Page 11 of Suckered

“Busy doing what?”

“Don’t you have phones to answer?”

“Busy. Doing. What?”

She sighed. “Robbing your boss of everything he’s ever held dear and leaving him penniless.”

I had to shut my eyes to keep from moaning. That is how much I relished the thought of that being true.

“But don’t tell,” she whispered, audibly popping her gum. “It’s a secret.”

Episode 6: Files

“Tell me where you are.”

“Tell me what you’re doing. At your desk.”

“Wishing I was anywhere else.”

“Hey. So...can I ask you something?”

“If you must. I suppose.”

“Yeah, um, so you definitely actually have fangs.”

“Correct.”

“And you definitely actually sunk those fangs...into my neck. Just processing a bit here.”

“It was lovely. You have the blood of a sugared virgin.”

A pause on the other end of the phone. “Thank you.”

“It’s simply the truth.”

“Okay. But...so you’re really definitely actually a vampire.”

“I am.”

“The Prince of them. Yeah?”

“Yes. As I’ve said.”

“But you’re...working...at here.”

“Must you continually remind me?” I growled.

“Babe, why?”

“I am cursed to endure the cruelest of fates for all my endless days.”

“Damn.”

“Indeed.”

“What did you do?”

“I...” For some reason, I wished not to tell Kat why I was trapped in hell. “I am not at liberty to divulge.”

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