Page 45 of I Dated a Golden Vampire
Pria smiled.“So, when you get pregnant, are you going to fork from Denog’s island or are you going to buy someplace just for you?”
Cabree chuckled.“I will get my own place.I have the funds to do it, and that is why I have worked so hard.So, I can be comfortable.”
“Do you need a bodyguard who’s somewhat cranky?”
Cabree grinned.“We will talk about it once you are better.Now, who shot you?”
“Some guy.Black ship, red trim, silver skin.”
“Why didn’t you just say that?”
“Uh, the guy who shot me is dead.Very dead.Extremely dead.Feeding the fishes dead.His vessel is out there empty.”
Cabree asked, “What did you do?”
“Did you know you can use a water jet to give a guy an enema that comes out of his mouth?If you do it fast, it goes in a straight line.”Pria sighed.“I scrambled his innards.”
Cabree winced.“Ouch.Why?”
“Because there is a black market in actives, and I was in the middle of the ocean on my own.Normally, they go fishing for Hyreno, but he got excited when he saw me dancing in the sunset.He caught me by the waist and pulled me in.So, I killed him, pulled the spear free, and headed back to the ship, holding my wound closed.I lost my shoes.”She frowned.
“Well, that explains the sedative in the wound and how a single person can capture so many Hyreno.”
“Wait.What?”
“There were five Hyreno in the hold.All with similar wounds but hooked up to sedation.”Cabree smiled.“There were also three dead pirates on the vessel, all in various states of decomposition.All with the same distinctive wound.”
“I said it once during basic training, and everyone was horrified, so I kept that in mind in a life-and-death situation.Today was that day.”
“Monday was that day.Today is Friday.”
“Oh.We aren’t on the boat, are we?”
“No.Our stuff is here, but we are in the city on Riro’s island.Denog had to go do something, so it is just you, me, and Caifo.”
“The medic?”
“The medic.Also, Riro’s cousin.”
“Of course.”
The man came in in a sleeveless shirt and shorts.“It’s an island.We have big families because there isn’t a lot else to do.In the case of Riro’s mom, she was on the shore when a Hyreno in rut arrived.Riro was the result, and Ysell got a hefty trust fund for him.”
“Ysell is his mother?Ouch.Well, they do have the same skin tone.I am guessing she has fewer tattoos.”
Cabree chuckled.“And you are back.”
Caifo checked her vitals.“My cousin is head over heels for you.”
“Until he isn’t.”She sighed.“I am difficult.People often lose interest when the novelty wears off.”
The medic looked at her.“Have you met Riro?”
“No.I met Master Roil.He was different.”
Caifo frowned.“How so?”
“He helped me learn.”
