20 guests of the Grande
It was only a few words outside, but in the midday sun, the inside of Father Constantine's priest's car was already very hot.
The vampire didn't care about the stuffiness, he sat down in the back seat and looked at Konstantin's calm and calm face in the rearview mirror.
With his hands on the steering wheel, Konstantin didn't try to look at Zach from the rearview mirror, but listened to the soft sound of the seat belt buckle lock and smiled, "You have good riding habits." ”
Zach smiled reluctantly, and after sitting down, Konstantin started his car, which was also considered an antique, "Do you have any places you want to go?"
"No, feel free. Zach replied.
Konstantin nodded, and after a moment's thought, turned the car around. The old car left Grande and drove east on Route 27. At the end of the dirt road, the front of the car turned south, and after a while, it disappeared into the T-junction embedded in the shadow of the trees.
The sun in the sky is shifting to the west.
In the Grande, someone sat in the recreation room on the second floor, watching the process of arresting the escaped fugitives. Someone was lounging leisurely in a hammock in the backyard. Someone hesitated to leave Grande and return to the Church of the Holy Child. Of course, there is also a trace of refusal to give up and visit the Grande woman again.
"Waiting in the office. Benjamin only looked up in the hammock and glanced at the Grand Emilia, who had finally been put in, and ignored it. The House of Grande, the one who is good at dealing with people, is Zach.
When Alice finished reading Cook's kitchen and began to prepare dinner, Father Constantine's car finally appeared again at the south end of Route 27, turned onto the dirt road, dropped Zack, a vampire who seemed to be in a much better mood, at the main entrance of the Grande House, and continued west, the priest was about to return to church.
Zach watched the priest's car move away and disappear. Only then did he turn around and look at the woman who opened the curtains of his office and looked this way. Instead of entering through the main entrance, I walked into the back porch.
Benjamin in the hammock had a half-eaten rib on his chest, and Alpha seemed to be lying too comfortable in the food and the sun. Having fallen asleep, Zach pinched Alpha's nose, "Benjamin, wake up." ”
Brown eyes peeked out in the open eyelids, and Benjamin slapped Zack's hand away, his gaze drifting across the sky, and in the gap in the warehouse to the west, he found the sun embedded in the crack of the building, revealing only a semicircle. "You went out all afternoon. ”
"yes. Zach smiled, "Did our guests wait all afternoon?"
"Yes. Benjamin looked at the plate that was sitting firmly on his chest, and poked it with his fork, which seemed to be a little hard. He sat up, his plate in hand, and it seemed like he was going to the kitchen to get Alice hot again.
"Don't you wonder what I said to Konstantin?" Zach followed Benjamin, curling the corners of his mouth, and walked towards Grande.
The corners of Benjamin's mouth tugged. Too lazy to pay attention to Zach pointed in the direction of the office, "Don't let our guests keep waiting. ”
Zach smiled. In the stairwell, the two separated and walked through different doors.
Emilia in the office sat down in the chair in front of her desk, frowned, and turned her head to look at Zach who walked in.
"Browning. Zach had a smile on his face as he looked at the woman who had a good impression in front of Maggie's house. "We meet again. ”
Amilia's face was far less calm than Zach's, "Emilia Browning, Emilia is fine." ”
Zach tilted his head slightly and raised the corner of his eyebrow on one side, "That." Just Zach. Sitting behind his desk like a master, he took the bottle and glass, and the red liquid poured right in front of Emilia's eyes, falling into the transparent glass, spinning and turning, "It's been a long wait." Do you need an order?"
"No, I don't. Emilia looked away, "Not long, just an afternoon." ”
"I'm sorry. Zach raised his glass, "My brother doesn't like to handle business very much. ”
Emilia's carefully rested eyebrows leaned closer to the middle again, as if she had made up her mind, and said directly, "I know you're a vampire, Benjamin is the alpha of the werewolf, and I'm here to find someone." ”
In order to make Emilia feel better, Zach was still a little surprised, "Oh!" The vampire seemed embarrassed to put down his glass and smiled awkwardly, "That's my rudeness." As if his identity was exposed, he was embarrassed to look at the other party's lowered head. Zach stared at his glass, "And who is Miss Browning looking for in Grande?"
"Harrison!" Emilia didn't want to waste any more time, "my boyfriend, he's ......"
