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you think this was one of his
associates?” Judge asked, though his aura already told Viper what the man
suspected.
    “At first, yes,” Detective Morris
lied. “But now we suspect something else. The majority of the damage was done
in Gabby’s roommate’s bedroom.”
    “What do you know of it?” the
other detective asked, his gaze never leaving Viper.
    “We know that her ex was just
released from jail, and he wants her back,” Viper responded, giving them as
little information as he could. He wanted Paul Watson. The judicial system had
their chance with him and royally fucked it up.
    “Is Nikki all right?” Detective
Morris asked. Viper didn’t like the man’s familiarity with his mate.
    “Yes, thankfully. She came to me
as soon as she realized something was wrong. Which is exactly where she’ll
stay, safe.”
    “You’re her new boyfriend?”
    Viper internally laughed at
Detective Redburn’s terminology. He was far from a
boy, but still he answered it. “Yes.”
    Detective Redburn nodded. “Then you need to watch your back too.”
    Viper’s back straightened, and
his guard went up even further as the hair on the back of his neck stood on
end. “And why would that be?”
    “I think you should follow us,”
Detective Morris suggested.
    With Judge at his back, they both
trailed the detectives into the house. As soon as they walked in through the
door Viper felt the change in the air. His fae senses
were picking up pure, unadulterated evil. The person’s aura was still present
in the house, which suggested to Viper that he had only left within the last
hour. He knew without a shadow of a doubt that it was Watson’s. The aura also
spoke of a proprietary belief. He believed he had a right to be in the house,
in Nikki’s bedroom, where the detectives led both himself and Judge.
    The first thing Viper noticed in
the bedroom was the scattered clothes over the room. He could guarantee this
wasn’t how she had left it when leaving for work. Then he saw it, on the wall
above the bed. A picture of Nikki and himself on the front porch of the house.
It was of the moment they had shared the previous night, before he’d sensed
Nikki’s worry and forced himself to take a step back.
    His face was marked with a red
cross, and above his head read the word DEAD . The threat didn’t faze him
one bit. This wasn’t the first time his life had been threatened and by eviler
men than Watson. He also doubted it would be the last. What did feed his anger
were the words written in the same red lipstick on the wall. They read SHE’S
MINE .
    “Can I collect some of Nikki’s
clothing to take with me?” Viper asked.
    “Yes, but nothing on the bed. It
would appear he might have ejaculated on it,” Detective Morris replied.
    Viper moved to the window; the
need to be outside was suddenly overwhelming. As a fae ,
he gained his gifts from Mother Earth. As a result, he felt more at peace and
settled amongst Mother Earth’s creations, rather than man-made ones.
    As he hurried around collecting
what clothing he could, Viper came across one extremely disturbing discovery.
“Detectives, all of Nikki’s underwear are gone.”
    “We suspected as much, but we
needed you to confirm it. Some people prefer to go without.”
    This new discovery had Viper
itching to get back to his mate’s side. He suddenly needed to hold her, to
ensure she was safe and more importantly that he was protecting her from the
evils that existed in her world. After gathering what he could, he left his
details with the detectives and asked them to inform him of any new
discoveries. The drive back to the hotel was at great speed. Thankfully the
traffic seemed to understand the urgency of the situation, staying out of his
way.
     

Chapter
Eight
     
    As soon as Nikki walked through
the door of Viper’s quarters, exhaustion seemed to consume her. Her need to
fall into bed overwhelmed her senses. Thankfully, Jewel must have recognized
her need because bed was