Anything was possible. That was the biggest lesson she had learned from the moment her parents were killed. Though the idea of a vampire living in Napa sounded like something out of a bad horror movie, it had to be true. Sosata’s black eyes gleamed with the fervent burn of a believer, and she had no motivation to lie.
“Why would someone like that claim to have something of Grandfather’s?”
“She couldn’t.”
“So why ask me to go and see her?”
“Whatever it was, it couldn’t be good. This man you dreamt of. You said he was there?” At Claire’s nod, her lips tightened. “She’s using him to get to you. Seducing you with dreams of him to lower your guard.”
“I didn’t know vampires could do that.”
“There’s much you don’t know. That’s the way Antonio wanted it. Ever since your parents died, his goal was to protect you.”
“But from what?” This was the part she couldn’t wrap her mind around. “I’m just an accountant. Unless she wants me to do her taxes, I don’t have anything she might want.”