Standing, Forest eyed the bundle of cash before releasing the envelope to me.
As she began to walk away, she called out, “Pleasure doing business with you! I expect the rest soon–if you is still alive.”
My determination faltered. Was I being reckless?
Karsten folded his paper and approached, holding a small cup of coffee.
“Did you get what you needed?” He asked.
The corner of my mouth turned up on one side. “Yeah. I just hope it’s not a mistake.”
Striding purposefully toward Chronos, I pulled the picture out and studied it. So, this was the Butcher. Rumor had it that he was an ancient and dangerous vampire. Weirdly, he looked frail and old, like a human man. Had he done some kind of experiment on himself and it went wrong? Moroi DNA reset all humans to their peak physical and mental state during the transformation; This made our age appear anywhere from twenty to thirty. There were outliers, but it was rare.
Entering HQ, I used the embedded RFID chip in my hand to unlock several secure doors that led to the Manhattan lab’s dressing room. I always kept an overnight bag inside my wooden locker and pulled it out.
If I could find the butcher, would he talk to me? Share his secrets?
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