Vampire Midnight (Kelly Chan #1) by Gary Jonas

Author:Gary Jonas [Jonas, Gary]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Urban Fantasy
Publisher: Denton & White
Published: 2016-02-17T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

The same clerk I’d seen on my first visit to Tally’s sat behind the counter, but this time there wasn’t a line. It was ten in the morning, and this was my second stop. My first stop was my dojo so I could change into a pantsuit and boots. I didn’t want to go to a place like Tally’s in an evening dress.

“What can I do you for?” the clerk asked, bored.

“I was here the other day,” I said. “Do you remember me?”

He looked up at me, rubbed his chin. “Crushed demon bones?” he asked.

“No.”

He gave me a shrug. “We get lots of folks in here. What do you need?”

“Information.”

“Did you check our FAQ page online?”

“I’m not a big fan of the internet.”

He grinned. “Mark Twain giving advice on spotting Sasquatch in the wild sounds made up to you?”

“I need information about vampires.”

“Dark Arts Bookshop over on Colfax. Damn near anything you need to know about vampires. Get something by Cavendish. Most of the rest is bullshit.”

“I don’t have time to read a book. I just need specific information, and I’m willing to pay for it.”

“Lady, we sell tangible items, not information. There’s a librarian in Texas named Suzanne who can get you specific info for free. Give her a buzz, but if you aren’t here to buy something we stock, you need to go.”

This guy was pissing me off. “I suspect there are some specific items I’ll need, but I don’t know what they are, so I need some information first.”

“Come back when you know what you want.”

“Don’t make me hurt you,” I said.

A beep sounded and a red light blinked on a camera in the corner. The lens moved and extended, twisted a bit to focus.

“Security camera,” the clerk said. “Bouncers know you’re here now. Don’t threaten me, bitch. I can have them slice you limb from limb.”

I smiled. “I haven’t had time to work out yet today. Bring them out to play.”

“How about you just leave?”

“How about you listen to reason and sell me the information I need.”

He shook his head. “We don’t do that.”

“So you really can’t get anything you want at Tally’s.”

“We’re done here. Time for you to go.”

“You summoning up some magic?” I asked.

“Already summoned it, but I won’t need it.”

The steel doors opened, and two obese people stepped through, one black male, one white female. They wore matching black T-shirts and baggy tan chinos. The man had short hair, the woman had curly blonde hair that barely touched her shoulders. Their eyes were red. Not bloodshot. The irises themselves were red as blood.

“Is there a disturbance here?” the woman asked.

“Unhappy customer,” the clerk said. “She was just leaving.”

The bouncers stepped around the counter and held up their arms. Their forearms ended in long silver blades where their hands should have been. “We thank you for your patronage,” the man said, “but it’s time for you to go.”

I looked them up and down, but didn’t move. “I just need some information.”

“We don’t deal in information,” the man said.

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