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some thirty-odd years ago. We don’t know if she’s still alive but we believe she is. Once I’ve destroyed the killer in your midst, I’ll find the last one and take her down.” He paused and took a deep breath. “Your turn.”
“You’re certain the one who killed Jorge is a woman?”
He nodded. “I’m very sure.”
She shook her head and sighed. “Stupid son of a bitch. If just this once he hadn’t been thinking with his dick, he might still be alive.”
Chapter six
What on earth is going on?” Riah muttered as she stared down at the phone in her hand. Ivy had called with the stunning message that Jorge was dead, and not just dead, but toast, as in their latest blood-letting victim. Now, instead of Ivy picking up the call, the phone went to voice mail. It didn’t make sense. Ivy should answer. She always carried her cell phone.
Riah glanced up at the clock and sighed. More than anything, she’d love to jump in her car and drive the hundred-odd miles to Moses Lake. She couldn’t. Despite her immortality and tolerance to daylight, she still needed rest. Right now, she was running on fumes, and that wouldn’t help anyone.
Inside the darkened interior of her house, she moved comfortably. Outside in the daylight, she’d wear down quickly. Too much sunshine and she’d be a literal wreck. It’d take days to recover if she allowed that to happen. The best choice was to stay here, rest and recharge so she’d be a hundred percent come sundown. Ivy would need her at full strength.
She jumped when the phone in her hand rang.
Had to be Ivy.
She flipped it open without looking at the display.
“Yes,” she barked into it.
“Hey, gorgeous.”
She was surprised, and pleased, to hear Adriana’s voice. “Hey to you too.”
“I can’t believe you left without waking me.” There was a hint of reproach in Adriana’s voice.
Riah smiled as she recalled how beautiful Adriana looked as she slept, her hair curling around her face, her body smooth and naked. Her own body flushed with excitement.
“You needed your beauty sleep.”
Adriana’s laugh was light. “I can sleep any time. I’d have much rather kissed your body all over one more time before you ran off in the night, naughty girl.”
“It was morning when I left.”
“Dawn.”
“Semantics.”
Adriana laughed again. “Will I see you tonight?”
Riah grew serious. “I don’t know.”
“Did I do something wrong?”
“No.” Riah hurried to explain. “I got another call from Ivy.”
“Oh, no.” The dread in Adriana’s voice echoed what Riah felt.
“Oh, yes. I’m waiting to hear back, but from the sound of her message, it’s bad.”
“Well, then, you’ll need to see me tonight. I’m just sorry it won’t be for more fun and games. I’ll meet you at your office as soon as it gets dark.” Adriana’s tone had gone from teasing to serious.
Riah was sorry too. A taste of Adriana was all it took to make her want more. It also made her wonder why she’d resisted for so long. None of that mattered at the moment. Tonight, it would have to be all business. “Perfect.”
“Riah?”
“Yes…” Riah was already mulling over what would happen later when Ivy arrived with the body of her ex-husband.
“I love you.”
The three words snapped her attention away from thoughts of the murder and back to the woman on the other end of the line.
Except Riah didn’t have the chance to respond. Adriana had already hung up.
She replaced the phone in the charger and glanced up again at the portrait over the fireplace. She could almost swear that the eyes staring back at her were disapproving.
----
Ivy rubbed her face with both hands. It was a good thing she didn’t wear much makeup or she’d be an ungodly mess. As it was, she felt like crap and was pretty damn sure she looked it too. Oh, well, some things couldn’t be helped, and why it would even occur to her after everything this morning was a complete mystery.
Except she
“You’re certain the one who killed Jorge is a woman?”
He nodded. “I’m very sure.”
She shook her head and sighed. “Stupid son of a bitch. If just this once he hadn’t been thinking with his dick, he might still be alive.”
Chapter six
What on earth is going on?” Riah muttered as she stared down at the phone in her hand. Ivy had called with the stunning message that Jorge was dead, and not just dead, but toast, as in their latest blood-letting victim. Now, instead of Ivy picking up the call, the phone went to voice mail. It didn’t make sense. Ivy should answer. She always carried her cell phone.
Riah glanced up at the clock and sighed. More than anything, she’d love to jump in her car and drive the hundred-odd miles to Moses Lake. She couldn’t. Despite her immortality and tolerance to daylight, she still needed rest. Right now, she was running on fumes, and that wouldn’t help anyone.
Inside the darkened interior of her house, she moved comfortably. Outside in the daylight, she’d wear down quickly. Too much sunshine and she’d be a literal wreck. It’d take days to recover if she allowed that to happen. The best choice was to stay here, rest and recharge so she’d be a hundred percent come sundown. Ivy would need her at full strength.
She jumped when the phone in her hand rang.
Had to be Ivy.
She flipped it open without looking at the display.
“Yes,” she barked into it.
“Hey, gorgeous.”
She was surprised, and pleased, to hear Adriana’s voice. “Hey to you too.”
“I can’t believe you left without waking me.” There was a hint of reproach in Adriana’s voice.
Riah smiled as she recalled how beautiful Adriana looked as she slept, her hair curling around her face, her body smooth and naked. Her own body flushed with excitement.
“You needed your beauty sleep.”
Adriana’s laugh was light. “I can sleep any time. I’d have much rather kissed your body all over one more time before you ran off in the night, naughty girl.”
“It was morning when I left.”
“Dawn.”
“Semantics.”
Adriana laughed again. “Will I see you tonight?”
Riah grew serious. “I don’t know.”
“Did I do something wrong?”
“No.” Riah hurried to explain. “I got another call from Ivy.”
“Oh, no.” The dread in Adriana’s voice echoed what Riah felt.
“Oh, yes. I’m waiting to hear back, but from the sound of her message, it’s bad.”
“Well, then, you’ll need to see me tonight. I’m just sorry it won’t be for more fun and games. I’ll meet you at your office as soon as it gets dark.” Adriana’s tone had gone from teasing to serious.
Riah was sorry too. A taste of Adriana was all it took to make her want more. It also made her wonder why she’d resisted for so long. None of that mattered at the moment. Tonight, it would have to be all business. “Perfect.”
“Riah?”
“Yes…” Riah was already mulling over what would happen later when Ivy arrived with the body of her ex-husband.
“I love you.”
The three words snapped her attention away from thoughts of the murder and back to the woman on the other end of the line.
Except Riah didn’t have the chance to respond. Adriana had already hung up.
She replaced the phone in the charger and glanced up again at the portrait over the fireplace. She could almost swear that the eyes staring back at her were disapproving.
----
Ivy rubbed her face with both hands. It was a good thing she didn’t wear much makeup or she’d be an ungodly mess. As it was, she felt like crap and was pretty damn sure she looked it too. Oh, well, some things couldn’t be helped, and why it would even occur to her after everything this morning was a complete mystery.
Except she
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