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The mother nodded.
“He stole your jumper? Why not wait for himto return? No harm. No foul.”
Dania, letting her regal vampire controlslip, wept openly, gulping down sobs.
Viktor clasped her hand. “He hasn’t beenhome since yesterday. Our son can be careless. Sometimes downrightstupid, but he would never worry us like this. He would have comeback last night or called.”
“Which portal did he use?” Kole slitted hisfire-gold eyes.
“The one in Bludhaven near the StrigodiernaChapel. It would be most convenient for them.” Dania nipped her lipwith a small, sharp fang.
“Do you have any idea where he and hisfriend would have exited in New Orleans?”
“None.” Viktor rested his mate’s hand on histhigh.
“What bars would they visit in thecity?”
The father shook his head.
“The Ministry of Compliance will trace themissing device. Is it registered to you or your mate?”
“It is mine,” said Viktor. “Which is anotherreason I suspect trouble. He knew I needed my jumper today. I hadan Earthside trip planned. He would have slipped it back in time soI wouldn’t realize it was missing.”
Kole pushed out of his desk chair. “Bountyhas my contact information. Reach out to me if Varik returns orphones. When we uncover anything vital, I will call. What is thefriend’s name?”
Viktor looked at his mate.
“Norah, daughter of Ossar and Licia.” Daniafixed on Kole’s eyes. “Find my son, Commander.”
Kole escorted them out. While Bounty sharednumbers, he waited at her desk until they left the area. Afterward,he got things rolling. “Phone the Ministry of Fuck-All-Incompetenceto see where the young stud exited in New Orleans. He used hisdad’s jumper. Don’t let them drag their feet. If they give you anyshit, have Logan hack them. Call Ossar and Licia to ask about theirdaughter, Norah. Is she missing? How long? Where is she? You’resmart. Figure out the rest.”
Kole tapped his wrist.Rein. Get the fuckinto my office. I want Thorn, Galena, and the human. What’s hername? The damn new coven female who blackmailed me into letting herwork with the Firebrands. … Yeah. Denim. She’s training with Ram.Bring him, too. Anyway, I’ll expect everyone two minutesago.
Bounty kept her mascara-laden eyes locked onher boss.
“I’ve got a bad feeling about this.” Koleshot fire from a fingertip, hitting the wall, zinging by Bounty’sleft ear. “Oops. Damn.”
She dodged the flame but glared at him.
Chapter Twenty
Sabine ogled Nico. Bulgingbiceps. Check. Tight abs. Check. Two big slabs of pecs. Check. Anice package in his pants. Check. Check. Check. Male perfection.She wanted to grab ahold and stroke his manhood.
Whoa, girl.Rule number one, youdon’t do partners. Rule number two, you don’t do males who have norespect for you. Rule three, you don’t do males who hit on you andthen take another female into the backroom. Where is yourpride?
Nico swung his gaze from the Arisen Dawnfarmhouse they staked out to Sabine. He squinted. “What are you upto, sweetness? Your sharp little tongue keeps licking yourlips.”
The air around them sizzled, but Sabinecouldn’t do a thing to control the pheromones racing from her bodylike horses out of the gate. She tried to stuff them all back in,but they had their head and were not stopping until she took Nicoaround the track a few times.
He moved into her space, backing her againsta tree. “Your inner nymph’s showing.”
“Is not.”
Maybe she could fool him into thinking hewas imagining the desire wafting out of her pores. He was human. Hecouldn’t smell her pheromones as most Aeternal males couldhave.
“Is too.” His breath was hot as he leanedforward to whisper into her ear. “Sabine, I didn’t have sex withthe succubus.”
“You took her into a room at the BloodShed.”
