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watching the neighborhood, it would appear as though the wind blew the gate wide. No one would suspect there were two Realm-folk sneaking around beneath an invisibility cloak.
Once on the lawn, though well back from the street, Olivia sniffed the air once more. Definitely, Margetta. Can you smell that, Zane? She wasn’t sure if it was her acute shifter nose or if vampires could detect the same stench as well.
He nodded. Margetta’s here all right.
Olivia felt edgy and ready to hit something. And right now I feel incredibly irritable. That wind is bugging the shit out of me.
I’m pretty sure the purpose of the spell is to create exactly that kind of sensation. I’m expecting the bar to erupt any moment and for all hell to break loose. I’m going to get some of my Guardsmen over here, but I have to path Marian in order to do that, so hold on.
Got it. She took turns watching him, then glancing down the street in the direction of the familiar golden glow of light that indicated Margetta was nearby. Olivia kept her cloaking vibration tight to them both.
The next moment, the door to the bar opened and, just as Zane had predicted, several of the bikers poured out onto the street and started brawling, calling each other vile names and shouting. She’d never heard quite that many ‘f’ bombs in her life as the men, along with a couple of rough looking shifter women, lit into each other.
Zane tapped on her telepathic frequency. When she opened, he said, I’ll have Guardsmen coming in north of here about a mile up the road in just a few minutes. I want to head up there . But stay hidden. If Margetta discovers you’re the one who helped me, she’ll be after you.
I won’t make that promise, Zane.
He turned to her and she saw his eyes flash with anger. You’re not to put yourself at risk. That’s an order.
At that, she lifted her chin. The shifter part of me absolutely resents those words. Now tell me I’m out of line here. This is my life. These are my choices. I’ll ghost you, but like hell I’ll stand back and not take action if needed. And remember, I helped get you out of the Dead Zone.
Like any man used to command, he stiffened his back.
She put a hand on his chest, which stopped whatever argument he intended to put forward, and added, I’ll make the promise that I won’t enter the fray. But I will do what I need to do.
He scowled heavily. I guess I’ll have to be content with that.
Yes, you will.
At that moment, two Invictus wraith-pairs flew up the street. They had a couple of unbonded female wraiths with them, dressed in strange, gauzy-red strips and ready to force bonds with the shifters. Any of the bikers would make fierce battling mates once bonded as part of an Invictus pair.
They’re frightening to look at.
Yes, Zane pathed . They are. He turned to her. Be careful, Olivia. Don’t do anything foolish.
At that, she offered a crooked smile. Again, no promises.
She watched his own lips twist, though she could tell he was trying to remain stern.
Wisely, he slipped unnoticed into the forest, moving north and away from the Elf Lords Hideaway.
CHAPTER THREE
Olivia kept her cloak frequency tight and her gaze fixed on the street. At the same time, she ghosted Zane as he flew a mile north. She switched often between her tracking ability and her need to see what was happening in Barker’s Bend.
In the north with Zane, the woodland opened up to a narrow field where twenty or so Vampire Guardsmen had gathered, hovering in the air and waiting to attack.
Across from the bar, more bikers rushed into the street and engaged in the brawl. The whole time, Margetta’s chaos wind blew, the strange odor making Olivia’s nose wrinkle.
Her internal gaze watched as Zane and his troops headed higher into the air, a fearsome sight. The Vampire Guard all dressed the same, in long, sleeveless leather coats padded at the shoulders, and in black leather hip boots, pants in the same material, and maroon
Once on the lawn, though well back from the street, Olivia sniffed the air once more. Definitely, Margetta. Can you smell that, Zane? She wasn’t sure if it was her acute shifter nose or if vampires could detect the same stench as well.
He nodded. Margetta’s here all right.
Olivia felt edgy and ready to hit something. And right now I feel incredibly irritable. That wind is bugging the shit out of me.
I’m pretty sure the purpose of the spell is to create exactly that kind of sensation. I’m expecting the bar to erupt any moment and for all hell to break loose. I’m going to get some of my Guardsmen over here, but I have to path Marian in order to do that, so hold on.
Got it. She took turns watching him, then glancing down the street in the direction of the familiar golden glow of light that indicated Margetta was nearby. Olivia kept her cloaking vibration tight to them both.
The next moment, the door to the bar opened and, just as Zane had predicted, several of the bikers poured out onto the street and started brawling, calling each other vile names and shouting. She’d never heard quite that many ‘f’ bombs in her life as the men, along with a couple of rough looking shifter women, lit into each other.
Zane tapped on her telepathic frequency. When she opened, he said, I’ll have Guardsmen coming in north of here about a mile up the road in just a few minutes. I want to head up there . But stay hidden. If Margetta discovers you’re the one who helped me, she’ll be after you.
I won’t make that promise, Zane.
He turned to her and she saw his eyes flash with anger. You’re not to put yourself at risk. That’s an order.
At that, she lifted her chin. The shifter part of me absolutely resents those words. Now tell me I’m out of line here. This is my life. These are my choices. I’ll ghost you, but like hell I’ll stand back and not take action if needed. And remember, I helped get you out of the Dead Zone.
Like any man used to command, he stiffened his back.
She put a hand on his chest, which stopped whatever argument he intended to put forward, and added, I’ll make the promise that I won’t enter the fray. But I will do what I need to do.
He scowled heavily. I guess I’ll have to be content with that.
Yes, you will.
At that moment, two Invictus wraith-pairs flew up the street. They had a couple of unbonded female wraiths with them, dressed in strange, gauzy-red strips and ready to force bonds with the shifters. Any of the bikers would make fierce battling mates once bonded as part of an Invictus pair.
They’re frightening to look at.
Yes, Zane pathed . They are. He turned to her. Be careful, Olivia. Don’t do anything foolish.
At that, she offered a crooked smile. Again, no promises.
She watched his own lips twist, though she could tell he was trying to remain stern.
Wisely, he slipped unnoticed into the forest, moving north and away from the Elf Lords Hideaway.
CHAPTER THREE
Olivia kept her cloak frequency tight and her gaze fixed on the street. At the same time, she ghosted Zane as he flew a mile north. She switched often between her tracking ability and her need to see what was happening in Barker’s Bend.
In the north with Zane, the woodland opened up to a narrow field where twenty or so Vampire Guardsmen had gathered, hovering in the air and waiting to attack.
Across from the bar, more bikers rushed into the street and engaged in the brawl. The whole time, Margetta’s chaos wind blew, the strange odor making Olivia’s nose wrinkle.
Her internal gaze watched as Zane and his troops headed higher into the air, a fearsome sight. The Vampire Guard all dressed the same, in long, sleeveless leather coats padded at the shoulders, and in black leather hip boots, pants in the same material, and maroon
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