She removed the drink from his lips and eased her arm out from under his neck.
Hauke missed her touch instantly. He watched her set the cup on a side table and busy herself with the tube attached to his arm.
“Thank you, Abbie.”
She blushed but didn’t say anything.
“Your sire.” He nodded toward the other room. “He is concerned for your safety.”
“My Sire?” She gifted him with a small smile. “Where do you come from?”
He answered her with a question of his own. “What means Area 51?”
Hauke felt her emotions shift. She was like an open book with her expressive features and guileless eyes.
She hesitated. “It’s a place where they… um…I have never actually been there.” She appeared flustered. “Shit. You need to get out of here. “
The sound of footsteps could be heard coming from somewhere in the back. Abbie quickly put space between her and the bed. The anxiety radiating from her was suffocating.
“It’s just Henry.”
The whispered words did little to slow the growl rising in Hauke’s throat. He didn’t trust Abbie’s father.
Hauke studied the older man as he progressed into the room. He was hiding something, and Hauke wondered how much of it had to do with the prize he had strapped to the bed.
“One of the samples was compromised. I’m going to need another.” Henry went to a stainless steel side table and opened the drawer. He withdrew several items, laying them on top.
“What are you doing with that?” The spike in Abbie’s adrenaline wasn’t lost on Hauke.
“I’m going to sedate– ”
“You can’t do that,” she interrupted.
Henry barely spared her a glance as he lifted a vial from his coat pocket and set it beside the other items on the table. “I have to sedate him to get the samples. I’m sure as hell not going near him while he’s lucid.”
The older man tore open something that appeared to have a miniature blade protruding from one end, and plucked up the small glass bottle in his other hand. After holding them both up to the light, he pierced the vial with the sharp point.
“I can’t let you drug him, Dad. If they take him to Area 51, he’ll die.”
Henry raised an eyebrow. “What do you propose we do, Abbie? Let him go? We don’t even know what he is or if there are others out there like him. Now, I need you to get out of here. It won’t bode well for either of us if you get seen in here.”
“Too late,” Abbie breathed. “Donald saw me.”
Henry’s eyes grew round with worry before he shook his head. “It doesn’t matter. Get going before he returns. I’ll think of something to tell him.”
Abbie crossed her arms over her chest.
Enigma: What Lies Beneath
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Titles by Ditter Kellen
The Seeker Series
Ember – Book One
Shon-Book Two
The Rise of Vlad-Book Three
Supernatural Series
Finding Carly
Bitten
Beautiful Haunting
Secret Series
Lydia’s Secret
Midnight Secrets
Time Travel Series
Turn the Page
Worlds Apart-Coming Soon
Enigma: What Lies Beneath
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Vaulcron
Zaureth
Oz
Gryke
Braum
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Thrasher
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Zaureth Awakened
Pyre
Eyes Without a Face
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The Boy in the Window
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Bayou Heat
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Ditter Kellen
Ditter Kellen has been in love with romance and psychological thrillers for over 30 years.
Her love of paranormal and outrageous imagination have conspired to bring her where she is today...sitting in front of her computer allowing them free rein. Writing is her passion, what she was born to do. I hope you will enjoy reading her stories as much as she loves spinning them.
Ditter resides in Alabama with her husband and many unique farm animals. She adores French fries and her phone is permanently attached to her ear. You can contact Ditter by email: author@ditterkellen.com
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