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She didn’t feel anounce of remorse for lying to him. She had no idea who he was, whyhe’d come looking for her dad, or how he could be so insensitiveafter learning her dad, hissupposedfriend, was killed.
“I want you out ofhere,” she stated.
“Do you have anyother siblings?”
The man wascompletely obtuse. Caro fisted her hands as she restrained herselffrom heaving something at him and folded her arms over her chest.She’d never be able to remove him from here physically, but shedidn’t have to engage with him again.
Saber stared ather while he waited for her reply, but she wasn’t paying anyattention to him as she focused on the wall. “Do you?” heinquired.
Her eyes returnedto him before she shifted her attention to the wall again. So thatwas the game she was going to play.
Saber scowled ather before stalking around some boxes and out to the showroom.Pushing open the door, he walked a few feet into the store andstopped to study the trinkets on the shelves. They all blended intoone useless thing after another.
When the doorswung open behind him and Caro stormed out of the backroom, heturned and caught sight of the weapons hanging on the wall. Theywere all dull and exquisitely well crafted, but none were forgedwith the same quality as his haladie knife.
Charles had toldhim he rarely made blades like Saber’s. There were few he trustedwith such a weapon.
At the time, Saberhadn’t believed he was trustworthy enough for the blade, butCharles had faith he was. Saber still wasn’t sure if that made hisfriend an idiot or not.
For the firsttime, a glimmer of sadness crept through him. He and Charlesweren’t the greatest comrades, but they were friends. And Charleswas a good man who believed in him even when Saber didn’t.
Charles deservedbetter than the fate he endured. His attention shifted to Charles’sdaughter, who had a murderous look on her face as she pointed thesword at him.
“It’s time for youto leave,” she stated. “Now.”
“Your father wasan extremely talented man who learned his craft from his father.Does he have a son or another child?” Saber inquired.
“Are youkiddingme?”
Before he couldreply, a loud bang sounded on the back door. Caro jumped, and herhead spun toward the sound. An uneasy feeling settled in herstomach as silence followed the loud bang.
CHAPTER 16
She doubted herdad had any more friends who would come traipsing out of thewoodwork today. Until today, she’d never met any vampire whoclaimed to be her dad’s friend, and while he had associates aroundhere, he never really had friends. Her mom was more outgoing butdidn’t have close friends either.
It was impossibleto keep human friends when they eventually had to distancethemselves from them. Sure, they could always change the human’smemories of them, but keeping up such a charade was tricky, couldend badly, and wasn’t overly worth it.
Neither of herparents trusted other vampires that much and tended to avoid themwhen they could. Unfortunately, they couldn’t keep away from themall.
Was that who wasat the back door now… her parents’ killers?
Apprehensiontrickled down her spine as she spun and hurried back through theswinging door. She didnotwant to die, but she did want theones who murdered her parents to roast in Hell. She would gladlyput them there if she could.
Saber hadn’texpected Caro to disappear so fast through the door. The second shevanished from view, a sense of urgency gripped him, and he rushedafter her.
He couldn’t recallthe last time he rushed after anyone, but he found himself chasingthe annoying woman who wouldn’t answer his questions. She alsodidn’t show an ounce of self-preservation, given what happened toher parents.
“Don’t open thedoor,” he commanded when he caught up to her.
She sent him ascathing look. “I don’t make the same mistake twice.”
Saber almostsmirked at her response, but the impulse vanished as another roundof banging shook the metal door. Whoever was out there wasbattering their fist into the door. It was too aggressive for asimple visit.
Caro stepped up tothe monitor and gazed at the two men standing outside. One leanedcasually against the wall beside the door while the other restedhis hand against it.
“Do you knowthem?” Saber asked.
“No.”
