cousin. What’s up?”
“I
happened to run into several Unholy this afternoon. Why they were out in the
daytime is beyond me, but luckily for me, they were. I got to have a little fun,
and now I am bringing them to you. I wanted to make sure you were still there.”
“Yeah,
I’m here. How far out are you?” Knowing his brother, not far.
“I’m
pulling up to the gate now. I will see you in a few,” Dante informed him.
Gregor
headed toward the Basement. Isabelle and Tessa would have to wait. If it
weren’t for the special restraints Julian created, it would be a battle to
apprehend and detain the Unholy. Instead, the restraints did their job, and
less than an hour later, the Unholy were in their cages. Dante followed Gregor
to his office. They quietly passed by Isabelle’s office in case Tessa was still
there. Gregor turned when Dante’s footsteps slowed down then stopped. His
brother had one hand on the wall, head hanging down.
Dante
shook his head then continued on. When they arrived at Gregor’s office, he
asked, “Are you okay?”
“Yeah,
fine. I’m sorry I interrupted. The Unholy could wait; the women, maybe not. That
would have been the perfect opportunity to listen in.” Dante was back to his
usual frowning self.
“I
probably should have, but honestly, I’m not so sure I’m ready for that.”
“What
do you mean?” Dante took the empty chair opposite Gregor’s desk and leaned
back on two legs.
“That’s
the second time I’ve been disoriented, and both times were when this Tessa was
around. At first I thought it was Isabelle, but I’ve been around her enough now
that I am either immune to her or she isn’t the one.”
“The
one, as in your mate?” Dante sat his chair down and leaned his forearms on his
legs.
“Yes.
No. I don’t know, I mean I haven’t been around her long enough to really tell.”
“Well,
it’s too late tonight. What do you say we hit The Tavern? We haven’t been out
in a long time. It isn’t either of our nights to patrol. Who knows, maybe
you’ll see a nice young blonde to take your mind off the redhead.”
Gregor
considered it. “Why not? Let me run home and shower, and I’ll meet you there.”
“Sounds
good. I need to take the van back to the morgue anyway. I’ll see you in a
couple of hours. By the way, what is that smell?”
“What
smell?”
Dante
shook his head, “Never mind.” They both stood and walked out the door. Dante
turned right, headed back toward the entrance to the Basement. Gregor went
left, headed to his Hummer.
Tessa
couldn’t believe Dr. Henshaw had been secretly trying to create more Unholy. It
was a good thing for her the idiot had been caught in the mayhem. If he were
still alive, Belle wouldn’t be working at the prison, and she wouldn’t have
access to her brother. She read over the files with her cousin, making notes
and giving suggestions. She knew more about the cloning process than most
scientists, having learned from the best. While Henshaw wouldn’t truly have
been creating clones, he could have succeeded in turning normal, if somewhat
psychotic, men into monsters. The same way Gordon had created his army.
After
about an hour, Tessa told Belle she had to go. She wanted to read Dr. Henshaw’s
notes, but right now she wanted to look for her brother more. She left
Isabelle’s office and headed down the hallway. She thought with it being so
late there would be fewer guards for her to run into. Tamian? She
reached out with her mind. Her extra-sharp hearing allowed her to gauge when
guards were in the vicinity. She would stop and listen then continue when the
coast was clear.
Tamian? Either her brother was on a
different level or he was asleep. Loud footsteps halted her progress. When the
noise lessened, she peered around the corner just in time to see the retreating
back of a tall, fit guard. She admired his backside as he stopped at an
unmarked door. He slid a keycard in the slot, waited for the