She sniffed again and frowned at her brother. “What are you talking about? What could be worse than Britt being dead?"
Sampson sucked in a long, deep breath. “Britt is gone. His body disappeared from the lab."
Jess lurched forward in shock. “What in the name of God are you saying? No one could steal him from our lab, our security is too good."
"Whoever took him had Britt's security code.” Regent paused. “There's more...
Jess stood up and paced to the fireplace. Britt's body had been taken? For what reason? “Dear God, Regent, what about the level of VNA in his blood? Was he going to turn into a vampire?"
"That's the thing, dear. He did have VNA in his blood, but Sampson said there was something else in his blood too. Something Sampson hasn't been able to identify."
"Why not? Sampson's an expert."
"It seems that Britt's blood was in the process of changing. It was rejecting the vampire VNA at the same pace that his genes were changing. Even while Sampson watched them under the microscope."
"That's not possible."
"Whoever took Britt, must have known his body would reject the vampire VNA. Must have known what was left of his blood would be very valuable for research."
Jess felt hollow inside. Someone was using Britt's body to foster more sick experiments!
Not on her watch.
She jumped to her feet and brushed back her hair. She'd get Britt back, and he'd have his funeral. He'd want to be buried in hallowed ground.
She'd do that for him, if her life depended on it.
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