Page 67 of Petals and Fangs

“You are not going to let her be turned into a vampire, are you, Ethan?”

“Absolutely not. She will stay human for the rest of her life. I would never do that to her.”

“Well, thank God, at least. You'll have a lot of work to do.”

“Don't I always?”

“Just be careful, Ethan. We have enemies everywhere. It will be a matter of time before someone finds out about this,” Nick says and gestures at my phone. Perry is calling. He must be here.

“Perry, is everything okay?” I say, as I quickly hurry to my phone on the desk.

“I am on my way, Mr. Rothschild. I think both you and your brother need to be there.”

“Nick is already here, Perry. Just hurry up,” I say and hang up the phone.

“Has Perry found anything else?”

“He is on his way. He sounds concerned. We should head down to meet him.”

“Let's go.”

I rush down to the meeting room where I see Perry smoking and organizing a stack of papers.

“Paperwork keeps increasing day by day, doesn't it, Perry?”

“The perks of being one of New York's most successful companies, Mr. Rothschild.”

“You sounded like you had something to say.”

“Lots of it.”

“Demetrius has been calling me and the calls have become incessant, Perry. We need to deal with this threatening client.”

“That is why we need him to call again so I can track him. It's only a matter of time before we locate him.”

“Good. What do we know so far?”

“He's been spotted at the entrance of the company this morning. But I noticed he's been trying to stay off the grid. We do have a problem, though.”

“Which is?”

“His natural habitat. The powers he has.”

“What exactly do you mean?”

“I suspect he's not a mere vampire. I am afraid that he might have some abilities and connections with other clans. We might not have a lot of enemies in the city, but the fact that our enemies are hiding means that they are not going to play fair.”

“Could you elaborate more, please?” Nick says, finally voicing his opinion on the matter.

“I am afraid he has a goal behind his troubling behavior.”

“How do you know this?”

“It's a gut feeling, Mr. Rothschild. I know you can't just trust me, but I can promise you, I do have a strong feeling about this.”

“What can we do?”

“We can start by setting traps. We can place security all around the building, and we should track him down any minute he calls now.”

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