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She nodded. “Yep.”
After thanking Theo, we headed out of Zombies. I slung the messenger bag over my shoulder and hopped on my bike. The ride wasn’t more than ten minutes, and once I got back to the clubhouse, I quickly made my way to my office and checked the system again. Sure enough, Rocky had removed the worst of the malware. I had carefully watched the codes she’d put in to do it and hoped it would work for any other spyware that was sure to come.
I sat back and wondered how she knew how to remove it so quickly. According to Jemini, she hadn’t been told much about the type of invasion we’d been dealing with. That was why I’d asked her how long she’d been a vampire. Maybe she’d had years—even decades—to hone the craft of hacking and computer sciences. Unlike me.
After another quick scan, I texted one of the prospects, Fox, to meet me in my office. Then, I got up and went to the supply closet where I kept all my spare computer parts and extras. After selecting a CPU, two twenty-one-inch monitors, a keyboard, and a mouse, I set them on the desk just as Fox poked his head in the door.
“You rang?” he asked in his best Lurch voice.
I chuckled. “Yes. Can you help me carry these things out to the clubhouse? I’m gonna set up a station right outside the breakroom for people to use.”
“Sure,” he said, grabbing both monitors and the keyboard. “Great idea.”
I took the rest and followed him out. I realized I needed a table and chair until I could order a real desk, so we set the stuff down on the breakroom table. I went into a supply closet and pulled out the spare table. It was small and would have to do.
Fox helped me set everything up and once I booted up the machine, I installed a local WiFi connection that was just for this particular computer in case hackers wanted to keep trying to get into our systems. Once I was satisfied with the setup, I thanked Fox before he headed back to the Cobalt Room where he was a bartender.
Viper walked up to the new setup and said, “Great idea.”
“Thanks. This has a local internet connection only, so in case we’re hacked again, they won’t be able to access this one—I hope. It’s not tied into our systems at all.”
“Very nice. What’s the latest on that, anyway?”
I quickly filled him in on the situation from earlier and let him know there was no more spyware or malware on the system—for now.
“That’s great. Do you think we can trust this Rocky person?”
I lifted a shoulder. “Not sure. I paid her cash and didn’t get her contact info. But she did get rid of the problem.”
“Seems like she could be a good backup in case you run into any more problems you or Jemini can’t solve,” he said, piercing me with his intense hazel eyes.
“I agree. If we need her again, I’ll have Jemini get in touch with her.”
“Sounds like a plan.” MyAnna, his wife, came up and put her arms around his waist. “Wanna come have a drink with us? Slow night all the way around,” he asked.
Viper knew I rarely drank so I figured he just meant to socialize while I sipped club soda or water. “Is there something you wanted to discuss with me?”
He shook his head. “No, was just going to hang out and watch the band. If you’re busy, I get it.”
“I just have a few more things to do so when I’m done, I’ll meet you there.” I started to walk away and remembered something. “Hey, am I good to order a computer desk and chair for that station?” I pointed to it.
“Of course. Just email me the receipt so I can put it into the books.”
“You got it,” I replied, heading to my office.
Chapter 4
How To Win Friends And Influence Monsters
I lifted my head when I heard shouts coming from the main part of the clubhouse. I jogged down the hall and out to the open space where I saw Jemini, MyAnna, and Bloome having a heated argument.
“Why should I be the one to do it all? You guys need to pitch in!” MyAnna said, pointing at the other two.
“I have a job here. I help Face with IT stuff and I’m busy!” Jemini replied.
Bloome folded her arms across her chest. “I don’t even live here fulltime. I have my own house.”
“Whoa, whoa, what’s the problem, ladies?” Shadow asked as he approached them, Phoenix and Venom on his tail.
