Riley had told Skye how Delphine had ventured to Lyons Point to terrorize her family on multiple occasions. Luckily, Riley’s brothers and their women had come through it, each time defeating Delphine.
There was one story that was the hardest to hear, and that was Kane’s. Myles had been the one to tell her about the laughing, friendly Kane, who rolled out of bed with messy hair and came to work.
But that was before Delphine had cursed him to kill the daughter of her enemy. When Delphine had sent Kane after Ava, she happened to be in Lyons Point. The curse prevented Kane from doing anything but hunting her. It became his singular purpose. Riley’s brothers had protected Ava and stopped Kane.
But Kane hadn’t been the same since. He was reserved, focused. He rarely smiled. His hair was always combed and his clothes were always neat and orderly.
That story explained so much about Kane that Skye forgave him immediately for all his harsh words. She immediately dispelled her nasty thoughts toward him.
“You’ve had a busy day.”
Skye smiled as she recognized Court’s voice. She set the dirty dishes down in the kitchen and turned to face him. “I have. It’s been fun.”
“Really?” he asked with a raised brow.
She shrugged. “Really. I’m not sure I’d want to do it all the time, but it kept my mind off things.”
“I hear you’ve been told some of the recent happenings with our family.”
“I have.” She licked her lips. “Why haven’t you killed Delphine?”
Court’s chest expanded as he took a deep breath. “She’s not easy to kill. We had the chance once.”
“Why wouldn’t you take it?” she asked, flabbergasted.
“We used the advantage to get her to remove the curse she put on Kane. If he would have killed anyone, whether it was Ava or not, he would’ve remained in wolf form for the rest of his life without knowing who he really was.”
Skye was too shocked to speak for a moment. “I’d have done the same thing as you.”
“I think it’s time you took a break. Follow me.”
He turned and walked from the kitchen. Skye hesitated, letting her gaze linger on his butt before she followed him. The guy could fill out a pair of jeans nicely. It didn’t help that his shirt was tight enough to see every bulge and valley of his muscles. He must work out every day to have a body like that.
Skye found herself back in Myles’s office again. Except this time, it was just her and Court. She looked around worriedly before she took one of the chairs.
Court sank into the one next to her. “I wanted to talk the plan over with you. If you’re uncomfortable with any of it, we can change it.”
“I should think the plan is fairly simple. You and I go to the club. You blend in, and I wait to be approached again. When I am, you rush in and take care of the nasties.”
“Nasties?” he repeated with a choked laugh.
Skye lifted one shoulder in a shrug. “That’s what my mother used to call monsters.”
“It fits. Essentially, that is the plan. That’s the basic version anyway. Riley and Addison will be there but outside the club. You’re right. I’ll be inside the club. We’re known around town, so if more than one LaRue shows up, it’ll make everyone wary.”
She wasn’t sure that was smart. Things could happen. Court could be outnumbered and they could attack him.
“They won’t mess with me,” Court said as if reading her mind. “It’s not uncommon for one of us to visit the clubs to make sure everyone is obeying the rules.”
Skye clasped her hands in her lap. “All right.”
“Myles and Kane will be with the girls. Solomon will be hiding right outside the club, as well. If, for some reason, the vamps get you out before I can stop them, Solomon will be there.”
She nodded. “Understood.”
“You don’t have to do this, you know.”
She looked into his blue, blue eyes. “I do have to do this. For Jo, for myself, and for all the innocents out in the world.
There was one story that was the hardest to hear, and that was Kane’s. Myles had been the one to tell her about the laughing, friendly Kane, who rolled out of bed with messy hair and came to work.
But that was before Delphine had cursed him to kill the daughter of her enemy. When Delphine had sent Kane after Ava, she happened to be in Lyons Point. The curse prevented Kane from doing anything but hunting her. It became his singular purpose. Riley’s brothers had protected Ava and stopped Kane.
But Kane hadn’t been the same since. He was reserved, focused. He rarely smiled. His hair was always combed and his clothes were always neat and orderly.
That story explained so much about Kane that Skye forgave him immediately for all his harsh words. She immediately dispelled her nasty thoughts toward him.
“You’ve had a busy day.”
Skye smiled as she recognized Court’s voice. She set the dirty dishes down in the kitchen and turned to face him. “I have. It’s been fun.”
“Really?” he asked with a raised brow.
She shrugged. “Really. I’m not sure I’d want to do it all the time, but it kept my mind off things.”
“I hear you’ve been told some of the recent happenings with our family.”
“I have.” She licked her lips. “Why haven’t you killed Delphine?”
Court’s chest expanded as he took a deep breath. “She’s not easy to kill. We had the chance once.”
“Why wouldn’t you take it?” she asked, flabbergasted.
“We used the advantage to get her to remove the curse she put on Kane. If he would have killed anyone, whether it was Ava or not, he would’ve remained in wolf form for the rest of his life without knowing who he really was.”
Skye was too shocked to speak for a moment. “I’d have done the same thing as you.”
“I think it’s time you took a break. Follow me.”
He turned and walked from the kitchen. Skye hesitated, letting her gaze linger on his butt before she followed him. The guy could fill out a pair of jeans nicely. It didn’t help that his shirt was tight enough to see every bulge and valley of his muscles. He must work out every day to have a body like that.
Skye found herself back in Myles’s office again. Except this time, it was just her and Court. She looked around worriedly before she took one of the chairs.
Court sank into the one next to her. “I wanted to talk the plan over with you. If you’re uncomfortable with any of it, we can change it.”
“I should think the plan is fairly simple. You and I go to the club. You blend in, and I wait to be approached again. When I am, you rush in and take care of the nasties.”
“Nasties?” he repeated with a choked laugh.
Skye lifted one shoulder in a shrug. “That’s what my mother used to call monsters.”
“It fits. Essentially, that is the plan. That’s the basic version anyway. Riley and Addison will be there but outside the club. You’re right. I’ll be inside the club. We’re known around town, so if more than one LaRue shows up, it’ll make everyone wary.”
She wasn’t sure that was smart. Things could happen. Court could be outnumbered and they could attack him.
“They won’t mess with me,” Court said as if reading her mind. “It’s not uncommon for one of us to visit the clubs to make sure everyone is obeying the rules.”
Skye clasped her hands in her lap. “All right.”
“Myles and Kane will be with the girls. Solomon will be hiding right outside the club, as well. If, for some reason, the vamps get you out before I can stop them, Solomon will be there.”
She nodded. “Understood.”
“You don’t have to do this, you know.”
She looked into his blue, blue eyes. “I do have to do this. For Jo, for myself, and for all the innocents out in the world.
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