Page 22 of Visions of You
Eventually, Iskander convinced Rhyme to settle down to sleep for an hour or two before Apollo would arrive and then he and Keegan were alone.
"It's a damn shame," Iskander said, closing the door to the bedroom. "Rhyme's family only just got used to not being food anymore."
"I don't think Holly was taken by vampires."
"Are your visions telling you that?"
Keegan thought about how to respond to that. "I saw that it's not only mortals missing," he said eventually. "There are some victims who wouldn't fetch a high price among vampires."
Iskander glanced at the door to the bedroom, then back at Keegan. "How much have you really seen?"
Honestly?
Not much.
When he'd looked at the future, he'd been more interested in predicting Jaron's actions than he'd been in predicting the futures of those kidnapped. "I didn't see anyone die," he said to reassure Iskander.
It was the truth.
Even if the only reason he hadn't seen anyone die was because he hadn't looked.
The way Iskander regarded him, he knew Keegan was full of shit.
They'd been friends for too long, really.
Keegan held up his hands. "I'm sorry. I didn't focus on the things I should have focused on."
Iskander raised an eyebrow at him, waiting for him to say more.
Keegan blew out a breath. "I was following the path of someone else's actions when I came across Holly's kidnapping."
"Whose actions?"
Keegan hesitated. Should he tell Iskander…?
It felt imprudent to tell people about his mate when he didn't yet know if that connection was worth pursuing or not, but on the other hand… none of his friends were more reliable than Iskander. "Don't tell anyone," Keegan said, "but I was following the actions of my mate."
If Iskander was shocked to hear this, he didn't show it. His eyes widened only marginally. "You found your mate? And they're caught up in this?" His gaze narrowed. "Did they get kidnapped as well?"
"They didn't get kidnapped," Keegan said quickly. What a horrible thought. "He works with Apollo."
Iskander processed that. "Is he going to come here?"
"Yes," Keegan admitted. "Most probably."
Iskander nodded. By now, he must have understood that Keegan had come here to meet his mate, but he didn't seem upset about it. Then again, it wasn't in Iskander's nature to get upset about things like that.
What mattered to him was that Keegan had come, and that he'd offered his help.
"Could you not have met your mate elsewhere?" Iskander asked.
"It's complicated."
Iskander looked at him, not satisfied with that response.
Keegan sighed. If he was going to tell anyone about this, it might as well be Iskander. "I don't know yet if it would be wise for me to have a relationship with him."
"Does he have a problem with vampires?"
