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I stood and looked down at my friend. “You okay?”
She nodded.
I glanced over at the fallen vampire. The black spiderweb like veins covered all exposed skin. His complexion was ashen, unlike anything I’ve ever seen.
It sent a chill all the way to my toes.
Even in the supernatural world, there were things that were far too unnatural and dangerous to consider. The dart sticking out from his chest fell into that category. It had some of the signs I’d expect from silver poisoning, but even silver bullets couldn’t do what that dart had done.
Someone had weaponized something that caused instant, final death for vampires. What did that mean for the rest of us?
I reached out with my magic, feeling for the creatures who were lurking in the shadows. They were gone. It was so empty, I started to wonder if I’d been imagining them all along. But someone had sent that dart. Whoever it was, I was sure they hadn’t stuck around. Vanished along with the spontaneous indoor windstorm. Who even had the power to do that? That was mage territory, but I’d only sensed vampires. And lots of them. But what if they’d never been there at all?
Nothing was adding up. The more time I spent on this case, the weirder things got.
Lola’s killer was dead, that was the point of this, wasn’t it? Why did it feel so hollow? I shook off the feeling of impending doom that was seeping into my being. I should be celebrating right now, I should feel vindicated.
“He’s the one who took out Lola,” Heidi said through gritted teeth.
“I think so.” He sounded so sure of himself in his confession but it came across as almost too obvious. It made me uncomfortable. Maybe that’s why I was feeling off. It was all wrapping up too nicely.
I grabbed my abandoned knife from the floor and quickly freed Heidi from her restraints.
Heidi rubbed her wrists as she glared at the dead vampire. She walked over to him and kicked him in the side. Hard. With a grunt, she kicked him again, and again. “You asshole. You deserved to die, you piece of shit.”
She stepped back and took a deep breath, her eyes finding me. “Sorry. I needed to let that out.”
“I get it. You okay?” I asked.
“I’m okay but you and me need to have a serious talk,” she said.
Something prickled on the back of my neck. A sense I wasn’t familiar with. Fear, pain, a cry for help. “Hold on.”
I took a step away from Heidi and sent my senses out one more time, fully opening myself up in a way I rarely did. Faintly, I could feel the tangled dark magic I’d grown used to sensing the last few days.
Elias was in trouble.
“It’s going to have to wait,” I said, already heading for the door. “Come on. My friend’s in trouble.”
