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explained. Ty snorted in response and I gave him a look as though to say, I know, right? “All we’d need is something that belonged to Xander. The witch could do the rest.”
    Blergh . I hated to admit that the idea was tempting. Human magick fell outside of the parameters of the supernatural world. Perhaps a human witch could circumvent whatever supernatural power Padma had over the canyons.
    “No,” Ty looked at me as if he’d heard my thoughts. “No fucking way.”
    I quirked a brow. “It couldn’t hurt.”
    “It couldn’t possibly help, either.”
    Levi’s brow furrowed, marring his supermodel good looks. “Pamela could scry his location for you. Probably within a couple of miles. Do you want to make this rescue mission easier, or do you want to get your asses kicked?”
    Assess not kicked was definitely preferable, but I doubted we’d get out of there completely unscathed. That’s not to say I was anxious to work with the human witch again. Pamela was Levi’s ex and pretty damned powerful in her own right. She’d cast a glamour on me about seven months ago and I wasn’t quite over the trauma brought on by letting her do it. “Can she meet us tonight?”
    Ty cut me a look, his jaw flexing with agitation. “We can do this without magick, Darian.”
    I got the impression it was his own magic’s impotence in this situation that had Ty squirming. “We can,” I agreed. “But I’d rather go into this with whatever leg up we can get. No spells, no incantations. Believe me Ty, the last thing I want is to get caught up in that shit again.”
    He let out a resigned sigh as he raked his fingers through the coppery tangles of his hair. “Fine.”
    Levi flashed his signature panty-melting smile. Obviously pleased he’d won his argument. “I’ll call Pam. In the meantime, can you get something of Xander’s for her to work with?”
    My katana was technically Xander’s. So were the daggers he’d given me when I returned from my last visit to O’Anel . But maybe the witch needed something he’d owned recently, sort of like giving freshly worn clothes to a bloodhound. “I can get something. Where do you want to meet?”
    “Your place?” Tyler rounded on Levi and the poor kid wilted like a flower under the midday sun. “Here is fine,” he amended. “We’ll work in the office.”
    Ty didn’t seem any happier about that suggestion. “All right. I’ll head back to Xander’s and grab something we can use to track him.” I turned to Tyler. “Are you coming?”
    Levi cleared his throat and his eyes slid to the side. I looked toward the entrance to see a man walk into the bar, his commanding stature drawing the attention of most of the patrons there. I knew him… Had seen him before. Here.
    Just before Lorik had kidnapped me I’d been sitting at the bar, chatting with Levi. I’d exchanged a few polite words with the stranger, but damn had he ever creeped me out.
    Recognition lit Tyler’s eyes as he took my hand in his and gave a gentle squeeze. “Will you be okay to go to Xander’s alone? I’ll stay here and wait for you.”
    Part of me wanted to call both Ty and Levi out on this bullshit and demand that they start ponying up some information. But I’d decided a while ago that if our relationship was going to work, I had to put my trust in Tyler. If something shitty was about to go down, he’d tell me.
    “All right.” My voice quavered more than I thought it would. It’s not like I needed an escort, but I couldn’t deny that the recent turn of events in my life had me more than a little jumpy. “I won’t be long.” In and out, that was the plan. I didn’t need to hang around Xander’s house and chit-chat. “Get your witch lined up and ready to work, Levi.” I leaned in to put my mouth to Tyler’s but he turned his cheek as though unaware of what I was about to do, his gaze lingering on the man winding his way through the bar.
    Yeah. Something was definitely up and if I had to