I do not own Morganville Vampires. That honor goes to Rachel Caine.

Shane P.O.V.

I punched the wall. Hard. The pain reminded me that I was being punished. First Alyssa and then my mom and now Claire. Why couldn't I just have one thing that I love? It definitely wasn't fair.

I was ripped from my thoughts by a pale, cold hand landing on my shoulder. "Leave me alone, Micheal."

"I am not Micheal," I heard a familiar, raspy voice say. I spun around and came face to face with Eve's little weasel of a brother.

"Jason," I growled, pushing him away from me. He held his hands up as if he was surrendering.

"Woah there, grumpy," Jason said, chuckling. "I just thought that you might want help finding your little play thing." I resisted the urge to snap his neck, the way he was talking about Claire... I sighed, clenching my fists. He must've taken this as a sign to continue. "I know the mastermind behind this whole thing."

I laughed, menacingly. "Too late Jason, Micheal already told me. He's actually just upstairs. We already know that we're trying to find Bishop," I said, rolling my eyes. Jason grinned. "Why the hell of you grinning?"

Jason shrugged, leaning against the wall. "Maybe because Bishop is only the face of the operation."

I froze. "You're lying. There is no one who could control Bishop. No one is working over him."

"Ah, but there is. She really is a beauty, powerful too," he said, smiling.

"Who?!" I said, grabbing him by the collar and pushing him up against the wall. "Is it Amelie?! Huh?! Who is it?! Naomi?!"

"Now hold on," Jason said, unshaken. "I'll take you to her. Go get Micheal. You're gonna need him."

Okay. So, I am really sorry for all of the really short chapters but, as I said earlier, I have a plan and I needed short chapters in order to get there. So now I am where I need to be and a big reveal is coming up in the next chapter! Hope you like! Stay beautiful and please, please, please review!