Part 6
"How did you *get* this?" Valarie wondered if she should be suspicious when Shiva handed her an address that was supposedly Ara Redfern's location.
"Asked around. Apparently she's not as hard to find as we thought." Shiva smiled faintly, shoving her hands in her coat pocket.
"Thanks." Valarie waited.
Shiva's eyes rolled and she walked away, leaving the wear house. Valarie looked at the piece of paper. To her it seemed highly unlikely that she'd get something this concrete by just asking around. How could she be sure Shiva wasn't setting her up?
She'd never been sure of where Shiva's real loyalties lied. It wouldn't surprise her if Shiva was really a Night World spy.
"What's that?" Nolan was looking over her shoulder.
Valarie glanced at him. She wasn't sure if she could trust him either. She definitely liked him more than Shiva. When Trey had died under mysterious circumstances - staked with his own stake - ever since she had found it hard to trust anyone, even the people in her own group.
"They house where Ara Redfern is supposed to be. From Shiva of all people, if you an believe it."
"So why aren't you going after her then?"
"I don't know if this is genuine or not." Valaire wanted to pace, but for some reason, she couldn't seem to move her feet. She was utterly convinced Ara was responsible for Trey's death. They'd despised each other. Ara had been /seen/ leaving the murder scene. Only none of them had been fast enough to keep up with the bitch,
"Do me a favour and check this out, will you?"
Nolan frowned at her. "Why can't you do it?"
"Because I can't risk anyone recognising me. They won't know you so well."
Nolan opened his mouth, almost as if insulted, then shut it and nodded. Valaire just wanted to be certain. She didn't want to end up like Trey had. If the address was genuine, then they'd launch and attack and Ara would suffer for what she had done to them.
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"How did you *get* this?" Valarie wondered if she should be suspicious when Shiva handed her an address that was supposedly Ara Redfern's location.
"Asked around. Apparently she's not as hard to find as we thought." Shiva smiled faintly, shoving her hands in her coat pocket.
"Thanks." Valarie waited.
Shiva's eyes rolled and she walked away, leaving the wear house. Valarie looked at the piece of paper. To her it seemed highly unlikely that she'd get something this concrete by just asking around. How could she be sure Shiva wasn't setting her up?
She'd never been sure of where Shiva's real loyalties lied. It wouldn't surprise her if Shiva was really a Night World spy.
"What's that?" Nolan was looking over her shoulder.
Valarie glanced at him. She wasn't sure if she could trust him either. She definitely liked him more than Shiva. When Trey had died under mysterious circumstances - staked with his own stake - ever since she had found it hard to trust anyone, even the people in her own group.
"They house where Ara Redfern is supposed to be. From Shiva of all people, if you an believe it."
"So why aren't you going after her then?"
"I don't know if this is genuine or not." Valaire wanted to pace, but for some reason, she couldn't seem to move her feet. She was utterly convinced Ara was responsible for Trey's death. They'd despised each other. Ara had been /seen/ leaving the murder scene. Only none of them had been fast enough to keep up with the bitch,
"Do me a favour and check this out, will you?"
Nolan frowned at her. "Why can't you do it?"
"Because I can't risk anyone recognising me. They won't know you so well."
Nolan opened his mouth, almost as if insulted, then shut it and nodded. Valaire just wanted to be certain. She didn't want to end up like Trey had. If the address was genuine, then they'd launch and attack and Ara would suffer for what she had done to them.
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