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They flew the chopper back to Virginia, and then went back to the compound after freeing Ian’s men. Bones would have skipped briefing Don altogether except for the bombshell that Cat had unknowingly revealed yesterday. That couldn’t wait.
Bones left Noah with Cat’s team, but had Tate, Juan, and Cooper accompany them to Don’s office. They didn’t question it, probably because they expected to give Don their report on the evening as well. When the five of them entered Don’s office, her uncle took one look at Cat and then quickly looked away.
“Cat, would you like a lab coat or…something?”
She glanced down as if just remembering that she was still in her evening attire, such as it was.
Bones removed his jacket and draped it around her. “Here, luv, put this on before your uncle turns red. Best to do that, anyway, since I’m about to flog Juan for staring at your arse.”
Cat gave Juan a censuring look.
He only smiled. “You shouldn’t have walked in front of me withthatdress on if you didn’t want me looking,querida.”
Don cleared his throat. “You’re all here, so obviously the operation was a success. Cat, you gave instructions for Noah Rose to be transferred to a hospital? And to have his car wrecked and reports of a hit-and-run accident filed?”
She sighed. “Yes. Bones will put your brainwashers out of a job, Don. All Noah will remember about tonight is a car wreck that he has to call his insurance company about in the morning.”
Don nodded, but Tate gave Bones a newly suspicious look.
“That’s a good point. How do we know that Bones hasn’t been fucking with our minds this entire time? Your decision to make him a part of this team could have been planted, Don!”
Cat snorted, but Bones beat her to replying.
“He knows it wasn’t. For starters, Don’s office is being recorded by a hacker-proof, battery-operated camera in the ceiling. I can hear it,” he answered Don before he could ask. “And while under normal circumstances, I could’ve made you believe you watched that footage when you didn’t, I can’t because you started tipping the red bottle as soon as you found out that your niece was shagging a vampire.”
Cat gave him a confused look. So did her men.
“He’s been drinking vampire blood to make himself immune to our mind control,” Bones elaborated. “Don’t bother denying it, old chap. I can smell it on you.”
Don didn’t deny it, but irritation flashed over his face.
“You will never trust me, will you, Don?” Cat said in exasperation. “As if I’d let Bones brainwash you that way.”
“No, she wouldn’t, more’s the pity,” Bones murmured.
Cat’s look said she didn’t appreciate that, but she ignored it. “Look, Don, I’m tired, so I’ll be brief. Max and Ian are still alive, but they won’t mess with any of us anymore. Under nosferatu law, Bones kind of…married me tonight.”
“What?” Don and Tate exclaimed at the same time.
Cat sighed. “It’s a blood vow thing, not a normal wedding ceremony, but it means anyone who messes with me or mine gets a piece of Bones, too, and no one seems to want that. Humanly speaking, I’m still single, but in the undead world, I’m married to Bones lock, stock, and two smoking barrels.” She paused, and went on with a catch in her voice. “I’m sorry I couldn’t give Max your best, Don, but I’ll get him one day. I promise.”
Don looked at Cat for a long moment. Then, a smile ghosted his lips. “I did give Max my best, Cat. I sent him you.”
Tears sparkled in her eyes. She immediately blinked them back and cleared her throat as if trying to dislodge something.
“There is another matter we need to discuss,” Bones said.
Cat shook off her sentimentality. “Okay, but can we make it fast? I’m about to fall asleep on my feet here.”
This would certainly wake her up. “Yesterday, you told me that your friend drank vampire blood as he died. That’s a rather significant detail.”
“Not really,” she said with a catch in her voice. “It sure didn’t save him or make him a vampire. Dave only got in a few swallows before he died. We buried him three days later, and believe me, he wasdeaddead.”
“Quite so, as far as being a vampire or human.” Bones held her gaze. “But there is another species, isn’t there?”
“He wasn’t a ghoul, either,” she said sharply.
She still had so much to learn.
