rare treasure for me and she took it with her.

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