Simon grabbed the creamer. “So, you’re helping as one of Levi’s people. What if O’Donald finds out?”
“There’s nothing he can do about it. Unless he wants to fire me, but then he’d make a few enemies. If he likes his job, he won’t fire me.” I shrugged.
Simon snorted. “Untouchable?”
“Unless he kills…” I stopped mid-sentence. “That’s a little drastic.”
Simon filled the mugs. “But in your life, it’s not out of the question.”
He had a point. I tried not to think about getting shot as an assassination attempt. There hadn’t been any real attempts or credible threats recently. Anything that looked like it might harm me or thought about harming me was investigated by Levi’s people and taken care of.
What taken care of meant, I didn’t ask. I grabbed my coffee off the counter and went into the living room. “We what drug was used on the bullet. Levi’s dealt with it before.”
“You neglected to tell me you were drugged.”
I pressed my lips together. “Sorry, I assumed someone filled you in. The bullet that hit me was laced with enough Thrills that had it stayed in my body, it would have died of an overdose. It was a terrifying trip that I never want to experience again.” I shook my head. “It’s over now, though. So, let’s enjoy our coffee and watch some movies. I’m on vacation from PIB. I’d like to enjoy some time with my boyfriend before Levi pops in.”
He kissed me quickly, and we moved to the couch and sat down.
I snuggled up against him and flicked the television on, going straight to my streaming service. I didn’t want to risk seeing the news and regretting my choice to take a vacation.
Simon pulled me close. “Action-adventure movie tonight?”
“Sounds like a good choice.” I sat my coffee down on the coffee table. “But, we could have other fun.”
He looked down at me and kissed me quickly. I returned the kiss with passion. His hands skimmed up my sides, tugging my shirt up. I broke the kiss long enough for him to pull it over my head and for me to rid him of his shirt.
I straddled him and leaned over to kiss him as his hand curved around my waist.
I heard a couple of small beeps, but I didn’t pay too much attention until the alarm chirped that it was disarmed, and the front door opened.
Shit.
“Abigail?” Levi’s voice came through the house.
“Shit,” Simon and I both said at the same time and started scrambling to put our shirts back on like two lust-struck teenagers.
It was too late. Mario and Levi appeared in the doorway of the living room.
Levi put his hand over his eyes and sighed. “Abigail?”
“It’s my house,” I countered.
Something flashed in Mario’s eyes, and for a moment, I thought it might be jealousy. Simon seemed to see it too because he wrapped his arms around me and laid his chin on top of my head. “Did you need something?”
“Please put a shirt on.” Levi turned around.
I snorted and slipped my shirt back on before Simon did the same thing. “You can turn around now.”
Osiris walked in a moment later, and I wondered how long Merrick had been sitting on the other side of that wall.
Levi turned around and motioned to the couch. “We need to talk about the case that Mason called you in on today.”
“Oh, this is going to be a fun conversation.” Simon sat back on the couch and grabbed the coffees. He handed me my coffee, and I looked at Levi.
“Mason called me in as one of your people. He said he got your permission for it.”
“Because O’Donald won’t let you on the field, and I don’t want this to get out of hand. Whatever, whoever is out there killing people, needs to be stopped.”
I nodded. “I’m on vacation from PIB, so I’m all yours for a week.”
He was quiet for a moment, but Mario spoke up. “Who’s with you during the day then? Where’s Liz?”
I glanced at Levi. “Did Mason tell you?”
“Liz has been out of contact for more than twenty-four hours. Oliver messaged me to tell me that she’s been on the move, or at least her phone is.”
“She’s sent me a couple locations, but with a DNR attached to it. So I haven’t reached out to her. What do you know about this case?”
Levi looked at Simon. “This stays here.”
Simon nodded in agreement.
“Some of the victims have been vampires.”
I stared at him. “How many?”
“Three.”
I pressed my lips together. Mason had said there were only a few bodies, and he was waiting on Levi to confirm the vampire aspect. “Why was the Black Magic Task Force called in then?”
“Because we’re pretty sure the symbols have something to do with magic. Liz was going to check into something and said that she might be out of touch. But I didn’t think it was going to be for twenty-four hours.”
I studied my coffee for a moment. “So, I’m going to take over for her.”
“And find her,” Levi added.
“I need any notes she’s given you, and I’ll see if I can get into the PIB database to get any notes she might have put in there. How many victims were there all together? The scene Mason called me to didn’t have any bodies.”
“Five. Three vampires two humans,” Mario spoke up. “The humans were associated with the vampires that we found.”
Interesting. “Okay. I’ll see what
