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free? We could try
out that new wine bar.” Wine sounded like an excellent idea she thought.
“And
perhaps you would like coffee and cake now, since you’re here and if you have
time?” Powers had come to stand beside Zora and smiled winningly at Sunny.
Sunny stared suspiciously at him, pulled out her phone – full service – put it
rather pointedly back into her bag and appeared about the flounce off. At that
point Marcus added his desire for her to join them for coffee in a voice so
smooth that Zora felt chills down her spine - and they were not chills of fear.
She was unsurprised to see Sunny visibly thaw, shrug briefly and take a seat
that offered an unobstructed view of Marcus. Axel appeared to be trying to
stifle a laugh, Powers merely went back into the house to make more coffee and
Zora sank back into her seat wondering if she was going to have to protect her
friend from a hungry vampire.
As though
he could read her mind (note to self, could vampires read minds?) Marcus turned
that lazy smile onto her. “Do not worry Zora, your friends are safe with me.”
His smile turned mischievous and he flashed a hint of fang at her before
turning that smile back towards Sunny. Zora glanced anxiously at Sunny, had she
seen that? No, her expression was as sunny as her name. Powers came back out
with fresh coffee and a plate of red velvet cakes which distracted Sunny from
her close examination of Marcus.
“So Powers
and Zora, what is this article you are working on, and do these guys have anything
to do with it?”
“We are
working independently on the murder case, and Marcus and Axel here are helping
us. Oh Sunny, how very rude of me, you haven’t been introduced.”
Marcus and
Axel rose to their feet as Powers performed the introductions, but Zora sat
frozen in her seat. Sunny was an ordinary human, someone who should be far away
from all things supernatural. Now she would want to be involved too, or at the
very least she would tell Malcolm. What was Powers thinking? How were they
going to cover up all this supernatural stuff?
Sure
enough, as soon as the introductions had been made, and Marcus had held onto
Sunny’s hand for a touch too long, she dropped back into her chair, picked up
her coffee and said, “So, where are you at and how can I help?”
Zora tried
to glare at Powers inside her mind, maybe if she concentrated strongly enough
his head would explode or something. Sadly, judging by his amused smile, that
was not likely to happen. Instead Powers leaned forward and addressed Sunny.
“We all
know there is more to these murders Sunny, which is why there is the media ban
on them. Marcus and Axel have further information but they don’t want to take
it to the authorities as yet. I’ve known them both for a long time, so they
came to me as a journalist to help them to uncover more details.”
Sunny was
staring at Powers in fascination and a definite air of disbelief and Zora was
not surprised. Undeterred he continued, “Very soon we are all going out to the
murder site to look for clues. Would you like to come?”
Zora
almost choked on her mouthful of coffee, yet looking at the focused expressions
of Marcus and Axel, she seemed to be the only one who thought this was a bad
idea. She swung her gaze back to Sunny – was there something about the girl
that the others knew and Zora didn’t?
Tentatively,
Zora tried to focus her new abilities. She had no idea what she was doing and
no idea even if she had any ability to see below the surface of people. She
stared as unobtrusively as she could at Sunny and tried to clear her mind of
thoughts. She got nothing for her efforts except a feeling of lightness and a
sort of bright blue haze coming from Sunny. She was focusing so intently that
it was a few seconds before she realised that Sunny was staring at her
speculatively, and Powers was addressing her. Blushing faintly Zora tuned back
into her surroundings in time to hear Powers saying in a slightly
out that new wine bar.” Wine sounded like an excellent idea she thought.
“And
perhaps you would like coffee and cake now, since you’re here and if you have
time?” Powers had come to stand beside Zora and smiled winningly at Sunny.
Sunny stared suspiciously at him, pulled out her phone – full service – put it
rather pointedly back into her bag and appeared about the flounce off. At that
point Marcus added his desire for her to join them for coffee in a voice so
smooth that Zora felt chills down her spine - and they were not chills of fear.
She was unsurprised to see Sunny visibly thaw, shrug briefly and take a seat
that offered an unobstructed view of Marcus. Axel appeared to be trying to
stifle a laugh, Powers merely went back into the house to make more coffee and
Zora sank back into her seat wondering if she was going to have to protect her
friend from a hungry vampire.
As though
he could read her mind (note to self, could vampires read minds?) Marcus turned
that lazy smile onto her. “Do not worry Zora, your friends are safe with me.”
His smile turned mischievous and he flashed a hint of fang at her before
turning that smile back towards Sunny. Zora glanced anxiously at Sunny, had she
seen that? No, her expression was as sunny as her name. Powers came back out
with fresh coffee and a plate of red velvet cakes which distracted Sunny from
her close examination of Marcus.
“So Powers
and Zora, what is this article you are working on, and do these guys have anything
to do with it?”
“We are
working independently on the murder case, and Marcus and Axel here are helping
us. Oh Sunny, how very rude of me, you haven’t been introduced.”
Marcus and
Axel rose to their feet as Powers performed the introductions, but Zora sat
frozen in her seat. Sunny was an ordinary human, someone who should be far away
from all things supernatural. Now she would want to be involved too, or at the
very least she would tell Malcolm. What was Powers thinking? How were they
going to cover up all this supernatural stuff?
Sure
enough, as soon as the introductions had been made, and Marcus had held onto
Sunny’s hand for a touch too long, she dropped back into her chair, picked up
her coffee and said, “So, where are you at and how can I help?”
Zora tried
to glare at Powers inside her mind, maybe if she concentrated strongly enough
his head would explode or something. Sadly, judging by his amused smile, that
was not likely to happen. Instead Powers leaned forward and addressed Sunny.
“We all
know there is more to these murders Sunny, which is why there is the media ban
on them. Marcus and Axel have further information but they don’t want to take
it to the authorities as yet. I’ve known them both for a long time, so they
came to me as a journalist to help them to uncover more details.”
Sunny was
staring at Powers in fascination and a definite air of disbelief and Zora was
not surprised. Undeterred he continued, “Very soon we are all going out to the
murder site to look for clues. Would you like to come?”
Zora
almost choked on her mouthful of coffee, yet looking at the focused expressions
of Marcus and Axel, she seemed to be the only one who thought this was a bad
idea. She swung her gaze back to Sunny – was there something about the girl
that the others knew and Zora didn’t?
Tentatively,
Zora tried to focus her new abilities. She had no idea what she was doing and
no idea even if she had any ability to see below the surface of people. She
stared as unobtrusively as she could at Sunny and tried to clear her mind of
thoughts. She got nothing for her efforts except a feeling of lightness and a
sort of bright blue haze coming from Sunny. She was focusing so intently that
it was a few seconds before she realised that Sunny was staring at her
speculatively, and Powers was addressing her. Blushing faintly Zora tuned back
into her surroundings in time to hear Powers saying in a slightly
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