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brother’s bride is with me.”
    “Shit! She came with you voluntarily on her wedding day?”
    “Not … exactly. Listen, Tynan. Mathias and the Anarki have descended on my house. Bram, Ice, and Marrok need backup.”
    “Got it. Ronan is handy. Caden, can you go with us? Right, then. He’s in as well.”
    “Lucan?”
    “He’s … not having a good night.”
    Duke winced. “Angry, despondent, or insane?”
    “Depends on which moment you ask.”
    Damn it!
?“So, not battle ready?”
    “Not even close,” Tynan said.
    “Keep him there. I don’t need him regressing instead of saving the wedding guests. You and the others get to my house posthaste.”
    “Will do.”
    “Please, find my mother and my brother. Make certain …”
    God, if something happened to them because he hadn’t revealed the fact he was a wizard and hadn’t properly protected the place, the guilt would crush him. He’d always been afraid that putting magical protections around his house would announce the fact that a wizard lived there and be an engraved invitation to Mathias. Now, Duke regretted the decision more than anything.
    “We’ll keep them safe.”
    “One more thing,” Duke interjected. “Is Sabelle available?”
    “Somewhere around. I’ll put her on.”
    A moment later, Duke heard a sunny, feminine voice. “Hello. All well?”
    “That remains to be seen. Anytime Mathias crashes a party, it’s not good.”
    “Can I help?” Concern laced her voice.
    Duke downshifted for the next turn in the winding road, cursing the long, deserted lane they must travel before reaching the motorway. “I’d like you to research a bloodline for me. Her name is Felicia Safford.”
    “What?” his passenger screeched. “You have no right—”
    He held up a palm, cutting her off. “Who are her ancestors?”
    “In other words, make certain she is
the
Untouchable? Got it,” Sabelle said in his other ear. “I’ll need details. Birth date, birthplace, parents’ names …”
    Moving his mobile from his mouth, Duke said to Felicia, “I’ll explain everything shortly. But—”
    She wrinkled her nose, then narrowed her eyes at him. “Rubbish! You aren’t planning to explain anything.”
    How had she known that? Explaining the situation would only drag her deeper into danger, and Duke wasn’t in favor of that. “We’ve no time to argue now, damn it! What’s your birth date?”
    “My—” She huffed in frustration. “Mason and your mother may be dying, and you’re driving in the opposite direction, asking inane questions?”
    “Your. Birth. Date. Now.”
    She shook her head, her expression mulish. “You
will
explain or I won’t say a word.”
    Duke hesitated. No one magical made a habit of revealing themselves to a human. But how did he explain that the more he dragged her into this war, the more difficult it would be for her to resume her life? For a woman Mason had described as sweet and caring, Felicia had a surprising stubborn streak.
    “I’m asking for a very good cause that could save more lives, I swear. I can’t spare the time to explain now.” Even ifhe could, the truth was too dangerous.
    Felicia sat back in her seat, stared suspiciously, then, of all things, she sniffed. “June twenty-eight, nineteen eighty-five.”
    “Where were you born?”
    “Newham General Hospital, London.”
    “Parents’ names?”
    She bit her lip. “I’m adopted. My birth parents’ names are sealed.”
    He froze. “Your adoptive parents are listed on the birth certificate?”
    “Yes. Margaret and Rowland Safford.”
    Nodding, Duke put the phone back to his ear. “Did you hear that?”
    “I’m on it now,” Sabelle promised.
    “Thank you. Have Bram call me when the fight is over.”
    After Sabelle agreed and they rang off, Duke pocketed his phone, very aware of Felicia beside him, clenching her fists. Her jaw tightened, and he could almost see her thoughts turning in her head.
    “Why does this madman want
me
? I heard what you