Disclaimer: I do not own Moonlight. Not sure why I still post that disclaimer but I know it is expected.

Sorry I have been a bit slow, lots of real life things going on lately. But here is the next chapter and I am posting it in honor of Lucretiareadsall for her birthday today. Enjoy!

Chapter 21

Beth's eyes danced with delight at Mick's words. She could hardly wait to play detective.

"So we get to follow the suspects home? You bet I'm up for it," she said happily.

"Just follow them and get an address," Mick instructed. "Do not go inside after them or confront them. Do you understand me?" Beth and Rayna nodded. "We have no idea how many of them there are. Stay safe."

"We will Mick," Rayna answered. "We'll discover where they are based."

"I could plant a GPS tracker on their car, just in case they have more than one base of operation," Beth suggested.

"Good thinking," Mick beamed with approval. "There won't be many vamps where we're meeting the sellers. You should have no trouble identifying their vehicle."

"It appears you have a partner in training," Josef quipped. "When do I see the sign on the door that says; St. John and St. John Investigations?"

"Not anytime soon," Mick said quickly. "Beth has the magazine."

Beth looked at Mick in surprise, then relaxed and smiled as she recognized the stubborn, protective gleam in his eyes.

"Mick's right, not any time soon," Beth answered with a light laugh. "But I am always willing to assist when the need arises." She hugged Mick quickly and smiled up at him lovingly. "Your "angel" is showing again," she whispered.

"Sorry," he murmured back to her with a sheepish grin.

"It's okay Mick," she told him. "Right now you still worry about taking care of me. So for now let's go get a GPS unit and get ready to put an end to these harvesters."

"I love your lady's enthusiasm," Josef chuckled.

"Where is this meeting to take place?" Rayna asked. "How do you know other vampires won't be around?"

"We are meeting them at Jardin des Anges cemetery," Josef declared with a small smile. "Rather fitting, don't you think?"

"Garden of the Angels, what a lovely name," Rayna said softly. "And somehow it is quite fitting to complete a blood purchase in a cemetery."

"I think I will go change into something more suitable for stalking blood harvesters," Beth announced and kissed Mick quickly before running off.

"Me too," Rayna said as she hugged Josef and gave him a quick peck on the cheek. "Don't you dare leave without us," she ordered and followed Beth out of the room.

"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Josef asked Mick once they were alone. "You are aware that neither of those two are particularly good at staying out of trouble."

"It's a good idea," Mick reassured him. "Trouble does seem to find them but both our ladies are smart and capable. I tend to over-protect Beth and I need to trust her. We only need to impress on them that they don't want to ruin any chance of us taking down the whole group and they won't get carried away."

"Very true," Josef conceded. "My Beauty has always managed to come out of any situation smelling like a rose. Once we have an address on this group we can take out the whole gang," he added snapping his teeth together.

"The sooner we do this the better," Mick agreed.

*MC*MC*

At the gates of Jardin des Anges, Josef brought his dark blue BMW sedan to a stop behind a black Cadillac coupe and looked over at Mick with raised eyebrows.

"So do we just stroll in or do you plan to scout the location first?" he asked, deferring to Mick's greater experience.

"We go in together. They have no reason to doubt we are on the up and up. I'm your security; they would expect you to have someone with this amount of cash. Just who do they think they are dealing with? Do they expect Josef Kostan?" Mick inquired.

"AOB Fresh LTD is listed as being owned by Johann Koehler. They know they are meeting the head guy. You can be whoever you wish to be," Josef grinned cheekily.

"How very generous of you," Mick sighed as he grabbed the handle of the money case. He noticed a pair of headlights that winked out quickly in the side view mirror. Beth and Rayna had stayed back, almost a block and a half away and Mick couldn't help grinning at the thought of Beth eagerly clutching the GPS and waiting to make her move.

Following Josef through the gates of the cemetery, Mick looked around the area as they made their way down a gently curving roadway, towards the center. They had been instructed to go to the middle of the graveyard where they would find five large mausoleums placed in a circle, the transaction to take place in the inner area behind the crypts. Moonlight cast strange shadows as they walked past the rows of raised crypts and numerous statues of angels that stood guard over the souls entombed there. It felt a bit disconcerting to have the large structures looming in the darkness unlike the cemeteries in LA although Mick was aware that this city was barely above sea level and interment in the ground was not possible in most places. He had been told that one good rain storm would cause bodies to pop up all over the place. The large crypts did make keeping an eye out for threats difficult. Reaching the raised knoll where the five mausoleums sat, Josef paused and sniffed the air.

