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The ride through the Hollywood Hills was a quiet one, the three of us still not completely prepared for the grisly scene we were about to walk into. Five victims. Five. Gabriel wouldn’t share the details with me but instead tried to convince me to stay at the penthouse while he and Eric took care of it. I get he wants to protect me but this is part of my job…and Merrick makes it personal for me.
As we pull up beside the small mansion surrounded by Gabriel and Eric’s men, I frown when I notice Abigail leaning against one of the vamp’s SUVs, her expression somber. What’s she doing here? Once Eric parks the car, Abigail walks over as the three of us exit the SUV. “What are you doing here?” I ask in confusion.
Abigail forces a smile. “Eric had made a special request of your Aunt A
