Deadly Call by Martha Bourke Read Free Book Online

demeanor immediately changed. “Oh, very well then. Thank you, Roman. You may wait outside.”
    “What’s your name, soldier?”
    “Devin, ma’am.”
    “Well, Devin, I’d like to thank you for your service in the Initiative program.”
    “Thank you, ma’am.”
    “So, my head scientist thinks you might have some important information to share?”
    “Yeah. A couple of nights ago, I was out with a hellion and I observed what appeared to be an encounter between two of our soldiers from the Initiative, a hellion, and a member of the Order.”
    “I see.”
    “I was confused at first. As I said I could only see one hellion and I wondered how one New Breed alone could have taken down a shifter’s hellion in such an uneven fight.”
    “Go on,” Victrixa urged.
    “Only as I got closer, I realized I had been mistaken. Two of the shifters were from the Order and only one was from the Initiative. Your…uh…”
    Victrixa balled her fists to contain her aggravation at what she was all too sure she would hear next. “Continue.”
    “One of the shifters fighting for the Order was your daughter, ma’am. That’s how I got confused.”
    “I see.”
    “There’s more, actually. You see, uh, she wasn’t just fighting for the Order. She’s, uh, well, she’s a New Breed, ma’am.”
    Victrixa bit down so hard on her teeth she could have broken them in half. It took all of her self-control not to strangle the little puke. “I’m sorry, what makes you say that?”
    “Well, I would never make such an accusation based on increased strength and speed alone, although I’ve fought with Ana before and she is definitely stronger and faster. But there was something else. By the time I got there, they had taken down our soldiers and the last hellion . As they turned to go, I yelled her name. She must have turned around out of habit. And, ma’am, when she looked at me, her eyes glowed just as gold as the sun.”
    Victrixa’s fingernails dug so far into the palms of her hands, she drew blood. “Well, thank you for bringing this to my attention, soldier. I’ll be sure you receive the proper commendation.”
    “Thank you, ma’am.”
    As Devin turned to go, Victrixa pulled a knife from her boot and stabbed him in the back.
    “Roman!” she hollered.
    The scientist opened the door. “Yes, Victrix—”
    “Get rid of him,” she barked.
    She stepped over his body and walked away.
     
    Ana watched her laptop screen and wrinkled her nose. Fuck me. Well, looked like it was a good thing she put that mini cam in Mommie Dearest’s office after all. Damn. SE was gonna blow a gasket.
    She headed to the closet, undressed, and pulled on her leathers. She opened her weapons cabinet and started to arm herself.
    SE walked into the closet. “Hey, I almost missed you. Heading out?”
    “Yeah, in a few minutes. Listen, we need to talk when I get back. You think you’ll be up?”
    “Probably. I usually don’t sleep until you’re back in. Everything okay, ihkweea ?”
    “Yep. I just don’t have time right now. I’m supposed to meet Dimitri in five.”
    SE slid his hand into the back of her hair and kissed her good-bye. “Be safe.”
    “I will.”
    “ Ketapaanene. ”
    “I love you, too, my male.”
    Her lips met his and she dematerialized.
     
    Helen made herself comfortable on Diesel’s bed. “So, what’s tonight’s flick?”
    He handed her a beer. “That would be Pulp Fiction.”
    “Good choice. I haven’t seen that in ages.”
    The big male plopped down on the bed next to her and she forced herself into doctor mode. It was never easy with a friend, but if anyone deserved her help, Diesel did.
    “Excited to set up the lab tomorrow, Doc?”
    She laughed. “Pretty much going out of my freaking mind.”
    “Yeah, it’s gonna rock. Wait ‘til you see all the shit X picked out.”
    “He got more than what I asked for?”
    Diesel grinned. “Yeah, well, I might have picked out a couple of extra things, too.”
    She gave a