"Laurell K. Hamilton - Anita Blake 03 - Circus Damned" - читать интересную книгу автора (Hamilton Laurell K)

тАЬIтАЩve killed master vampires before, none of them with a stake.тАЭ
тАЬHow then?тАЭ
I smiled. тАЬNo, Mr. Inger, if you want lessons in vampire slaying, youтАЩre
going to have to go elsewhere. Just by answering your questions, I could be
charged as an accessory to murder.тАЭ
тАЬWould you tell us if we had a better plan?тАЭ Inger said.
I thought about that for a minute. Jean-Claude dead, really dead. It would
certainly make my life easier, butтАж but.
тАЬI donтАЩt know,тАЭ I said.
тАЬWhy not?тАЭ
тАЬBecause I think heтАЩll kill you. I donтАЩt give humans over to the monsters,
Mr. Inger, not even people who hate me.тАЭ
тАЬWe donтАЩt hate you Ms. Blake.тАЭ
I motioned with the coffee mug towards Ruebens. тАЬMaybe you donтАЩt, but he
does.тАЭ
Ruebens just glared at me. At least he didnтАЩt try to deny it.
тАЬIf we come up with a better plan, can we talk to you again?тАЭ Inger asked.
I stared at RuebensтАЩs angry little eyes. тАЬSure, why not?тАЭ
Inger stood and offered me his hand. тАЬThank you, Ms. Blake. You have been
most helpful.тАЭ
His hand enveloped mine. He was a large man, but he didnтАЩt try using his
size to make me feel small. I appreciated that.
тАЬThe next time we meet, Anita Blake, you will be more cooperative.тАЭ Ruebens
said.
тАЬThat sounded like a threat, Jerry.тАЭ
Ruebens smiled, a most unpleasant smile. тАЬHumans First believes the means
justifies the end, Anita.тАЭ
I opened my royal purple suit jacket. Inside was a shoulder holster
complete with a Browning Hi-Power 9mm. The purple skirtтАЩs thin black belt was
just sturdy enough to be looped through the shoulder holster. Executive
terrorist chic.
тАЬWhen it comes to survival, Jerry, I believe that, too.тАЭ
тАЬWe have not offered you violence,тАЭ Inger said.
тАЬNo, but olтАЩ Jerry here is thinking about it. I just want him and the rest
of your little group to believe IтАЩm serious. Mess with me, and people are
going to die.тАЭ
тАЬThere are dozens of us,тАЭ Ruebens said, тАЬand only one of you.тАЭ
тАЬYeah, but whoтАЩs going to be first in line?тАЭ I said.
тАЬEnough of this, Jeremy, Ms. Blake. We didnтАЩt come here to threaten you. We
came for your help. We will come up with a better plan and talk to you again.тАЭ
тАЬDonтАЩt bring him,тАЭ I said.
тАЬOf course,тАЭ Inger said. тАЬCome along, Jeremy.тАЭ He opened the door. The soft
clack of computer keys came from the outer office. тАЬGood-bye Ms. Blake.тАЭ
тАЬGood-bye, Mr. Inger, itтАЩs been really unpleasant.тАЭ
Ruebens stopped in the doorway and hissed at me, тАЬYou are an abomination
before God.тАЭ
тАЬJesus loves you, too,тАЭ I said, smiling. He slammed the door behind them.
Childish.
I sat on the edge of my desk and waited to make sure they had left before
going outside. I didnтАЩt think theyтАЩd try anything in the parking lot, but I