"Ghouls. Zach looked up, smiled at the woman in front of him, and 'explained', "Ah, Harrison, I remember him, an old friend I met at Batton." Boyfriend......" Zach was full of envy, "It seems that Harrison is living a good life." ”
Emilia seemed relieved, she had been hesitating to start a conversation, but the vampire in front of her seemed to be as easy to communicate with as she had seen the first time.
Without letting Emilia continue to speak, Zach seemed to enter the memory mode, deliberately digressing the topic, "How is Harrison lately, the last time I saw him, he seems to work at the Ford Funeral Home, and we are still competitors." ”
"He'......," Emilia just spoke.
Zach was ahead again, "I guess he's not there right now." The vampire blinked, "Cremation made his life difficult." As if empathy between different races was attacking, Zach looked at Emilia 'sincerely', "If he needs to, we at Grande are very welcome to work here." As if to say to himself, Zach lowered his voice, "It can also give Alice a break, a teenage girl, and it's not good to deal with corpses all the time." ”
Emilia frowned, Zach had given her enough information despite her self-talk, "Didn't you see Harrison?"
"Huh?" Zach's face looked puzzled, "Is he here at Grande?"
The two looked at each other. Zach frowned and touched his chin, "By the way, you're here for him." What's wrong, is he missing?" Zach looked apologetically, "I'm sorry, I didn't see him. ”
Seeing Emilia look down and impatient, Zach looked away from the other party again and fell back to his own glass. Fingers gently flicked the wine glass and swayed, watching the bright red flip slightly in the glass, Zach changed his tone and raised his voice, "Amilia?"
"Yes. Just a reflexive response, Emilia didn't look at Zach.
"How's Harrison doing?" Zach said, holding his glass, "we haven't seen each other in a long time." ”
"He's working at the shelter,......" Emilia replied reflexively, then suddenly stood up, looked at Zach and shook her head, "Sorry, I have something to do, I'm leaving." ”
Zach put down his glass and stood up, "Are you leaving now?" Grande would be happy to invite you to stay for dinner. ”
Emily also reluctantly put on a smile, "No need, I still have something." Thank you. She turned to leave, and seemed to hear something, and turned to look at Zach, "If, well, Harrison is here, can you inform me?"
Zach nodded, as if he didn't know what was going on, a little confused, "Of course." ”
Emilia nodded, took out a business card in her bag, and handed it to Zack, "Sue him I'm worried." She looked Zach in the eyes, "You also have a girlfriend, you should be able to understand it, tell him I'm worried, no matter what happens, at least let me know he's safe." ”
Zach looked at the 'Dr. Emilia Browning' on his business card and nodded, "Of course, I understand. He took a Grande business card from his desk and handed it out as well.
"Thank you. Emilia nodded, took her business card, stuffed it into her purse, and left the office without further words.
Zach pinched Amilia's business card expressionlessly, stood alone for a while, flipped his fingers, folded between his fingers, and walked towards the side door of the office.
Outside the main entrance of Grande, the engine of Amilia's car sounded and faded away. In Grande's backyard, Louise's car went straight in, and the inky black demon attached to the roof of the car completed the escort task, and the clump of inky black stayed for a moment, signaling to Grande's owner, and floating away.
Louise pushed open the door and saw Zach step out of the back porch in the beginning of a dark sky, walking in the direction of Benjamin's warehouse.
"I'm back. Louise smiled and walked over to Zack, leaning into the vampire's arms quite naturally, "Are you worried about me?"
"Not at all. Zach bent his eyes and pointed west, a cloud of inky black was leaving.
Louise couldn't see anything, and unconsciously hugged her shoulders, complaining a little uncomfortably, "Well, now I want to go take a hot shower." The corners of her eyes curled and she pulled out of Zach's arms, her fingers on Zach's arm, "Do you want to be together?"
Zach smiled and lifted a piece of paper that seemed to be folded between his fingers, "I still have something." You go first, and I'll surprise you when you're not looking. ”
Louise's lower lip rested lightly between her teeth, her slightly narrowed eyes turned under her eyebrows, and she stepped onto the back porch, facing Zack's direction, leaning against the stairwell door, "Don't make me wait too long." He turned around and walked away.
Zach's smile lingered on his face for a moment, the business card folded between his fingers was clenched, and he turned around and continued towards the warehouse.
The blue-gray tin box still sits there. The vampire opened it with the key and looked inside. Raising his hand, he put the business card in, leaned against the not very complete skull, and closed the iron box.
"Danny. Zach called into the air.
A moment later, colored light gathered in the warehouse, and the phantom man stood in front of Zach.
"Find a place and bury it. Zach said. (To be continued......)