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was the last I saw of it. Hey, when the bullets started flying, I lost interest.”
“Syd, Anthony. We’re looking for an iPad,” Kade called out. “Let’s get back to the donors. How many were still here?”
“I don’t know. I think maybe six or seven. A few dove back here with me. P-CAP took them down to the station.” Gil looked over to a pool of blood underneath one of the tables and wiped his hand across his mouth. “Two are dead. One they took out on a stretcher. Not sure if she’ll make it.”
“Anyone else?”
“Yeah, man.” He paused, tightening his grip on the bottle. “Gemma.”
“What about her?” Kade was surprised she’d stayed after Sydney’s attack, but he also knew how much she got off on vampires.
“They took her. She was alive, though.” He shook his head and put the rim of the bottle to his lips, not bothering to pour it in a glass this time. “She was screaming. It all happened so fast.”
“How do you know it was Gemma if you were back here?”
“I’ve worked here a long time. You know she’s a screamer.” He blew out a breath. “Shit, I know that’s wrong to say at a time like now, but it’s true. I heard her scream, and peeked over the bar for all of about two seconds before a slug whizzed by my head. I saw them dragging her out of here. For the record, I did shoot back. I keep a handgun back here but it was no match for what they were packin’. Fuck, this has been a night.”
“So you think the perps were vamps?”
“Only one. The way he took out the others…he had to be a vampire. The other three seemed human.”
“You sure?”
“I’ve been working here for five years, boss. I’m tellin’ ya, I know the difference. Mask or no mask.”
“This it?” Anthony interrupted. He held up a black leather case and opened it.
“Yeah,” Gil responded. “We’ve got an app that tracks the appointments. It’s what was up when I gave it to zebra guy.”
“It’s busted,” Anthony said.
“Let me see.” Kade took the iPad from Anthony, observing a web of cracks across its glass. He pressed a button and it flared with light. “Still working.”
“Well, that’s something.”
“You keep personal information on employees?” Kade asked. His eyes darted to Sydney, whose shocked expression told him she already knew what he was about to say.
“Yeah, we’ve got personnel files but we keep addresses and phone numbers stored in there so we can call in staff when we need to…go pick them up if they need a ride. Stuff like that.”
“They were looking for her.” Kade flipped the tablet toward Sydney, so she could view it. Mya Everhart’s address and appointment information flashed across the screen.
“He went after her because of me,” Sydney whispered. “Shit. How could he have known?”
“Someone told him,” Kade said, his eyes meeting Gil’s. After their performance on the balcony, it hadn’t been a secret that both he and Sydney had been at the club.
“Hey, I don’t know who you’re talking about but whoever it is, ya’ll know I wouldn’t tell anyone anything. Look at the donor list if you’re looking for a suspect. Humans don’t all get the privacy rule. Just sayin’,” Gil said.
“We’ve got to go to Mya.” Sydney tugged on Kade’s arm.
“I think we should get you home,” Kade suggested.
“This is my fault. I came here. I used Mya. There’s no way I’m not going to check on her.”
“Look at me,” Kade said, taking her hands in his. Her cheeks remained flush with color and she appeared healthy.
“I’m fine. I swear it.”
“The second you feel the slightest twinge of hunger, we’re going home. Understood?”
“Yes, I promise.”
“Let’s go,” Kade reluctantly agreed.
As they left Embo, he pulled Luca aside and asked him to go ahead with Dominique to Mya’s apartment and make sure it was clear. He caught Anthony’s look of concern as the detective ushered Sydney into the car. Someone had alerted Pat
“Syd, Anthony. We’re looking for an iPad,” Kade called out. “Let’s get back to the donors. How many were still here?”
“I don’t know. I think maybe six or seven. A few dove back here with me. P-CAP took them down to the station.” Gil looked over to a pool of blood underneath one of the tables and wiped his hand across his mouth. “Two are dead. One they took out on a stretcher. Not sure if she’ll make it.”
“Anyone else?”
“Yeah, man.” He paused, tightening his grip on the bottle. “Gemma.”
“What about her?” Kade was surprised she’d stayed after Sydney’s attack, but he also knew how much she got off on vampires.
“They took her. She was alive, though.” He shook his head and put the rim of the bottle to his lips, not bothering to pour it in a glass this time. “She was screaming. It all happened so fast.”
“How do you know it was Gemma if you were back here?”
“I’ve worked here a long time. You know she’s a screamer.” He blew out a breath. “Shit, I know that’s wrong to say at a time like now, but it’s true. I heard her scream, and peeked over the bar for all of about two seconds before a slug whizzed by my head. I saw them dragging her out of here. For the record, I did shoot back. I keep a handgun back here but it was no match for what they were packin’. Fuck, this has been a night.”
“So you think the perps were vamps?”
“Only one. The way he took out the others…he had to be a vampire. The other three seemed human.”
“You sure?”
“I’ve been working here for five years, boss. I’m tellin’ ya, I know the difference. Mask or no mask.”
“This it?” Anthony interrupted. He held up a black leather case and opened it.
“Yeah,” Gil responded. “We’ve got an app that tracks the appointments. It’s what was up when I gave it to zebra guy.”
“It’s busted,” Anthony said.
“Let me see.” Kade took the iPad from Anthony, observing a web of cracks across its glass. He pressed a button and it flared with light. “Still working.”
“Well, that’s something.”
“You keep personal information on employees?” Kade asked. His eyes darted to Sydney, whose shocked expression told him she already knew what he was about to say.
“Yeah, we’ve got personnel files but we keep addresses and phone numbers stored in there so we can call in staff when we need to…go pick them up if they need a ride. Stuff like that.”
“They were looking for her.” Kade flipped the tablet toward Sydney, so she could view it. Mya Everhart’s address and appointment information flashed across the screen.
“He went after her because of me,” Sydney whispered. “Shit. How could he have known?”
“Someone told him,” Kade said, his eyes meeting Gil’s. After their performance on the balcony, it hadn’t been a secret that both he and Sydney had been at the club.
“Hey, I don’t know who you’re talking about but whoever it is, ya’ll know I wouldn’t tell anyone anything. Look at the donor list if you’re looking for a suspect. Humans don’t all get the privacy rule. Just sayin’,” Gil said.
“We’ve got to go to Mya.” Sydney tugged on Kade’s arm.
“I think we should get you home,” Kade suggested.
“This is my fault. I came here. I used Mya. There’s no way I’m not going to check on her.”
“Look at me,” Kade said, taking her hands in his. Her cheeks remained flush with color and she appeared healthy.
“I’m fine. I swear it.”
“The second you feel the slightest twinge of hunger, we’re going home. Understood?”
“Yes, I promise.”
“Let’s go,” Kade reluctantly agreed.
As they left Embo, he pulled Luca aside and asked him to go ahead with Dominique to Mya’s apartment and make sure it was clear. He caught Anthony’s look of concern as the detective ushered Sydney into the car. Someone had alerted Pat
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