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dump her on his mistress’s doorstep.
“My mistress is waiting for us in Mexico. It’s too far to drive, not safely anyway. Raphael and the others would catch up with us. Your brother has too many human resources at his disposal.”
“Of course,” she agreed. “Raphael will spare no effort to find me.”
Pascal was beginning to suspect Alexandra wasn’t entirely sane. She’d made that last declaration as if it was a good thing, as if she’d been kidnapped unwillingly and her brother’s search would be motivated by love and concern, rather than anger at her escape. Then again, Pascal suspected Alexandra might be right on some level. If any other vampire had betrayed Raphael the way she had, that vampire would have been dusted long ago. The fact that Raphael had let her live spoke to his lingering love for her, which is why their plan would work, one way or the other. They didn’t care if he chased her out of anger or love, as long as he chased her . . . eventually.
“If my plan works,” he told Alexandra, “Raphael won’t even know you’re gone until tomorrow night. And we’ll already be in Mexico.”
Alexandra’s eyes grew even wider. “We’re leaving so soon? You mean flying during the day?”
“Of course.”
“Raphael never flies during daylight.”
Pascal rolled his eyes again. He was tired of hearing about the great Raphael. He wanted to remind this stupid bitch that her perfect brother had locked her in a fucking prison in the basement. But he didn’t. His mistress would not be pleased if he delivered a less than cooperative Alexandra.
“My mistress has sent her own plane with human pilots to carry you. We’ll be perfectly safe.”
Alexandra frowned her doubt, but nodded. “Raphael has two planes, and he uses only vampire pilots.”
Pascal gritted his teeth. This was going to be a long, fucking drive. For the first time since he’d been made vampire, he was actually looking forward to the blissful nothingness of daytime sleep.
“THEY’RE IN MEXICO, my lord. As you suspected.”
Cyn had been on her way out of Raphael’s office, heading for the gym and her nightly torture session with Elke, but she stopped when Jared made his announcement.
“We expected Pascal to take to the air at some point in order to escape your territory faster, and he did. The plane they boarded just before dawn filed a flight plan for Mexico City.”
“Mexico City,” Raphael repeated. “Enrique has never been a friend, and he openly despises the new alliances on the Council. But would he go this far?”
“It could be Enrique’s lieutenant, Vincent, too,” Juro suggested. “Maybe the Europeans offered a quid pro quo. You help us get rid of Raphael, and we’ll help you get rid of Enrique. ”
“No, it’s not Vincent,” Jared said at once. “He’s not that stupid. Although you’re right about one thing. Vincent has no love for Enrique. I’m pretty sure he’ll challenge the old man sooner rather than later. But he’s been a good neighbor to Anthony. They’ve worked together more than once when things flared on the border. He’s also indicated to me privately that he supports Raphael’s goal of a united Council. I’d put my money on Enrique himself. He’s got a sociopath’s narcissism. He’ll do anything if it advances his own cause, which, in this case, means sparing his own territory from any foreign invasion.
“What if it is Enrique who’s behind it?” Cyn asked, drawing closer to face Raphael. “Will you challenge him?”
Raphael frowned and shook his head. “I’ve no desire to take on the burden of Mexico’s vampires. I’m already supporting Anthony in the South, in addition caring for my own. No, if Enrique has helped my enemies in this way, I’ll leave it to Vincent to destroy his master for me.”
Cyn didn’t say anything, but she eyed Raphael curiously, thinking about the P.I. he’d asked her to hire, someone to carry a private message to an ancient vampire
“My mistress is waiting for us in Mexico. It’s too far to drive, not safely anyway. Raphael and the others would catch up with us. Your brother has too many human resources at his disposal.”
“Of course,” she agreed. “Raphael will spare no effort to find me.”
Pascal was beginning to suspect Alexandra wasn’t entirely sane. She’d made that last declaration as if it was a good thing, as if she’d been kidnapped unwillingly and her brother’s search would be motivated by love and concern, rather than anger at her escape. Then again, Pascal suspected Alexandra might be right on some level. If any other vampire had betrayed Raphael the way she had, that vampire would have been dusted long ago. The fact that Raphael had let her live spoke to his lingering love for her, which is why their plan would work, one way or the other. They didn’t care if he chased her out of anger or love, as long as he chased her . . . eventually.
“If my plan works,” he told Alexandra, “Raphael won’t even know you’re gone until tomorrow night. And we’ll already be in Mexico.”
Alexandra’s eyes grew even wider. “We’re leaving so soon? You mean flying during the day?”
“Of course.”
“Raphael never flies during daylight.”
Pascal rolled his eyes again. He was tired of hearing about the great Raphael. He wanted to remind this stupid bitch that her perfect brother had locked her in a fucking prison in the basement. But he didn’t. His mistress would not be pleased if he delivered a less than cooperative Alexandra.
“My mistress has sent her own plane with human pilots to carry you. We’ll be perfectly safe.”
Alexandra frowned her doubt, but nodded. “Raphael has two planes, and he uses only vampire pilots.”
Pascal gritted his teeth. This was going to be a long, fucking drive. For the first time since he’d been made vampire, he was actually looking forward to the blissful nothingness of daytime sleep.
“THEY’RE IN MEXICO, my lord. As you suspected.”
Cyn had been on her way out of Raphael’s office, heading for the gym and her nightly torture session with Elke, but she stopped when Jared made his announcement.
“We expected Pascal to take to the air at some point in order to escape your territory faster, and he did. The plane they boarded just before dawn filed a flight plan for Mexico City.”
“Mexico City,” Raphael repeated. “Enrique has never been a friend, and he openly despises the new alliances on the Council. But would he go this far?”
“It could be Enrique’s lieutenant, Vincent, too,” Juro suggested. “Maybe the Europeans offered a quid pro quo. You help us get rid of Raphael, and we’ll help you get rid of Enrique. ”
“No, it’s not Vincent,” Jared said at once. “He’s not that stupid. Although you’re right about one thing. Vincent has no love for Enrique. I’m pretty sure he’ll challenge the old man sooner rather than later. But he’s been a good neighbor to Anthony. They’ve worked together more than once when things flared on the border. He’s also indicated to me privately that he supports Raphael’s goal of a united Council. I’d put my money on Enrique himself. He’s got a sociopath’s narcissism. He’ll do anything if it advances his own cause, which, in this case, means sparing his own territory from any foreign invasion.
“What if it is Enrique who’s behind it?” Cyn asked, drawing closer to face Raphael. “Will you challenge him?”
Raphael frowned and shook his head. “I’ve no desire to take on the burden of Mexico’s vampires. I’m already supporting Anthony in the South, in addition caring for my own. No, if Enrique has helped my enemies in this way, I’ll leave it to Vincent to destroy his master for me.”
Cyn didn’t say anything, but she eyed Raphael curiously, thinking about the P.I. he’d asked her to hire, someone to carry a private message to an ancient vampire
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