plane.
“Des?” Her voice wavered. Athera missed her older sister. Desembara had helped the four phoenix women escape from the Phoenix plane. They’d had to leave Angelica behind as well, something that Athera was never going to forgive herself for because she knew Angelica had been sent to the breeding center.
The image cleared up and Athera smiled as her sister’s face became visible.
“I have missed you, sister mine.”
“I have missed you also, little sister, but I must be short, and my time with the mirror is stolen.”
Athera felt her body tense. “Is something amiss?”
“Angelica is gone. They are saying she escaped from the breeding center.”
“ They are saying?”
“I do not believe it to be the case. I think the male she was meant to breed with has stolen her.”
Athera gasped, her hands flying to her mouth. “Where to?”
“From what I can gather, he has taken her to Earth plane.”
Athera knew that Desembara was the best tracker the Phoenix had. She was unsurpassed in her skills, and if Des thought that’s where the male had taken Angelica, then that was where they were.
“That’s not all.” Des glanced over her shoulder, probably watching out for anyone else, then looked back at Ath. “Malta has vanished, too.”
“Who is Malta?”
Desembara pinched the bridge of her nose. “The worst of us.”
“Des, you aren’t making sense.”
“It is too long to explain, save for the fact that she is evil—the phoenix in charge of the breeding center. I have never liked her. I think she has followed Angelica.”
“Okay…”
“She is dangerous, and if you are going to hunt for Angelica, and I know you will, be advised that Malta is to be feared.”
“Of course I’m going to look for Angelica, but I don’t think this Malta…Desembara glanced over her shoulder again, tensing. “I must go. Be careful, little sister. This is no easy thing you have to do.”
Athera opened her mouth to speak, but Des held up a hand.
“Malta’s shifter father was half warlock. She has power. Good luck on this, sister.”
The mirror went blank, and Athera was left staring at her own shocked expression.
There was a knock at the door, then the door pushed open. “Are you ready,
BBF—?” Trinity walked into the room and over to the vanity.
“BBF?”
“Yes…Best-Friend-Forever.” Trinity then stared at Athera and sensed something amiss. “What’s wrong?”
Athera was still in a state of shock. “Angelica…”
“No, Trinity, your best friend, remember?”
Athera turned her face and looked at Trinity. “No, you dufus. Angelica is somewhere here on earth plane.”
“What?” Trinity plopped down on the foot of the bed.
“We have to find her.”
“Earth is a big place, sweet-cakes. You will have to be a bit more specific than earth plane .”
“How do we find her, Trin?”
Trinity chewed on the edge of her nail, her face scrunched up in thought. “I think I might have an idea.”
“I forbid it.” Archer crossed his arms, widening his stance, and glaring down at his she as if he could make her listen to him.
Ath’s brow shot toward her hairline as she watched the scene. They were all in the living room of Outsiders Inc—the bounty-hunting firm they worked for and their home on the earth plane.
Scarlet—a pyro who had become a phoenix—and the reason why Ath, Kel and Danni now lived on Earth plane, squared off with her mate. None of the males had liked the idea Trinity had come up with, but Archer’s reaction was the worst.
“I owe Angelica my life, and you owe her for the fact that you have your she .”
“Yes, baby girl, I know that.” He raked a hand through his hair in frustration. “But I’m not prepared to lose you so we can go save her from God knows where? You are supposed to stay hidden from the Necromancers, not hunt one down.”
“No hunting involved. I know exactly where he is,” Trinity chimed in.
“Shut it, Trin, you’ve done enough
“Des?” Her voice wavered. Athera missed her older sister. Desembara had helped the four phoenix women escape from the Phoenix plane. They’d had to leave Angelica behind as well, something that Athera was never going to forgive herself for because she knew Angelica had been sent to the breeding center.
The image cleared up and Athera smiled as her sister’s face became visible.
“I have missed you, sister mine.”
“I have missed you also, little sister, but I must be short, and my time with the mirror is stolen.”
Athera felt her body tense. “Is something amiss?”
“Angelica is gone. They are saying she escaped from the breeding center.”
“ They are saying?”
“I do not believe it to be the case. I think the male she was meant to breed with has stolen her.”
Athera gasped, her hands flying to her mouth. “Where to?”
“From what I can gather, he has taken her to Earth plane.”
Athera knew that Desembara was the best tracker the Phoenix had. She was unsurpassed in her skills, and if Des thought that’s where the male had taken Angelica, then that was where they were.
“That’s not all.” Des glanced over her shoulder, probably watching out for anyone else, then looked back at Ath. “Malta has vanished, too.”
“Who is Malta?”
Desembara pinched the bridge of her nose. “The worst of us.”
“Des, you aren’t making sense.”
“It is too long to explain, save for the fact that she is evil—the phoenix in charge of the breeding center. I have never liked her. I think she has followed Angelica.”
“Okay…”
“She is dangerous, and if you are going to hunt for Angelica, and I know you will, be advised that Malta is to be feared.”
“Of course I’m going to look for Angelica, but I don’t think this Malta…Desembara glanced over her shoulder again, tensing. “I must go. Be careful, little sister. This is no easy thing you have to do.”
Athera opened her mouth to speak, but Des held up a hand.
“Malta’s shifter father was half warlock. She has power. Good luck on this, sister.”
The mirror went blank, and Athera was left staring at her own shocked expression.
There was a knock at the door, then the door pushed open. “Are you ready,
BBF—?” Trinity walked into the room and over to the vanity.
“BBF?”
“Yes…Best-Friend-Forever.” Trinity then stared at Athera and sensed something amiss. “What’s wrong?”
Athera was still in a state of shock. “Angelica…”
“No, Trinity, your best friend, remember?”
Athera turned her face and looked at Trinity. “No, you dufus. Angelica is somewhere here on earth plane.”
“What?” Trinity plopped down on the foot of the bed.
“We have to find her.”
“Earth is a big place, sweet-cakes. You will have to be a bit more specific than earth plane .”
“How do we find her, Trin?”
Trinity chewed on the edge of her nail, her face scrunched up in thought. “I think I might have an idea.”
“I forbid it.” Archer crossed his arms, widening his stance, and glaring down at his she as if he could make her listen to him.
Ath’s brow shot toward her hairline as she watched the scene. They were all in the living room of Outsiders Inc—the bounty-hunting firm they worked for and their home on the earth plane.
Scarlet—a pyro who had become a phoenix—and the reason why Ath, Kel and Danni now lived on Earth plane, squared off with her mate. None of the males had liked the idea Trinity had come up with, but Archer’s reaction was the worst.
“I owe Angelica my life, and you owe her for the fact that you have your she .”
“Yes, baby girl, I know that.” He raked a hand through his hair in frustration. “But I’m not prepared to lose you so we can go save her from God knows where? You are supposed to stay hidden from the Necromancers, not hunt one down.”
“No hunting involved. I know exactly where he is,” Trinity chimed in.
“Shut it, Trin, you’ve done enough
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