Sighing in frustration, Sinn cleared off all traces of her activity on the computer she was using and closed it down before carefully hiding it back on top of one of the bookcases. No matter where she looked or who she reached out to her Father had gone completely off grid even more than usual. She had tried tracking his phone and the best face recognition software that the government didn’t know she could hack into. She had even gone through hours of C.C.T.V. footage for a glimpse of a familiar disguise or walk… anything… that would say if he was around Bitten or where he was at all.
Just about the only thing left to try was to use spy satellites to see if he was at any of his safe houses but that was risky and one wouldn’t be in range and accessible to position for another five days… and that was cutting it too fine for Sinn’s peace of mind.
Running weary hands over her face, Sinn groaned and lay her head against the table she h
“Argh! Okay! Okay! Stop… You win! I quit!” Breathing heavily, Sinn tapped at Yoanna’s leg with her little finger. Which, apart from her mouth, was about the only thing she could move with how the other woman had managed to get her tied up in a knot and held fast in the muscular bonds of Yoanna’s arms and legs.Released from the hold, Sinn flopped back against the padded mats on the floor and weakly wiped the sweat from her face with hands made shaky from exertion. She felt more bead up instantly but it was just too much effort and a waste of time to try again.Trying to rise up, Sinn decided that was just more than she could handle right then and gave it up as a bad job with a soft grunt that made Yoanna chuckle. Not that it would have been easy even if she did have an ounce of energy left as Yoanna rolled over to lay against her, her leg hooking with hers again, their sweat slickened bodies sliding together in a far more enjoyable and le
As she looked out across the beautiful and expansive grounds that the mansion stood in and admired the rising light from the sun as it played across the landscape, Rosita couldn’t help but muse on what a shame it was that, as such a beautiful day was dawning, most of the occupants were being forced to sleep.Not that it was ever quiet there. For while one group were taking to their beds, for the guards at least, their posts around the grounds and inside were being taken by more, humans and Werewolves all charged with the task of keeping everyone within the vast grounds of the mansion safe.For Rosita though the absence of the Vampires and their powers was like being thrown into darkness as each shining light was dimmed by sleep.“I had forgotten just how intoxicating it could be to be around so much energy.” Turning slowly, Rosita looked back into the room and stared nervously at the silent figure cloaked in darkness almost as black as her hair
Yoanna smiled and snuggled in closer to the warmth of Sinn’s body as she awoke. Eyes still closed she nuzzled her nose against Sinn’s neck and chuckled as Sinn scrunched up a little and grumbled as her sleep was disturbed. The rising and setting of the sun had never really switched Yoanna on and off like it did the children she created but there was always a point where she could stay awake no longer no matter how hard she fought against it. Even that moment though was losing sway over her and she knew from talking with Marcus and some of the others within the mansion, that they were able to stay awake longer, rise earlier and they could even be awoken from a deep sleep too. Which was why Sinn was now being disturbed even though the sun was hours away from setting. Green eyes blinked at her sleepily and filled with warmth and love as they focussed upon her. Like the sun rising the metallic sheen shimmered across her eyes and left Yoanna breathless at their be
Rosita shivered as Yoanna and Sinn entered the room. Their combined power was electric, more so even than when she had arrived at the mansion. She wasn’t sure if it was simply because they had been holding it back and had now relaxed their control or if it was because they had grown into it even more since she had seen Sinn last.In the confined space of the security office though it was like being trapped with a dangerous big cat created from it as their power filled the room and prowled around. Going by Ella and Marcus’ shivers, Rosita knew they felt it too. She could feel it calling to them, drawing their power into the mix until Rosita wasn’t sure if she wanted to run or just surrender and let their powers eat her alive.Concerned by the expression of Rosita’s face and the sweat beading across her brow, Ella reached out and touched her gently on the shoulder. “Rosita, are you okay?” The Psychic flinched under her touch and gave a
Swallowing nervously, Rosita sucked in a tremulous breath and followed Eric and Marcus into the morgue. As agreed beforehand with Sinn, they stopped and waited either side of the doorway while she walked on towards Sinn and the sheet covered body waiting on the open metal drawer.Rosita had been to morgues before when helping out the police. More often than she had ever wanted for her being ‘invited’ usually meant that the Police were out of ideas and options. As a Psychic they were terrible places to be, full of death and suffering and the screams of tortured souls. It was the fear of the unknown that slowed Rosita’s steps though, the thought of looking through Jade’s eyes and seeing and feeling what he had terrified her probably even more than the thought of him trying to sit up again if a spell had been placed upon his body. “How- how was he killed?”“Gunshot to the head,” Sinn tapped her own forehead to indicate where
“Are you sure you wouldn’t rather stay until the morning?”The offer was gracious and very tempting but Rosita could tell that, despite her offer, Sinn still wasn’t really sure that she wanted her around. She had helped, and apologised for that time she had read the young Hunter, but Rosita had unlocked so many horrors in her at once she could understand the lingering hesitation. “Sinn, given even half a chance, despite everything, I would willingly stay here forever. After what I saw in Jade’s head though, we both know who that was with Heather. I believe I will be doing the most good by finding him as quickly as possible so you all can relax for a day at least.”“I know. You really don’t have to do anything though. Attracting his attention is never good for your health.”“I know why you think you can’t tell them… I understand your reasons, I really do. But I fear for you, trying to
As they moved slowly further down the path together towards where the third pouch had been hidden, Sinn let her powers fill the air around them. She could feel Yoanna’s moving with it, backing hers up without pushing or adding. She couldn’t be sure unless it happened again but it had felt as though when she had pushed back with it before that it had forced whatever it was into retreat before it could harm them further.The not knowing what it was, what they were fighting against, made it even harder for Sinn to take. It wasn’t a Werewolf or a Vampire, it wasn’t a Ghost or Spirit, and it wasn’t even magic as she knew it. Just what had happened in Eric’s Security Office had gone beyond anything she was used to when it came to magic.She had been in too much pain with been separated from Yoanna and then too overcome with the desire to get back to her that she couldn’t really remember Heather from that night when the Spirits had at
Mel sighed softly as Grace closed the morgue drawer on Heather’s body. She wasn’t quite sure what to think of everything that was going on. She knew that Heather had killed Jade in cold blood but she couldn’t help the twinge of sorrow for the other woman for how it had ended for her. Mel had heard Eric and some of the other guards say that Heather had deserved what had happened. If they knew her feelings, Mel knew that they would say that her empathy for her was a ‘woman’ thing but Mel preferred to think of it as just being human.Jade hadn’t deserved what happened to him and while Heather had deserved punishment, maybe even death. What they all seemed to forget was that how she had died meant that there was someone even more ruthless out there.From what Grace had been able to tell from a quick examination of Heather’s remains, she had been killed not long after Jade and going by the ragged wounds, her head had been removed wh