Page 62 of Vampire's Breath

Cormac shook his head. “They’re trying to pinpoint exactly where she is. I have them starting at Harrowmont Hall and working out from there. They’ll let me know as soon as they find her.”

My jaw tightened. Every instinct in me screamed to run after her. “Can’t they just look up credit cards or something?”

Cormac pressed his lips together. “We have been monitoring her bank account and credit cards, but there’s been no activity. From the surveillance in St. Pancras, she’s using cash, making Patricia’s job significantly more difficult.”

I crossed my arms over my chest. “Fine. I’ll give them a little more time. But if I have to, I’ll take the train myself—I don’t need your jet.”

Cormac smirked. “Brother, I wouldn’t doubt you’d run to Derbyshire to find her.” He clapped a hand on my shoulder. “Maybe I would too.”

I let out a breath, not quite a sigh. I needed to find her, but at least I had Cormac on my side, helping me reach her.

“Come, we have another task to attend to while Patricia does her job.”

I swallowed hard and bit my lips together, rubbing my hand across my brow. “Let’s go find our long-lost, distant cousin.”

Cormac smiled. “Are you talking about Rory or the Cure?” His voice chuckled as we walked down the hall.

“Were you talking about me?” asked Rory as we entered the library.

“No, starlight, we weren’t, although you fit Lorcan’s description.” He smiled at his mate before kissing her.

My heart thudded. I couldn’t remember ever seeing him so happy. I glanced toward the fireplace and nodded to Declanand Conall, who stood beside it, looking as though we had interrupted a conversation. I was about to ask when Rory spoke.

“I figured out what we were missing in the middle of the night last night. By the way, you need to thank Dani for thinking ahead.” Cormac tilted his head to her, his question unspoken. “She put the map on the jet.”

I followed her gesture toward the coffee table amid the circle of leather chairs. On it lay a map of the world, the O’Cillian crest at the top.

“Yes, well, I never really needed to see that again.” Cormac’s voice was tight.

“Like it or not, Aunt Amara infused it with some sort of magic that counteracts whatever is blocking our locator spells.”

He pressed his lips together. “Hopefully, this will be the last time we need it.”

Rory shook her head. “We’ll likely need it again, since this will only get us so close. Remember, we’re dealing with a human who will move. I’ll call Willow if this works and get the spell to create something for the specific area we’ll be looking in.”

Cormac nodded. “How does this work?”

Rory moved next to the map. “I’ll need each of you to donate a drop of blood onto the crest. We’ll add Aiden’s blood when it’s required. Cormac, you first.”

Cormac bit his wrist and allowed a drop of blood to fall onto the knotted heart before he looked at me. “Lorcan, you’re next.” I stepped forward and did the same.

Cormac looked toward the fireplace. “Declan, we need Aiden’s blood.” Our adopted brother stepped forward and poured just a drop into the growing pool.

Conall stepped forward and smirked. “Last, just like always?” He bit into his wrist and held it above the crest, which shimmered red with our combined essence.

Rory kneeled at the crest, removing the obsidian pendant from around her neck and a ruby ring from her finger. She threaded the pendant’s chain through the center of the ring before dipping the pendant into the blood.

“Well, that’s different from how it worked when she killed you,” said Conall, glancing at Cormac.

“Hush,” snapped Cormac. “Let her concentrate.” Power gathered in the room, an energy I hadn’t felt since standing in the clearing at Oak Leaf Hallow in 1855. The obsidian fell to the map with a clunk.

Rory’s lips broke into a grin. “I found him!”

Cormac looked at the map where the crystal fell. “The Highlands, on the Western shore. We’ll need to fly into Glasgow.”

Declan stepped forward. “Let me see that.” He wiped his hand across his mouth. “That is near where Isla and I were married. She should be there now, visiting her grandmother.”

“Fabulous, then you are coming with us. It makes sense anyway if Aiden is watching you.”

---