To Catch a Vampire by Jennifer Harlow

Author:Jennifer Harlow
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Mystery, goth, novel, Vampires, soft-boiled, F.R.E.A.K.S., vampire, Fiction, Romance, Fantasy, monster, Zombies, Paranormal, Harlow
ISBN: 9780738727110
Publisher: MIDNIGHT INK
Published: 2011-12-31T23:00:00+00:00

Nine

Purgatory

I’m in a crappy mood the entire drive back to the hotel. It’s not just the God-awful traffic that doubles my driving time, or the annoying commercials on the radio for mattresses, it’s the fact that I feel like a degenerate who tortures teenage girls. Petra was so angry, so hurt, so scared. She’s never going to forgive herself for what happened. I know she’ll be going over that night again and again, looking for all the things she could have done to stop it. What if they stayed home? What if she had screamed in the parking lot? I do the same thing all the time.

The GPS finally tells me to turn off the interstate, and five minutes later I’ve completed the turn. Crud, I can’t put it off any longer. I have to call the mansion and give my report. I should have called sooner, but I wanted to be by myself as long as possible. My mouth just seems to bring misery today. I dial, and someone picks up on the fourth ring.

“Hello?” Irie says on the other side.

“Hey, it’s Bea,” I say.

“Well, if it isn’t our little troublemaker,” she says. “How’s Texas?”

“It’s hot. Why am I a troublemaker all of a sudden?”

“Can’t say. Sworn to secrecy. It might ‘jeopardize the case,’” she says in a mock masculine voice. “You’ll find out soon enough. Oh, here’s George!”

“Irie, wait, what—”

“Hello, Beatrice,” George says. “I was just about to call. How did it go?”

“Lousy. Why am I a troublemaker?”

“You aren’t. You’re doing excellent work,” he says quickly. “Now, we did a search of the town you mentioned, and there have been no listed properties in over a year.”

“I guess it’s possible they found a house they liked and just … took it over. I have a description of it.” I read off the characteristics of the house and cars. “I think we should instruct the local law enforcement officers to drive around looking for it. I can go out tomorrow and do the same. And they should be aware there are ten, not seven people in the house. I don’t know the ratio of vamps to people, but at least one has a gun.” I read off the descriptions too.

“Fantastic, just fantastic,” George says. “I’ll get them this information right away. What’s your next step?”

“A bath. I’m wiped,” I say with a yawn.

“You relax a bit. You’ve earned it.”

“Thank you. I’ll call if we develop anything else.”

“I’ll do the same. Truly impressive work, Beatrice. Stay safe.”

“You bet. Bye.” I flip the phone shut. Why is it whenever I call home, I end up more on edge than before? And why am I a troublemaker? Did they see the pay-per-view charges from last month? Come on, there’s only one video rental store within thirty miles, and they won’t let me get a DVD subscription. I get bored. Know what? I don’t even care right now. I’ll deal with it later. Now, I just want to soak away the last few hours.

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