Free The Living and the Dead (Tyler G Book 3) by P. S. Power Page B

blood so she could drink it.

Chapter five
     
    As it turned out, a few hours
later, the reason that Scotty and Rebekah had vanished had everything to do
with the sudden arrival of a Council member. They were busily standing down the
street, under a tree. Cowering in fear. At least that's how it was described to
him when Eve got there at about four. It was light out, or close enough that it
was easy to see.
    She hadn't gotten them or
anything, just coming to the house on her own, after running past them.
    "Hey, if they want to stay
outside in the sun like that, it works for me. I just need to get the others to
do the same. This is the largest group that I've ever taken through something
like this. Rebekah is nearly there though, already. She could probably
do it on her own. Hopefully that will make it easier."
    Tyler met her on the doorstep.
The girl looked young and wasn't that much older than he was really. Her hair
was near black, and her warm brown eyes twinkled a little bit as she smiled at
him. For his part he accepted a careful hug and noticed that the woman didn't
question why he had a cane, and a bare foot sticking out of his pant leg. It
wasn't full size yet, but was getting there. Finally.
    Eve glanced that way, but didn't
make a big deal about it.
    He resisted an urge to grab her
butt as he pulled away. Not because he thought she'd freak out about the move,
just because it would be rude to Ginger if he tried things like that. Not
Calley. She wouldn't have cared, given who she was. That part was kind of nice,
actually. Of course, it also meant that the Bat was going to have a lot of
partners in life. Friendly women didn't lack attention really, as far as he
could tell.
    "Um, do you know a Vampire
named Marissa? From the Council?"
    Eve was smart enough to get that
something was going on with that question, which, Tyler understood, was really
intelligent. She didn't look it, being too pretty for that kind of thing, but a
lot of the women he knew were smart like that. On a level that he couldn't
match, looking like they could have walked off a movie set.
    "I do know her. Why?"
She glanced at the house, getting the idea instantly.
    "She's come to spy on you. I
think the idea is to make sure you aren't moving against the Council, training
yourself an army of day walking minions."
    The Vampire smiled at him and
rolled her eyes, then looked over to the side. At just about the place where
The Storm had slammed her into the air, a few weeks before. Then kidnapped him
to stuff into a magic blocking cave.
    Being clever like she was, the
girl understood what he was thinking. That, or she was able to read minds. If
that was the case, then he had no secrets from her anyway, so he didn't worry
about it. He had enough to on about, without having an issue with her as well.
Unless she was The Storm. Then there was going to be a problem. One where he
was in trouble again, he didn't doubt.
    "Oh? Well, that sounds like
a plan then, if she came to spy. Not that she really needs to. We're cool, she
and I. You know, partners in the animal blood business? How about you?"
    The question was how he felt
about having the Vampire lady there, he understood. Eve seemed slightly uneasy
about it, as if it were going to be her job to get rid of the Council member if
he had an issue with her.
    "She seems nice to me. I got
her a room, so she can stay here while you work. Past that if she wants. Are
you working out of here for the project?" He realized that he didn't
really know how long that was going to last.
    "Can I? I was kind of
thinking that we'd just be in your new embassy. I didn't know I was going to
get a warm shower too. Awesome . So, I should go and see Marissa,
then find my new trainees."
    He nodded, and started to move
back into the house, speaking while he did. True, the Council Vampire would be
able to hear him, just being in the other room, but he didn't really care about
that part.
    "Say, I'm looking for a way
to get free from the