Keith Melton [The Nightfall Syndicate 01] Blood Vice

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.She raised her hands, showing him they were empty. I m not here to kill you, KarlVance. Lady Kimberly MacKenzie.I would say it was a pleasure to see you again, if yourornaments weren t causing such discomfort. We all have to take precautions.I apologize that it s even necessary.He looked off at one of the streetlights beyond the graveyard.A trio of dogs barked incurious counterpoint.He could smell the grass, burned by frost, smell the dumpster, smellwood smoke, very faint, drifting from somewhere.Smelled blood rushing through veinsvery close at hand. You lied to me, she said. I d like to know why. Do I need a lawyer then? Find the vampire responsible for all the deaths and destroyhim.You don t need me. He s a Master. Then charge overtime.She ignored that. I think you know the details.It had always been disturbing how well informed they were.They posed as reportersand police with equal skill, with impeccable documents and credentials, hacked databases,scanned confidential reports, data-mined with the best of the CIA s analysts all searchingfor rogue supernatural creatures that posed a threat to humanity. Our agreement was clemency in return for a job.We both did our part.There was noagreement that I would act as one of your informers for the rest of my life. That s true.But we know you have information we need, and I d rather not have thisturn unpleasant. She took a step closer, making Karl turn his head from her acidic, blue-white aura. We also know you re after something, something important.And you can tpursue it sitting in a cell, or with a silver blade through the heart. Is that an offer to help? It s an offer to talk like civilized people. The Master you re looking for is Alejandro Delgado.She nodded. We thought as much.He s of Cade.Like you.Lying makes you appearguilty. Tell your superiors not to be concerned.I ll kill him before you can find him.He stolesomething of mine.She watched him for a long moment.He looked up at the few stars that could be seenin Boston s light-polluted sky because it was easier than burning his eyes out on her silvercrosses. Could you& ? he said, waving her back.She took a few steps backward, and the burn of her on his eyes cooled to a simmer. We also detected a dimensional rift in the Beacon Hill area.Do you know anything ofthat? No. I think you re lying again, and it disappoints me, Karl.He turned to go. Why do you come here? she asked before he d taken more than two steps. It mustcause you a great deal of pain. There are things worse than physical pain. That s no answer. Do you pray?She nodded. We all do.Faith is armor.He laughed at that. A hell of a lot of good that armor did against Cade s fangs whenhe sank them in my throat.I had faith then, and prayed, but no one heard.I pray now, butstill no one hears.Next time you bend the knee, think of what it means to have the faithbut be denied the love.She considered him for a long moment. I have information for you.We found one ofour knights dead yesterday.Sir Brian Hanley. I m sorry. But he wasn t.It just didn t seem important.Not with Maria gone andeverything coming apart. Don t be.He was pinned to a tree, hung upside down, impaled with various toolsthe straight end of a crowbar, an old-fashioned railroad spike, and so on.His hands hadbeen cut off.They were set below his head, lying on his sword.We think Delgadomurdered him.The suppressed anger sparked in her voice like flint on steel.He watched her, waitingfor more. It shames us to admit it, she continued, but Brian Hanley was a traitor.He wasworking with Alejandro Delgado. Working, how? Selling his talents for money.He was the one who brought the corpse back to life.Theone killed by the spirit kyveryn you call Xiesha.He strove to keep his face from showing emotion.Lady Kimberly was not fooled.She smiled [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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