Free Dracul's Revenge 02: Anarchy in Blood by Carol Lynne, T. A. Chase Page B

know that the guy is the right one?”
    “What we discovered was there were three casks of wine sold earlier in the year at a private auction. All the people invited to the sale were members of the Knights. We found two casks. There’s a third one out there somewhere. There’s something about the wine that turns the person who drinks it blood-thirsty in a way that’s insane. My two killers tore out ANARCHY IN BLOOD
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    the throats of their victims and drank their blood.” Bobby sighed. “Your killer will more than likely have the other cask of wine somewhere.”
    “Shit. This isn’t good, Bobby. I don’t have access to all the information on this case.”
    “But you must know people who do, and you’ll need to let them know what to look for while they investigate this. Plus if you find a suspect, he’ll have a cigar box with the seal of the Knights on it. It’s their membership badge or something like it.”
    Gray rested his forehead against the cool glass and closed his eyes. He was going to have to sit down and discuss this whole thing with Kaplan, Tina, and Aaron. They needed to organise their searches, and find out who might fit the profile Bobby gave him.
    “I’ll send you all the files Nik and I have on the Knights, plus what we know about the wine. Nik’s willing to talk to you any time you want him.” Bobby’s voice held worry and determination. “We’ll help you stop this murderer and the entire society. I’m getting fed up with men who believe they’re above the law and who don’t treat others with common decency.”
    “It happens all the time. The weak get preyed on and the strong take advantage of them. I’m not saying it’s right, just that it happens.” Gray rubbed the back of his neck.
    “Thanks for telling me all of this, Bobby. I’ll let Ruth know to look for the files you’re sending me. I’ll make sure they get passed on to the right people.”
    “Great. I’ll get in touch with you later. Hopefully, by the time Nik and I get down there, you’ll have caught this bastard.”
    “I hope so too.” Gray hung up and straightened his shoulders.
    After tossing his phone on the desk, he grabbed his coffee and went looking for Kaplan and Tina. He found them in the conference room, standing next to each other and staring down at some pictures.
    “What have you got for me?”
    They looked up and Kaplan gestured for Tina to take the lead.
    “Well, we’ve discovered the names of the first two victims and where those pictures were taken. The intern’s name was Simon Wolfe. He interned for Vice President Broomfield the first year the man was in office. We know that the President told him to shut up about Broomfield and you. He was twenty-four, gay, and the last time anyone saw him was the night before his body was found. Simon liked to hit the clubs and one of his friends said he got a phone call while at one.”

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    Kaplan took over. “Simon commented that he was going to get lucky later on and left.
    No one saw or heard from him until his body turned up drained of blood two nights later.
    Bert has a request in to check Simon’s phone records, but that may take a day or two.”
    “Okay. Simon was the first.”
    Gray sat down, pulled out his pen, and opened the folder. He jotted down a few notes next to Simon’s picture.
    “What about the second victim?”
    Shifting some papers around, Kaplan held up a picture of a young blond man. Gray drew a deep breath, thinking how close the man looked to Aaron. He was going to have to keep a close watch on his new lover.
    “William Caster, twenty-two, works as a lobbyist for the gun control guys. The picture with the President was taken when Douglas announced Broomfield as his running mate. Not sure why a gun control lobbyist would be at a rally for these two, but I guess I’ve seen stranger things.” Kaplan shrugged.
    “William was gay and also last seen leaving a