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let you know of any changes.” Matthew finished, about turned and ran down the hallway.
    “That’s good news.” Starr remarked as Ronan picked his phone up, finding the number he wanted and pressing “call.”
    “Creed, I’ve got some new information and we need a couple of teams sent for recon only ! No heroics, no engaging, purely recon.”
    Ronan waited, expecting an argument from the Elite Guard. He was a little surprised when he got none.
    “Fine, where and when?” Creed acquiesced with an almost normal tone of voice.
    He frowned at how easy that had been, “Matthew has the details, send two teams to scope the area out and see if they can get us information on numbers.”
    Hanging up, Creed only said, “Okay.” Ronan was still frowning as he ended the call.
    Starr was now sitting opposite him. “What’s wrong? You’re frowning, Fang.”
    Looking over at her he motioned to his phone. “Creed didn’t even argue about that. I expected him to want to go in guns blazing but he just said ‘fine’ and ‘okay.’”
    “Maybe he realizes the merit in what you said though. Only a fool would go rushing in blindly. Especially as we know this man has explosives.”
    Ronan had a niggling at the edge of his senses but didn’t have the time to dwell on it as Esther appeared in the room. A tall, dark and menacing looking man was at her side. Ronan was on his feet and bracing for trouble as Esther put her hands out, palms forward.
    “It’s okay, Ronan, this is Najac, he’s a Houngan in Voodoo and he’s agreed to try and help us.”
    The large black man stepped forward, “Hello, I understand you may have need of my services?”
    Ronan’s expert eye took everything in, the man’s height (which wasn’t much under his own six foot six), the dark suit he wore underneath a long black coat, what looked to be a diamond stud in one ear and dreadlocks hanging to almost shoulder length. The power he felt in the man was immense and Ronan hoped Esther was right when she said the man, Najac, could help.
    Starr stepped forward. “Hi, I’m Starr and I’m so glad you’ve agreed to help. Excuse Ronan he’s got a lot on his plate at the minute.”
    Ronan scowled at his mate as she drew closer to this man. A dangerous man. Of that Ronan had no doubt. He watched as Najac smiled, showing a set of brilliant white, perfect teeth. Taking Starr’s offered hand in both of his very large ones.
    “Hello, Miss Starr, my pleasure. I’ll help you in any way I can.”
    The dazzling smile Najac gave Starr had a snarl break free from Ronan, as Esther placed a hand on Najac’s arm. “Be careful, don’t go using that charm on Starr. She’s Ronan’s mate.”
    Najac let Starr’s hand go. “I see, well, apologies if I’ve offended you, Ronan.”
    Starr sat down, watching the interaction between the two men and Ronan gave her a wink before he turned to this Houngan . “So, you think you can help us?”
    Najac gave Ronan the dazzling smile that he had used on Starr, the difference being Ronan didn’t smile back. “I think so. If it’s another Houngan that’s cloaking these beings and rendering Esther’s spells useless then I can easily fix it. I only need a room to prepare and then I can find out what’s going on.”
    Esther walked to the door. “If you come with me, I’ll take you to my office and make sure you’re not disturbed.”
    Ronan inclined his head slightly. “Thank you for your assistance.”
    Najac chuckled as he followed Esther, “My pleasure, though Esther was most insistent that I come and I do owe her a favor or two.”
    Ronan kept his eyes on their retreating backs, again hoping Esther had been right to bring this man into their midst.
    Starr’s voice grabbed his attention. “He’s a bit of a smooth operator.”
    “Hmm,” was all he said as he looked outside, the growing darkness surprising him.
    “It’s almost dark,” he commented as he picked up his phone again.
    Dialing Creed once more, “Is