The vampire looked at Bette for a moment before speaking. “Um, I don’t know if I want to tell you that. I’m in just as much danger if I tell you.”

Bette spoke up, taking the stake from her cross bow and putting it under the red-haired woman’s chin. “Well, you’re in a shitload of danger right now, Red.”

“Ok,ok.  Look, I was given an address and told to bring two other vampires with me. She said she wanted to send a message to you, Porter. No one was supposed to get killed,  she said she was going to do that herself.”

“Who; who the fuck sent you?” Peggy pressed her hand to Bette’s shoulder again.

The vampire leaned back trying to get out of Bette’s way as the others looked on. Tina came into the room.

“You have exactly one second to give us a name or I can guarantee you that no one in this room is going to be able to hold my wife or me back.”

“Denbo, Dawn Denbo hired us and she has a real hard-on for you Porter. She’s coming after your family with both barrels loaded.”

The crowd stood stunned at the confession and the mention of Denbo’s name. It had been three years and they had not seen hide or hair of the vampire.

Peggy was the first to speak. “Untie her Duffy.” Everyone protested except Bette who lowered her crossbow at her side. Tina and Angie were now next to her and she had her free arm around them.

The vampire rose as they all seemed to be arguing with Peggy for letting her go. Red looked at Bette before she turned to walk away and spoke loud enough for everyone to hear.

“I hope I’m there when Denbo gets her wish Porter.”

Bette turned her face and pulled Tina and Angie closer to her, hugging them tightly.

The vampire was at the threshold of the door when Bette slowly raised the crossbow. Without looking she squeezed the trigger, striking the red-head in the heart from behind. The arguing stopped and they all turned to look at the neat mound on the floor, realizing that Peggy had lied to get the vampire to give them the information they needed.

Peggy was the first to speak. “Nice shot Bette. Duffy and I will go back to the office and send out the alert for Denbo’s apprehension. This will be Underworld Security Bureau’s number one priority. The Council will supply whatever funds are needed to apprehend her.”

Peggy and Duffy left, leaving a detail of slayers at the Coven house and another team to give round the clock protection them at Bette and Tina’s house.

They gathered together in the living room caring for the injured and supporting one another through the ordeal they had just been through. No one would sleep that evening except for little Angelica. They knew Denbo lurked somewhere in the night ready to strike.