Alice had insisted on being included in the investigation and they had consented en masse. Behind his back. So, now she was riding in a car with Luke, flying with Corvus, studying with Doc, training with Lupus and analyzing documents with Gus. She had even gone out alone in the daytime and no one had bothered to tell him. Inconceivable. It would have never happened again.
When they got to Long Island, in front of the luxurious private residence where the gala dinner of the Vampire Council would be held, Alice gasped.
“Tom, I've seen this villa before! I mean, in a magazine!”
He shrugged. “I don't know who owns it. Every time they rent a different one for security. Guests know the exact place only a few hours before.”
He stopped the car, got out and handed over the keys to the parking a
