Part 12
"Don't say anything, we don't know for sure what happened," Amber said as Andreas's mouth opened.
Amber hadn't particularly been looking forward to breaking the news of Beth Harman's murder to him. She knew he'd find out sooner or later, some version of it would be all over the morning papers. She'd rather he heard it from her before he picked up on gossip and did something stupid.
Unfortunately, it seemed he'd already been jumping to conclusions. Finding Andreas in Spectrum hadn't been all that hard. It just wasn't the best place to talk about Daybreak business. You never knew who might be listening.
"I don't see why we can't just stake the bastard," Andreas growled.
Amber had managed to drag him into a corner of the club with less people, she didn't seem to be having much luck in calming him down. He was glowering at Arcturus, who was out on the dance floor with Shannon Arlin. To her credit, she didn't seem all that interested in him.
Though it wasn't Arcturus's darkly handsome looks that interested Amber. It was what made guys like him act that way. "We don't know it was them."
Andreas laughed hollowly. "Please. It was one or the other, my guess is it's more likely to be *him*. He set it up so he could lame his brother and get away with it."
"Why would he do that?" Amber asked, staring at the table top. Arcturus had been seen flirting with Beth most of the afternoon, asking questions about her when she wasn't around. Amber just couldn't understood what guys *saw* in Beth with her stupid brainless annoying personality. Secretly, she was kind of pleased he had killed the irritating cow.
"I thought you hated Edan as well," she pointed out.
Andras grunted, shrugging carelessly. "Couldn't give a damn about him as long as he stays away from Sarah."
Amber's eyes rolled. "You preach all the time about protecting Sarah, and you've barely said a word to her."
Andreas glared at her silently. It was a point she'd made many times before, oddly enough, he never seemed to have anything to say about Sarah apart from the fact she should be protected.
"So what are we going to do about him, then?" Andreas's voice was almost *demanding* an answer Amber couldn't give him.
"If you're going to kill him can I have front row seats?"
Amber looked up, more than a little surprised to see Edan Redfern approaching their table, along with Sarah, who looked extremely perplexed.
"What happened?" Andreas was on his feet, holding out his chair for her.
Sarah eyed him warily, but sat down. "A lot of weird things that don't make any sense, and I'm not sure I want to repeat right now." She glanced over at Edan. "He says you guys might be able to help me."
Amber nodded. "We can talk, sure, nut not here." She wasn't too sure about leading Edan Redfern to their Daybreak safehouse. She didn't trust him any more than Andreas did. She couldn't help noticing the way Sarah was leaning towards him.
"If we're going somewhere, let's make it snappy, okay?" Edan was glancing around nervously. "I've been warned I've been set up. Something to do with Beth Harman being dead."
"And you wouldn't happen to know anything about that, would you?" Andreas said sourly, glaring at him.
"Not until my friend Jora let me know," Edan answered evenly.
Amber sighed. She had to admit she kind of liked the way Edan kept his cool, despite Andreas and his remarks. And she guessed there was really no where else they could go. "Let's go, then."
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"Don't say anything, we don't know for sure what happened," Amber said as Andreas's mouth opened.
Amber hadn't particularly been looking forward to breaking the news of Beth Harman's murder to him. She knew he'd find out sooner or later, some version of it would be all over the morning papers. She'd rather he heard it from her before he picked up on gossip and did something stupid.
Unfortunately, it seemed he'd already been jumping to conclusions. Finding Andreas in Spectrum hadn't been all that hard. It just wasn't the best place to talk about Daybreak business. You never knew who might be listening.
"I don't see why we can't just stake the bastard," Andreas growled.
Amber had managed to drag him into a corner of the club with less people, she didn't seem to be having much luck in calming him down. He was glowering at Arcturus, who was out on the dance floor with Shannon Arlin. To her credit, she didn't seem all that interested in him.
Though it wasn't Arcturus's darkly handsome looks that interested Amber. It was what made guys like him act that way. "We don't know it was them."
Andreas laughed hollowly. "Please. It was one or the other, my guess is it's more likely to be *him*. He set it up so he could lame his brother and get away with it."
"Why would he do that?" Amber asked, staring at the table top. Arcturus had been seen flirting with Beth most of the afternoon, asking questions about her when she wasn't around. Amber just couldn't understood what guys *saw* in Beth with her stupid brainless annoying personality. Secretly, she was kind of pleased he had killed the irritating cow.
"I thought you hated Edan as well," she pointed out.
Andras grunted, shrugging carelessly. "Couldn't give a damn about him as long as he stays away from Sarah."
Amber's eyes rolled. "You preach all the time about protecting Sarah, and you've barely said a word to her."
Andreas glared at her silently. It was a point she'd made many times before, oddly enough, he never seemed to have anything to say about Sarah apart from the fact she should be protected.
"So what are we going to do about him, then?" Andreas's voice was almost *demanding* an answer Amber couldn't give him.
"If you're going to kill him can I have front row seats?"
Amber looked up, more than a little surprised to see Edan Redfern approaching their table, along with Sarah, who looked extremely perplexed.
"What happened?" Andreas was on his feet, holding out his chair for her.
Sarah eyed him warily, but sat down. "A lot of weird things that don't make any sense, and I'm not sure I want to repeat right now." She glanced over at Edan. "He says you guys might be able to help me."
Amber nodded. "We can talk, sure, nut not here." She wasn't too sure about leading Edan Redfern to their Daybreak safehouse. She didn't trust him any more than Andreas did. She couldn't help noticing the way Sarah was leaning towards him.
"If we're going somewhere, let's make it snappy, okay?" Edan was glancing around nervously. "I've been warned I've been set up. Something to do with Beth Harman being dead."
"And you wouldn't happen to know anything about that, would you?" Andreas said sourly, glaring at him.
"Not until my friend Jora let me know," Edan answered evenly.
Amber sighed. She had to admit she kind of liked the way Edan kept his cool, despite Andreas and his remarks. And she guessed there was really no where else they could go. "Let's go, then."
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