Vampire in the Shadows 1.5

Author:Shields, Ally [Shields, Ally]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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"Son of a bitch!" Marlena was stomping around the clearing, gesticulating at the portal with the barrel of the shotgun. "Just dumb luck, is what it was. I almost had him."

Relieved to find her uninjured, Andreas grabbed the barrel of the wildly swinging gun. "Calm down and tell me what happened."

She gave him a murderous look and yanked the gun away, lowering it to her side. "I had him. Filled him full of buckshot. But the lucky SOB staggered and fell back into the other dimension. If I could have gone after him, well, hell . . ." She sputtered to a halt. "I don't suppose he'll try again, but I'll be here. Waiting."

"You have successfully blocked one access, and you have weakened him. Perhaps the cleaner will be able to finish the job."

"I'd rather finish it myself," she said. "I doubt if even silver buckshot can slow him for long, but I guess it’d have to be OK if somebody else got him."

"That was good work, Marlena. Stay on it, and I will return later. Cheer up," he said with a chuckle. "You may get another chance."

He left her staring at the nearly invisible demon portal, but this time he got out of the park without incident. He checked his Parmigiani watch and noted the time on the red dial. 7:57 p.m. It was early for Otherworlders, and Arianna might be anywhere. He swung by her apartment, but as he expected, the place was dark. So was her office at the Cultural Center. Her best friend Claris was at home, but only the boyfriend was visiting. When Andreas stopped on the street near the Riverdale Police Building, his senses told him neither Arianna nor Lt. Foster was inside. He felt an unwelcome twinge of jealousy that they might be together.

Enough! he ordered himself. This fascination with the Guardian had to end as soon as the threat from the halfling was removed. Perhaps he should find another woman to take her off his mind. Celibacy was only good for one thing—frustration.

Andreas rubbed his chin between thumb and finger. A date might not be a bad idea. Someone like Glorius, the stunning and well-endowed recent addition to the vampire court. She had given him more than one inviting smile. A night with her might make a man forget anyone—especially an annoying witch who had no desire to see him again. Let the witch keep her distance. It was probably better for both of them.

From now on, she was on her own. As soon as he took care of the demon.

He searched the bar district, where he knew Arianna began her patrol every night. Except for the usual loud voices, deafening music and an occasional fight, he found nothing that would indicate the presence of the halfling or the Guardian. He had almost decided to wait for her at Goshen Park, her last stop every evening, when he spotted her and several uniformed police officers outside the Sin & Skin strip lounge.

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