conversation was with Mr. Marcos. I couldn’t hear that part. It’s what happened before he left that has me upset.”
“What happened before he left?” I asked, leaning forward in my chair.
Her hands and legs were shaking. I knew this wasn’t normal behavior and she was acting fidgety. For what must have been the hundredth time she glanced over her shoulder. Who was she looking for? Her heels clicked loudly against the floor as she paced back and forth. I glanced at the others. Annabelle frowned and Liam shrugged his shoulders.
“Ask her what’s wrong,” Liam mouthed.
I supposed it was my job to get to the bottom of things. She paused when she turned around, realizing that we were all watching her.
I met her stare. “Are you there’s nothing else you need to tell us?”
She opened her mouth as if she was about to speak, but then she stopped and turned around again. She paced the length of the floor. How long would this pattern continue? I was about to get up and leave, but I thought I’d give her one more chance. To my relief, she finally turned around and marched toward us. She pushed her shoulders back and stood straight. After releasing a deep breath, she stepped closer.
“There’s something I need to tell you.” Her voice was low and she looked over her shoulder again.
“Yes.” I pleaded for her to continue with my eyes.
“I didn’t want to get him in trouble,” she said with disappointment in her voice.
“Who didn’t you want to get in trouble?” I asked.
Liam leaned forward in his seat, clearly interested in what she had to say.
“Nicolas,” she said, looking down at the floor.
“Nicolas?” I asked with surprise. “Why would you be getting him in trouble?”
“Because of what he did,” she whispered, avoiding eye contact with me.
“We don’t know that he turned that woman,” I said defensively.
“No.” She shook her head. “Not that. It was something else.”
My stomach turned. I wasn’t sure I wanted to hear anything else.
“What else?” I asked cautiously.
She looked from me to the other faces staring at her, then met my gaze again. “He turned someone else this morning,” she whispered.
Chapter Ten
I grabbed the table to brace myself against the dizziness. Liam jumped up from his seat.
“What are you talking about?” My voice shot up .
Her face turned white. “One of the waitresses was helping their table and he just jumped up and bit her neck. After he was finished, he dropped her and walked out the door.”
“You mean not everyone working here is a vampire?” I looked over my shoulder.
She shook her head. “No, and it hasn’t been a problem until now.”
“What happened after that?” Liam asked.
I was still in shock and had apparently momentarily at a loss for words. I was pretty sure the leader of the Underworld was supposed to keep it together, but what could I say? I hadn’t expected this turn of events.
“Like I said, he left. We grabbed her up and brought her to the back room.” Ginny gestured toward a little hallway on the left.
No wonder she’d kept looking over her shoulder.
“How is she?” I finally found my voice.
Ginny shrugged. “She’s doing okay, I guess. I’ll know more later today on how she’s handling it.”
“I’m really sorry that this happened,” I said.
Why was I apologizing? As the new leader of the Underworld I guess I thought it was my responsibility to make sure everyone behaved.
“Can you take me to her?” I asked.
She hesitated, then said, “Sure, she’s in the back room.”
“Are you sure you want to see her?” Liam asked.
I nodded. “I’m sure.”
“She’ll probably be out of it. She was resting the last time I looked in on her. I gave her blood, but she didn’t want it,” Ginny said.
I swallowed hard. “I want to see her.”
Ginny turned and motioned over her shoulder for us to follow.
“We’ll just stay here,” Annabelle said with trepidation.
I nodded. That was
“What happened before he left?” I asked, leaning forward in my chair.
Her hands and legs were shaking. I knew this wasn’t normal behavior and she was acting fidgety. For what must have been the hundredth time she glanced over her shoulder. Who was she looking for? Her heels clicked loudly against the floor as she paced back and forth. I glanced at the others. Annabelle frowned and Liam shrugged his shoulders.
“Ask her what’s wrong,” Liam mouthed.
I supposed it was my job to get to the bottom of things. She paused when she turned around, realizing that we were all watching her.
I met her stare. “Are you there’s nothing else you need to tell us?”
She opened her mouth as if she was about to speak, but then she stopped and turned around again. She paced the length of the floor. How long would this pattern continue? I was about to get up and leave, but I thought I’d give her one more chance. To my relief, she finally turned around and marched toward us. She pushed her shoulders back and stood straight. After releasing a deep breath, she stepped closer.
“There’s something I need to tell you.” Her voice was low and she looked over her shoulder again.
“Yes.” I pleaded for her to continue with my eyes.
“I didn’t want to get him in trouble,” she said with disappointment in her voice.
“Who didn’t you want to get in trouble?” I asked.
Liam leaned forward in his seat, clearly interested in what she had to say.
“Nicolas,” she said, looking down at the floor.
“Nicolas?” I asked with surprise. “Why would you be getting him in trouble?”
“Because of what he did,” she whispered, avoiding eye contact with me.
“We don’t know that he turned that woman,” I said defensively.
“No.” She shook her head. “Not that. It was something else.”
My stomach turned. I wasn’t sure I wanted to hear anything else.
“What else?” I asked cautiously.
She looked from me to the other faces staring at her, then met my gaze again. “He turned someone else this morning,” she whispered.
Chapter Ten
I grabbed the table to brace myself against the dizziness. Liam jumped up from his seat.
“What are you talking about?” My voice shot up .
Her face turned white. “One of the waitresses was helping their table and he just jumped up and bit her neck. After he was finished, he dropped her and walked out the door.”
“You mean not everyone working here is a vampire?” I looked over my shoulder.
She shook her head. “No, and it hasn’t been a problem until now.”
“What happened after that?” Liam asked.
I was still in shock and had apparently momentarily at a loss for words. I was pretty sure the leader of the Underworld was supposed to keep it together, but what could I say? I hadn’t expected this turn of events.
“Like I said, he left. We grabbed her up and brought her to the back room.” Ginny gestured toward a little hallway on the left.
No wonder she’d kept looking over her shoulder.
“How is she?” I finally found my voice.
Ginny shrugged. “She’s doing okay, I guess. I’ll know more later today on how she’s handling it.”
“I’m really sorry that this happened,” I said.
Why was I apologizing? As the new leader of the Underworld I guess I thought it was my responsibility to make sure everyone behaved.
“Can you take me to her?” I asked.
She hesitated, then said, “Sure, she’s in the back room.”
“Are you sure you want to see her?” Liam asked.
I nodded. “I’m sure.”
“She’ll probably be out of it. She was resting the last time I looked in on her. I gave her blood, but she didn’t want it,” Ginny said.
I swallowed hard. “I want to see her.”
Ginny turned and motioned over her shoulder for us to follow.
“We’ll just stay here,” Annabelle said with trepidation.
I nodded. That was
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