Page 114 of Blood Taken (Blood Mafia 2)
"Love you, too."
I hang up and hand the phone to Mateo. We're sitting in my living room. He's sent someone out to investigate what happened with my parents. When I try to find them with my supe senses, I get the same issue I had with Alissa and Lacey.
Mateo's been hopeful, but the firm line between his eyebrows is enough to tell me he doesn't trust it will all be well.
There's too much happening for things not to seem connected. Three people I care about and one Grayson cares about, vanished without a trace. Someone is going to pay dearly when we find our people.
My ears prick at a sudden, sharp sound.
Mateo flashes to the window.
Then I hear the sound more clearly.
A chorus of howls, rising up and bouncing off the other buildings, filling the night with an ominous cacophony.
"What the fuck is happening?" I ask for probably the twentieth time.
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Mateo
I shoot off a text to Grayson and Colt, letting them know we have company of the fur kind, and put the phone away.
"I warned Blaze."
Demi groans and rubs her face. "What will it take for him to get the hint? I thought I made myself pretty clear what would happen if he kept on about taking me."
The howls echo again.
Demi straps on a thigh sheath and inserts a knife.
"We should go before the human authorities get involved,” I say, watching as she finishes securing the strap and stands straight.
"After you." She makes a sweeping gesture with her arm.
I flash down to the first floor, feeling the Hunter hot on my heels. Grayson and Colt's familiar cadence sounds close to us. Colt was wise enough to leave the other Hunters behind.
I stop before the front doors, waiting for my men to join us. Demi huffs, placing her hands on her hips.
"Mangy mutt," she says under her breath. "No means no."
I fight off a smile. There's a small pack of wolves waiting outside my building. They know better than to step foot inside. I scan over them, not seeing the familiar flash of Blaze's fur.
That's the first indication something is off.
The second is the white wolf, standing at the head of the group.
Colt and Grayson appear.
"Is that?" Grayson asks.
"Pretty sure," Colt says.
"Have you two forgotten how to form complete sentences all of a sudden?" Demi shoots them an annoyed look. "Who is that?"
"Iris, Elder Wolf."
My little Hunter closes her eyes and grimaces. "This is ridiculous."