"There are two of them," Mick said softly from beside him.

"I like those odds," Josef grinned and proceeded forward.

Mick noticed that as they got closer he could smell the sweet fragrance of Chanel No. 5 mingled with the scent of vampire decay. The scent triggered a deeply buried memory of the 60s and his ex-wife who favored that perfume at that time. Clearly there was a woman vampire involved in the deaths of the young women.

Kendra stood waiting with Oliver and a cooler in the center of the open space and watched the two vampires approach them. Oliver had not been able to learn very much about the reclusive Mr. Johann Koehler who owned AOB Fresh LTD. But he had discovered there was plenty of money behind the company and Koehler appreciated the finer things in life with his request for rare blood types. She had brought five bottles that she was sure would please the mystery man and hoped this would encourage further dealings. Hayden did select women from all blood types but he concentrated on the rarer ones whenever possible. With the common types he selected only the most healthy, untainted girls he could find which took them close to children but making sure that the girls were all of age. That always brought them top dollar in their deals.

"Mr. Koehler, I am Kendra Pryce. It is a pleasure to meet you. I am surprised you have come in person."

Josef studied the dark haired exotic beauty before him, happy that she was younger than him. Her associate was much younger; a lanky redhead who hardly seemed the type to be her security force.

"Well Ms Pryce, I have a home here and decided to judge the quality of your goods myself. I am paying a pretty penny for your merchandise and I don't wish to disappoint my guests," Josef replied.

"I assure you that I only deliver a quality product," Kendra declared. "You will get your money's worth. May I see it?"

Josef motioned for Mick to step forward and open the case. The younger vamp supported it on his left forearm while snapping open the latches and raising the lid to reveal the stacks of bills.

"It's all there…..$25,000 for five liters. Now may I see what I am buying?" Josef requested.

"Oliver," Kendra commanded with a wave of her hand. The Irishman leaned down and flipped open the cooler lid, revealing five bottles nestled in ice. Kendra selected the bottle she knew was AB negative and handed it to Josef. He unscrewed the cap and inhaled.

"Very nice," he acknowledged.

"There is a second bottle of that, two of AB positive and one very pure A negative," Kendra informed him.

Josef recapped the bottle and frowned at Kendra.

"Pure? Are you draining children? I will not be a party to killing children," he said tersely.

"We do not take a child's blood," Kendra hastily answered. "But in this health conscious society it is possible to find young women who have been very careful not to pollute their blood with various toxins. Sweet Niki was very healthy and almost child-like in her taste," she told him smugly.

"Very clever," Josef nodded. "Is this all you have?"

"There will be more. It is a delicate operation to extract the blood without tainting the product with fear," she said arrogantly.

Mick was unable to hide the flash of disgust that flashed across his face or the low rumble of anger he fought to stifle. Kendra looked at him curiously.

"Do we have a squeamish vamp in our midst?" she mocked.

"He's a fussy eater," Josef shrugged. "But he's completely loyal so I tolerate his unusual habits. Just ignore him. I will take this lot and whatever else you can provide in the next few weeks at the same price," he said keeping to his role. Silently he hoped Mick would forgive his behavior.

A greedy, calculating smile spread over Kendra's face, marring her beauty.

"I have my men working on resupplying our stock at this very moment. It would please me greatly to continue our business relationships," she said holding out her hand for the money case.

Josef nodded to Mick and he closed the case and handed it over to Kendra. She smiled at him sweetly as she accepted the money.

"Don't worry handsome, the girls don't suffer and they die happy," she taunted.

Clenching his jaw closed tightly, Mick said nothing but took the bottle from Josef, placed it in the ice and closed the lid. He picked it up and glared at Oliver, causing the man to stumble backwards a few steps, not wanting to tangle with the dark haired vampire who was obviously older than him.

"It was a pleasure doing business with you Ms Pryce. You know how to contact me if you acquire more blood soon," Josef told her before turning to follow Mick out to the gates of the cemetery. He promised himself that before this was all finished, he would make the lovely but cold Ms Kendra know she had chosen the wrong business.

End chapter.

So we have a done deal and our gang knows the faces of two of the enemy. Now our girls have to do their part and we have to see what is happening at the club. Will Savannah, Tyson and Chaz see some action? Thanks for reading.