I wracked my brain, trying to remember the case. “Wasn’t one of my cases.”
“No, it was one of Agent Yorkingson’s cases.”
Oh, and he was dead now. Wonder if O’Donald knew that. I shook the thought from my head. Now was not the time to bring that up. “Lovely. My statement is this. I went to get coffee on a break, heard gunshots, shot the bastard, and took a bullet in the shoulder. Don’t really remember much from there. I remember getting back to the office, kind of remember the bullet being removed, you at the office, and then waking up here.”
It wasn’t completely the truth, but those were the only memories I knew were real. No need to mention a cat-man coming into my office, or Liz glowing silver, or the officer being red. Nope, best to keep those to myself.
“You shot someone.”
“Did no one really warn you about my track record here? I’ve shot people, killed some in self-defense, blown up a few cars, I mean come on, my car issues are legendary.”
Agent O’Donald did not look amused.
I let out a sigh. “I know it means you have to open an investigation.”
“You should be suspended if you have an investigation opened against you.”
I met his gaze, damn near daring him to do it.
“But you’re already on desk duty, so I’ll just keep you there. I expect to see you in the office tomorrow, Collins.” He walked out, and Levi walked with him. I heard the alarm disarm and the door open and shut.
I scratched Osiris’ head, because that’s what one did with a cat, even if they were in disguise. “I think I like you better when you’re not part cat and part man,” I whispered. He looked up at me, and I chuckled.
Levi walked back into the room. “How do you feel?”
“Like I was drugged and then ran over a few times.” I shrugged. “Why are you here?”
“Because Oliver called me. He said you attacked him.”
I tried to remember that and then shrugged. “I don’t remember.”
“The drug that the bullets were laced with is Thrills.”
I’d gone after a vampire selling Thrills once. “I didn’t know Grayson opened a case on it. You sent me after the vampire when he didn’t take your threats seriously.”
“I didn’t know Grayson did either. So I don’t know what’s in the system, and thanks to your new boss, I don’t have access to the system at all.” He sat down next to me and eyed the cat. “He hasn’t left your side at all since I got here.”
I shrugged. “He probably sensed something was wrong.” “Look, I wasn’t even out doing something dangerous. I wanted coffee and a break from the desk. I neutralized the situation and made sure that I was out of the limelight. Liz and I made it back to the office without press coverage or anything.”
“You’re not in trouble, Abigail. I simply came to make sure that the effects were gone and that you were safe.” He wrapped an arm around me. “I think we can add ‘getting coffee’ to your ‘puts you in danger list.’”
I rolled my eyes, but his comment reminded me of something. “When I was walking to the coffee shop, I saw this woman. She had blonde hair and was dressed in leather. Was she one of your watchers?”
He frowned and shook his head. “No, not one of mine.” His face changed into a careful blank mask, and he pulled his arm away from me a moment before Mario walked into the house with Catalina by his side.
Catalina wasn’t a fan of me, and I wasn’t exactly a fan of her, though we’d spent very little time together. “Princess Abigail.” She bowed her head.
“Catalina, what brings you here? I’m not planning on going anywhere tonight. Take a shower, maybe order some dinner.”
“I came to speak to Levi, actually. He hasn’t been answering his phone.”
I glanced at him, and he shrugged. “Sometimes I turn it off to annoy them.”
I snorted. It was the most human thing I had heard him say in a long time.
“In this case, I wanted to sit with you to make sure you were okay without being interrupted.” Levi shrugged and then stood. “You’re fine, you’ve told me you’ve managed to stay out of the press’ eye. I saw the news, it looked like a random crime. Because it’s related to Thrills, I’ll look into it with or without PIB’s help.”
I nodded and pulled my blanket tighter around me. “I think I’m going to sleep for the rest of the night if that’s cool. Since I have to be in the office tomorrow, I’d like to not feel like I was drugged.”
Levi motioned for the other two vampires to leave. “I’ll be back at the mansion in a few minutes.”
They both disappeared, and I looked at him. “I thought we agreed for you to keep Catalina out of my house.”
“A one-time thing, I promise. I’ll fill you in on what she has to say. For now, rest, and let me know if anything else develops in this case.”
“If Agent O’Donald lets me know, I’ll tell you. He seems pretty keen on keeping me isolated. Which scares me.”
Levi nodded. “Me as well, but I have to go be King now.” He bowed his head and disappeared.
I leaned back on the couch and closed my eyes. “Wake me up in a couple hours, Merick. I have things I want to look into.”
He didn’t respond. No meow or anything, but I let it be, and my tired body dragged me back into the world of sleep.
CHAPTER THREE
I walked into the office the next day to find my uncle sitting in my chair. I raised a brow. “O’Donald will shoot you
