the human then left for dead to throw you off any patterns.”
“ That’s as good a theory as any,” Warren agreed, with a long, audible yawn.
Both Darian and Xavier eyed Warren’s ragged condition. They’d never really seen the wolf appear so worn out.
“ Are you okay, Warren?” Xavier asked.
Warren sighed deeply. “Ah, yeah … just fucking exhausted, ya know? I’ve been on my feet for damn near forty-eight hours.” Right then, his cellular began ringing. Warren looked down at the number, recognizing it as his captain’s. “Fucking hell!” He answered his cell. “Yeah Captain?”
“ We’ve got another body, this one found floating in Wolf Lake. Listen, I’m going to assign you some help on this case, and I don’t want to hear, ‘we can handle it’, because you can’t. Detectives Johnson and Weinstein are already on their way to the fifth location. You four are going to work together on this.” Before Warren could respond, she continued. “And don’t think I didn’t get wind of your ‘my balls are bigger than your balls’ competition earlier. We’re a team, and this time, you two have two more partners. How’s it going there?”
Warren sighed again, realizing he’d lost the fight. They were going to have to make nice with the other detectives if they wanted to solve this case as fast as possible. He gave her an update, which wasn’t much.
“ Whatever resources you need, they’re at your disposal, I don’t want this coven filling our morgue. You got that?”
“ Yes, Captain.”
“ Good. Keep me in touch,” she hung up.
Warren closed his cell phone. He looked at the two vampires. “We’ve got a problem.”
“ We’ve heard,” Darian said.
“ If this turns out to be a challenge against you, how do I keep our new partners away from this case? A vampire territory battle won’t be within their understanding.” Warren looked at Darian, awaiting his response.
“ Don’t worry about that now. Just do what you can,” Darian told him, not wanting to stress the already stressed out wolf any more than he needed to be.
Warren nodded. He tossed a glance over his shoulder. “Look, I’ve got to get back, I’ll call, or Xander will.” He walked back to the crime scene, toward his partner.
Darian looked at Xavier. “Let’s go to Wolf Lake, shall we?” He didn’t wait for a confirmation. Taking his lover and second-in-command into his arms, he flew toward the fifth crime scene.
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“ Well it’s about time we got some damn help!” Matthew was practically shouting upon hearing the news they were going to have to partner up with two other detectives.
“ I didn’t want to have to partner up with anyone on this, Matt,” Warren said, frowning slightly.
“ Why? Is your ego bruised? Because I have to tell you, I’m relieved.”
Warren stopped at a red light. “Why do you assume I have a hero complex? Jesus, Matt! It’s not about me!”
Sensing his partner agitation, Matthew apologized. “Warren, I’m sorry. I don’t know… I guess you seemed kind of cocky talking with Johnson, earlier. I just assumed you enjoyed us being called the ‘Golden Boys’.”
“ Well I don’t … ,” Warren paused, smiling slightly. “Okay, in all honesty, I do. But that still isn’t the point. If this is a challenge to Darian’s coven, it’s going to be kind of difficult for us to steer the suspicions away from Darian. As a matter of fact, Johnson and Weinstein might try to make Darian a suspect. He is the Master vampire in Chicago. The S.U.I.T. for all its resources and knowledge knows nothing about our world. Supernatural Etiquette, Safe Passages, Challenges of Authorities, Sanctuaries, all of that, It’s foreign to them and they won’t understand.”
“ Give them and us some credit, Warren. Besides, we don’t have a choice,” Matthew said. He wanted to kiss his lover; he wanted to
“ That’s as good a theory as any,” Warren agreed, with a long, audible yawn.
Both Darian and Xavier eyed Warren’s ragged condition. They’d never really seen the wolf appear so worn out.
“ Are you okay, Warren?” Xavier asked.
Warren sighed deeply. “Ah, yeah … just fucking exhausted, ya know? I’ve been on my feet for damn near forty-eight hours.” Right then, his cellular began ringing. Warren looked down at the number, recognizing it as his captain’s. “Fucking hell!” He answered his cell. “Yeah Captain?”
“ We’ve got another body, this one found floating in Wolf Lake. Listen, I’m going to assign you some help on this case, and I don’t want to hear, ‘we can handle it’, because you can’t. Detectives Johnson and Weinstein are already on their way to the fifth location. You four are going to work together on this.” Before Warren could respond, she continued. “And don’t think I didn’t get wind of your ‘my balls are bigger than your balls’ competition earlier. We’re a team, and this time, you two have two more partners. How’s it going there?”
Warren sighed again, realizing he’d lost the fight. They were going to have to make nice with the other detectives if they wanted to solve this case as fast as possible. He gave her an update, which wasn’t much.
“ Whatever resources you need, they’re at your disposal, I don’t want this coven filling our morgue. You got that?”
“ Yes, Captain.”
“ Good. Keep me in touch,” she hung up.
Warren closed his cell phone. He looked at the two vampires. “We’ve got a problem.”
“ We’ve heard,” Darian said.
“ If this turns out to be a challenge against you, how do I keep our new partners away from this case? A vampire territory battle won’t be within their understanding.” Warren looked at Darian, awaiting his response.
“ Don’t worry about that now. Just do what you can,” Darian told him, not wanting to stress the already stressed out wolf any more than he needed to be.
Warren nodded. He tossed a glance over his shoulder. “Look, I’ve got to get back, I’ll call, or Xander will.” He walked back to the crime scene, toward his partner.
Darian looked at Xavier. “Let’s go to Wolf Lake, shall we?” He didn’t wait for a confirmation. Taking his lover and second-in-command into his arms, he flew toward the fifth crime scene.
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“ Well it’s about time we got some damn help!” Matthew was practically shouting upon hearing the news they were going to have to partner up with two other detectives.
“ I didn’t want to have to partner up with anyone on this, Matt,” Warren said, frowning slightly.
“ Why? Is your ego bruised? Because I have to tell you, I’m relieved.”
Warren stopped at a red light. “Why do you assume I have a hero complex? Jesus, Matt! It’s not about me!”
Sensing his partner agitation, Matthew apologized. “Warren, I’m sorry. I don’t know… I guess you seemed kind of cocky talking with Johnson, earlier. I just assumed you enjoyed us being called the ‘Golden Boys’.”
“ Well I don’t … ,” Warren paused, smiling slightly. “Okay, in all honesty, I do. But that still isn’t the point. If this is a challenge to Darian’s coven, it’s going to be kind of difficult for us to steer the suspicions away from Darian. As a matter of fact, Johnson and Weinstein might try to make Darian a suspect. He is the Master vampire in Chicago. The S.U.I.T. for all its resources and knowledge knows nothing about our world. Supernatural Etiquette, Safe Passages, Challenges of Authorities, Sanctuaries, all of that, It’s foreign to them and they won’t understand.”
“ Give them and us some credit, Warren. Besides, we don’t have a choice,” Matthew said. He wanted to kiss his lover; he wanted to
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