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Bloody Bones :: Гамильтон Лорел
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I was getting tired of everyone calling me "Miss," but the grieving father could do it a few more times. "I believe your daughter knew the vampire. I believe she let him in willingly."
"You are crazy. Beth, go get the sheriff. I want this woman out of my house."
Beth stood up uncertainly. "David's gone to get some things, Jeffrey. I. . Deputy Coltrain's upstairs with the body, but. ."
"Then get him down here."
Beth looked at me, then back to him. She gripped her small hands together, almost wringing them. "Jeffrey, she's a licensed vampire hunter. She's done this a lot. Listen to her."
He stood up. "My daughter was raped and murdered by some soulless, bloodsucking animal, and I want this woman out of my house, now." If he hadn't been crying at the same time, I'd have been pissed.
Beth looked at me. She was willing to stand up to him if I needed her to. Mucho points for her. "Has anyone you know vanished or died recently?" I asked.
Quinlan squinted at me. He looked confused. The change of subject again was just too abrupt. I was hoping I could distract him from throwing me out long enough to learn something.
"What?"
"Has anyone you know gone missing or died recently?"
He shook his head. "No."
"Andy's missing," Jeff said.
Quinlan shook his head again. "That boy is no concern of ours."
"Who's Andy?" I asked.
"Ellie's boyfriend."
"He is not her boyfriend," Quinlan said.
I caught Jeff's gaze. The look said it all. Andy had been a boyfriend, and dear old dad hadn't liked him one little bit.
"Why didn't you like Andy, Mr. Quinlan?"
"He was a criminal."
I raised my eyebrows. "In what way?"
"He was arrested for drug abuse."
"He smoked some pot," Jeff said.
I was beginning to wish I could just go off and talk with Jeff. He seemed to know what was going on and wasn't trying to hide it. Trick was how to manage it.
"He was a corrupting influence on my daughter, and I put a stop to it."
"And he's missing?" I asked.
"Yes," Jeff said.
"I will answer Miss Blake's questions, Jeff. I am the man of the house."
Jesus, man of the house. Hadn't heard that in a while. "I'd like to see the rest of the house in case the vampire entered somewhere other than her room. If Jeff could show me the doors, I'd appreciate it."
"I can show you around, Miss Blake," Quinlan said.
"I'm sure your wife needs you right now, Mr. Quinlan. Jeff can show me around, but only you can comfort your wife."
Mrs.
I was getting tired of everyone calling me "Miss," but the grieving father could do it a few more times. "I believe your daughter knew the vampire. I believe she let him in willingly."
"You are crazy. Beth, go get the sheriff. I want this woman out of my house."
Beth stood up uncertainly. "David's gone to get some things, Jeffrey. I. . Deputy Coltrain's upstairs with the body, but. ."
"Then get him down here."
Beth looked at me, then back to him. She gripped her small hands together, almost wringing them. "Jeffrey, she's a licensed vampire hunter. She's done this a lot. Listen to her."
He stood up. "My daughter was raped and murdered by some soulless, bloodsucking animal, and I want this woman out of my house, now." If he hadn't been crying at the same time, I'd have been pissed.
Beth looked at me. She was willing to stand up to him if I needed her to. Mucho points for her. "Has anyone you know vanished or died recently?" I asked.
Quinlan squinted at me. He looked confused. The change of subject again was just too abrupt. I was hoping I could distract him from throwing me out long enough to learn something.
"What?"
"Has anyone you know gone missing or died recently?"
He shook his head. "No."
"Andy's missing," Jeff said.
Quinlan shook his head again. "That boy is no concern of ours."
"Who's Andy?" I asked.
"Ellie's boyfriend."
"He is not her boyfriend," Quinlan said.
I caught Jeff's gaze. The look said it all. Andy had been a boyfriend, and dear old dad hadn't liked him one little bit.
"Why didn't you like Andy, Mr. Quinlan?"
"He was a criminal."
I raised my eyebrows. "In what way?"
"He was arrested for drug abuse."
"He smoked some pot," Jeff said.
I was beginning to wish I could just go off and talk with Jeff. He seemed to know what was going on and wasn't trying to hide it. Trick was how to manage it.
"He was a corrupting influence on my daughter, and I put a stop to it."
"And he's missing?" I asked.
"Yes," Jeff said.
"I will answer Miss Blake's questions, Jeff. I am the man of the house."
Jesus, man of the house. Hadn't heard that in a while. "I'd like to see the rest of the house in case the vampire entered somewhere other than her room. If Jeff could show me the doors, I'd appreciate it."
"I can show you around, Miss Blake," Quinlan said.
"I'm sure your wife needs you right now, Mr. Quinlan. Jeff can show me around, but only you can comfort your wife."
Mrs.