"David Tennant. That's right. That is the actor's name." Mo was proud she remembered. "This young man looked just like him."
"The Doctor Who actor?" asked Gerta. "Wasn't he also in a show where he was investigating a missing child?"
"Yes, Broadchurch or something like that. It had the actress in it that also played Dr. Who. Jodie Whittaker. The only Dr. Who to have decent teeth." She marveled at her wit.
Greta snorted. "You would think we had nothing better to do than watch British television. Have they found him?
"The child? Yes. He was injured, but should recover and be fine. Fell down an old set of stairs at an abandoned ranch.
"I see. I meant the inspector, however."
"He found the kid, so I guess he's a hero. The kid just needs to listen to his parents better. No need to pin a medal on some Limey for that. He broke his leg and has some scrapes. The nurses are all fawning over him up at Mercy."
"With those teeth?"
They both snorted and rocked with laughter. Some people just don't understand why people from the UK have bad teeth. Including people from the UK.
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Rhett looked at the nurse fussing over his leg. She was a bit tough looking, but quite attractive. His opinion of Eastern Europe had changed dramatically since being brought on board for this case. The people here were very friendly and modern. The large, muscular, machine gun wielding Slavic female he was always led to believe lived here didn't exist. At least so far in his travels. He wouldn't mind if his nurse wanted to give him some roughing up later, however.
He was not sure what had happened to him. His doctor was happy to chalk up his wild tale to hallucinations after falling down the stairs and hitting his head. He was pretty sure that if he wanted to stay on the case, he would need to agree. They didn't want a raving lunatic consulting. It looked bad.
But he had seen it. There was no doubt in his mind.
Rhett was a profiler from London. The best profiler in Europe. He had a knack for getting into the mind of the psychopaths he hunted. He was very well known. He was convinced he could solve this case,
But he had never hunted something unhuman before.
How he ended up in this small Eastern European town had a lot to do with the woman who just walked into the room. Inspector Kaprik. He was hoping she would have given the nurses a chance to finish his dressing changes today. His back was healing but still needed care. The nurse attending it was quite attractive as well.
Inspector Kaprik had been given different redeeming qualities than looks. A brilliant mind was one. For this case she needed help, however. She brought in her comrade from the U.K. They had gone to the same university and worked many cases together.
"Does it really take two pretty nurses to change your dressings every day?" She asked.
"It takes three, but you cut the budget, you unfeeling man hater."
"Whoa! That biting sarcasm is back. We need to get you discharged soon."
"Very funny. What did you find in the archives?"
"Nothing. The ranch has been abandoned for years. The owners simply disappeared. That's not unusual given this country's recent history."
"No pictures of the owners?"
"Sorry pal. Your mystery babe stays a mystery. Are you still trying to argue she exists?"
"I sensed something in her. Something to do with the creature."
Inspector Kaprik looked at him sternly, then at the nurses still in the room. "There is no creature! Keep talking like that and you will be on tonight's train back to London. I'm not joking, Rhett. Ten years ago they were burning everything in sight and ranting about vampires or centaurs or something. That is not going to happen again. You found the child and he is fine."
"I don't think centaurs are related to any vampire mythology."
"You didn't hear a word I said, did you?" She shook her head. "You haven't changed a bit."
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Miri drew back from the shadows. This was a bad place. She had to be sure. If she made a mistake, it could cost the humans greatly. It would also cost her as well. Most likely her life. Being immortal, she was risking a lot.
She stepped into the shadow again. The cave and it's occupant could not harm her. It was just unpleasant. Entering the cave was like entering the decaying body of some dead gigantic creature. The sickening smell. The slimy textures. She preferred freshly fallen leaves and clean rain.
Or the human Rhett. He was not like other humans. He smelled like bubbling brooks and pine trees. It was pleasant. The only bad odor came from his teeth. They could use a round of mint leaves or cloves. He had been unconscious, but those teeth didn't start decaying when he hit his head.
"You should have let me kill him, Miri." The deep, sultry voice came from all around the cave. She wasn't alarmed. Succubae always had to play their tricks.
Miri ignored her attempts to goad her. "The adult or the child, Illya?"
The succubus burst into view, her eyes ablaze. "I told you I did not kill the last one! I don't kill children. I have no use for little boys. I'm a succubus, in case you've forgotten, I fulfill the wildest dreams of men."
"Like his? What is he, 92 years old?"
"He is 60, mind you, and we are working on getting his shrew of a wife to leave him alone." The human was sitting on a stool and appeared to be in a trance. He couldn't take his eyes off of Illya's breasts. Most men couldn't. They were large and firm, with nipples that seemed perpetually stiff.