Free Little Suckers Bite Too (San Francisco Vampires #6) (Vampires of San Francisco series) by Jessica McBrayer Page A

say.
    “Quite,” Hannah replies. “It was self-defense and Diel’s lawyers have been aware of everything from the beginning. So no surprises for them. They know I was kidnapped and that his parents orchestrated the entire thing.”
    “It should be an easy case, but there is always some worry when a vampire has killed a demon. There are a lot of biases,” Diel says.
    “What time does this occur tomorrow?” I ask.
    “An hour after Hannah wakes up,” Diel answers. He takes Hannah’s hand and squeezes it.
    “We’ll be ready. Does Aidan know? I think he went back to Italy to keep searching tonight,” I say.
    “Yes, he does. He promised to be back in plenty of time,” Hannah says.
    “Let’s pray to the Goddess everything goes well,” I say. I have a funny tingling in my tummy about this. I’ve killed a demon too.

CHAPTER 11 . DIEL
    Lily is awake which means Hannah will be up in another two hours. The house is clean from top to bottom thanks to a spell from Helena. We have rearranged the biggest room on the first floor. Several chairs are set up for the magistrate, the recorder, and bailiff. The rest of the chairs are arranged like a courtroom with a big soft chair and ottoman for Hannah.
    Helena is baking treats and we have plenty of refreshments on hand. I don’t know the protocol for hosting a hearing. I want to be ready for anything. Julian and I take Hades on a long walk to discuss strategy – though I’ve been over it with my lawyers a dozen times.
    “I’ve researched Demon law as much as I can since your parents made their announcement. They do have a small chance because of Hannah killing Josephine and Brandon. The crux will be establishing that it was self-defense,” Julian explains to me.
    “We can count my parents out for being honest about the situation. But we do have Aidan as a witness. He was injured in the melee so hopefully his testimony will carry more weight. I also have some clout. I’m hoping that I have more than my parents since they are retired and have given up their titles.”
    “I agree. This is all in your favor. I just want you to know what you are dealing with. Besides, they will be won over by Hannah’s sweet disposition, or at least Helena’s cookies.”
    We laugh knowing Hannah can be anything but sweet, especially if the baby is threatened.
    “Yes, the trick will being able to keep Hannah calm. I can’t expect my parents to be. They feel entitled to act anyway they want to. It makes me sick,” I grumble. Scenarios flash through my head and none of them are good.
    “Then we’ll rely on the cookies,” Julian says with a grin.
    “I just hope my parents haven’t bought off the magistrate. I’ve had my lawyers working on getting one from another city to make sure he or she is unbiased.”
    “Good plan. Yes, after I heard what they did and are doing, I wouldn’t put anything past them.”
    I throw a stick for Hades and he catches it doing a fine aerial twist before gamboling back to me. He drops it at my feet waiting for me to throw it again and looking at me like “Is that all you got?”
    Julian picks up the stick and throws it vampire-far and Hades is jumping and barking fire in excitement. I hope to hell that he doesn’t catch anything on fire. We are going to have him sitting next to Hannah during the hearing, as well as myself and Lily. Most of our job is going to be making sure that Han stays calm and relaxed.
    Julian and I head back to the house after Hades has retrieved his stick.
    “This is a truly beautiful spot,” Julian says passing the lake and its plethora of gem stone colored birds. Every once in a while a fish jumps in the air.
    “I like it too. Hannah is the one that wanted to buy it. It’s perfect for our needs and just the right amount of distance out of town.”
    “Yes, I believe you three will be happy here,” Julian says. “And there are plenty of rooms for visitors, which I hope I may be one of them. It’s so fascinating here. I