Free Stalking Dead (Vampire Hunter Book 2) by S.C. Reynolds Page A

hired them next. It was probably just an added bonus when they found out I was involved, a chance to avenge their brother’s death.”
    “Hey, what ever happened with the order you had to kill me? I thought you were getting pressure about it.”
    “I was at first. Remember , I told my boss that the spell I was given didn’t work.”
    “And that didn’t have anything to do with getting the object from my grave?” I asked.
    “No, this was more of a generic spell; you know, kind of a ‘catch all’ for getting rid of demons and banishing creatures from earth. It really may not have worked,” Lucas admitted.
    “It doesn’t sound like it. I wonder why the twins were hired. Why didn’t the new orders come to you?”
    Lucas shrugged helplessly. “Who knows? Maybe someone figured out I’d had contact with you, thought it was too risky, that I was too involved with the case.”
    That you were getting too close to me. I hoped this didn’t mean Lucas was going to disappear again.
    I jumped when my phone rang. “It’s Henry,” I said, looking at the display. “I hope nothing is wrong. He’s supposed to be in class!”
    “Is everything alright?” I shrieked into the phone.
    “Yes.” Henry laughed. “I’m on edge too, after last night.”
    “Why aren’t you in class then?”
    “I’m on break. Emmett texted me. He wants you, me, and Lucas to meet him in an hour. I already got permission to leave a little bit early today. Said I still wasn’t feeling well.”
    “What does he want to meet us for?” I wanted to know.
    “He didn’t say.”
    “What if it’s another trap?” I asked. “I mean, look what happened yesterday.”
    “He wants to meet at Starbucks. I’m pretty sure we’ll be safe there,” Henry said wryly.
    I agreed that he probably wasn’t going to ambush us at Starbucks; we finalized the details and hung up.
    “What was that about?” Lucas asked.
    “The psychic wants to meet with us in an hour,” I said excitedly.
    But Lucas quickly shook his head. “You can count me out.”
    “It’s not a trap,” I started.
    “That’s not why I can’t go. I still can’t be around humans, not in that close of proximity.”
    “ Oh.”
    “But I’ll drop you off,” Lucas said.
    “Even if I weren’t in this condition, I don’t think I could sit on the patio, pretending to sip a cappuccino in this blazing heat,” he continued.
    I giggled at the image.
    “I guess we’d better go,” I said reluctantly. I could get used to hanging out at Lucas’ house.

Chapter 24
    Henry was already there when I arrived. I was surprised by the guy sitting next to him. When I’d heard that Emmett was a professor, I’d pictured some old scholarly man with horn rimmed glasses and a sweater vest.
    But Emmett was a lot younger than I’d imagined – he was probably a few years younger than my father! He had brown hair that fell just past his chin and was dressed in jeans and a t-shirt. The only thing I had been right about was the glasses.
    He extended his hand. “You must be Aurora.”
    “And you must be Emmett,” I replied. “Nice to meet you.”
    “Where’s Lucas?” Henry asked.
    “He’s still recovering,” I answered.
    Emmett raised his eyebrows but didn’t comment. “You guys had quite an evening last night, I hear,” he said.
    “No kidding! We really owe you for saving our lives. How did you know?”
    “As I was telling Henry, it’s just a feeling I get about some things. I can’t explain why or how.”
    “You knew some pretty specific stuff, though,” I pressed.
    Emmett smiled. “Well, it starts as a feeling, at least. I knew something was wrong a day ago. You kept popping into my head. Not that I haven’t thought about your case, but this was different. I felt this impending sense of dread. I cancelled one of my classes yesterday because it was making me feel so sick.”
    “So I went home and just kind of sat on my couch, concentrating on clearing my mind of all other thoughts,”