Harley secretly hoped that Zoe would be asleep, or perhaps on vacation at the North Pole. She didn’t bother to call ahead or to text Aiden and let him know what was going on.
They needed information before someone else got killed and tipping off the possible bad guys was not the way to get useful information.
CHAPTER NINETEEN
Harley had to use the GPS to find the driveway to the house. Last time she was here she did not arrive or leave by the drive.
The driveway was long and paved. It looked like it was in pristine condition. The Gothic Victorian house looked much larger than she originally thought.
Meyers knocked on the door. He stood between her and the door in a protective manner. No wonder she thought this man was so sexy.
A liveried butler opened the door. Harley mentally named him Jeeves. He wasn’t here last time, at least not that she saw.
“May I help you?” He said in an aristocratic voice.
“Yes. We are looking for the vampire that lives here.” Meyers said.
“Can you be more specific sir? We have several vampires that reside in this home.”
“I want to talk to whoever’s in charge.”
“Right this way sir. I will go and see if Master Luciano is available.”
Meyers flashed his badge. “Make sure he’s available. This is police business.”
The butler gave a curt bow and motioned them to follow him. He led them into a drawing room. The room was done in shades of red. It was Gothic Victorian like the rest of the house.
A few minutes later Luc swept into the room. His presence was breathtaking, to say the least. His long blonde hair was bound in a single ponytail that went down his back.
He was wearing black leather pants that fit him like a glove, soft black leather boots that came to his knees. The shirt was a deep blue with flowing sleeves.
He smiled as he saw her. “Ahh, Harley it’s good to see you again.” He glided across the room taking her hand and lifting it to his lips before brushing a kiss against her knuckles.
“Hello, Luc. This is Lieutenant Meyers with the supernatural investigation team. He has some questions he would like to ask you.”
There was no sense in pretending she didn’t know Luc. She should have told Meyers on the drive. She really didn’t want to go into the details of that evening.
If Meyers was surprised, he didn’t let it show. He had a good cop face. Harley had never been able to read him.
“Lieutenant Meyers, this is Luciano. Luciano this is Lieutenant Meyers.”
They shook hands. Luc offered them some refreshments. Meyers declined and Harley requested ice water with lemon.
They sat on an ornate red and black tufted couch. The black woodwork had a large raven carved in it and the legs looked like carved wings.
Meyers looked at Luc. “Do you have a last name?”
“I was born with one Lt. Meyers, but it fell out of use long ago.”
“Do you know anything about the murders that took place on your property?”
“Only that my wards were crossed. It seems the gargoyle on patrol acted out of turn and killed them.”
“The murders were not committed by the gargoyle. They were committed by vampires.”
A look of surprise crossed Luc’s face before he quickly returned to his usual neutral look.
“I had no idea.”
“How many vampires live here?”
The questions were beginning to get interesting. Harley really didn’t like the idea of being here with no backup. She was certain that Meyers carried a gun. She didn’t carry one. Nor did she have anything for vampires.
She made a mental note to start carrying anti-vampire spells in her kit.
“Depends on the day. I have twenty-five vampires in my brood. They do not all live here at the same time.”
“Okay. Let me rephrase the question. How many vampires are here right now?”
“Six right now. Do you need to question them?”
“Wouldn’t hurt to see if they know anything about the murders. Perhaps they saw something the night the college kids wandered onto your property.”
Harley thought that Luc was being very cooperative. Perhaps too cooperative. Luc sent the butler away to get the other vampires. It didn’t take them long to file into the room.
Harley was on pins and needles knowing Zoe would be in the same room soon. She wondered if Zoe would try to kill her in front of a policeman.
Six men of assorted sizes and shades entered the room. Harley kept looking, but Zoe never came in. She looked at Luc and he shook his head. She would ask him later where Zoe was.
Meyers questioned the vampires one at a time. None of them knew anything about the college student’s murders. That’s if they were telling the truth. They did find out that Luc and his brood were not the only vampires in the area.
There were several other broods in Oklahoma and Texas. Not to mention the ones in the surrounding states. Luc did agree to consider it and see if there were any scuttlebutt on the vampire network.
She and Meyers drove away and the silence stretched between them. Harley decided to break the silence.
“I met him the night of the murders. I was injured and he helped me out.”
It was more an omission than a lie. He did help her out in his own way. She had also been injured. The sex in the dream had healed her of the injuries. She knew that it had been more real than a dream, but not quite fully real.
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
“I was a
