“He arranged for them to come to Stoneford,” Sienna said.
“Heard that, did you?I don’t know how Cormoran Richards can look you in the face.I saw Kitto and Jules together one night.They’re friends.They were comfortable together, but I didn’t see romantic intimacy.”
“Kitto would never push himself on anyone.Our parents taught us better.”She’d do everything in her power to put this situation right.
Molly offered Sienna a sad smile.“I was glad when the mayor agreed we should employ you.You have a work ethic young people should aspire to emulate.Your entire family works hard.”She shook her head.“Villagers could learn a lot about life if they paid attention to your household.”
“Thank you.Do you know Sophie’s parents?”
“No one is helping them,” Molly said before Sienna could say more.“Not a single person.”
Shock surged through Sienna again, this time mixed with disgust.“Where are the hunters holding Sophie?Are they still in the village?Are any of the hunters still at the house?”
“No, Sienna,” Molly said.“The mayor will sack you if you interfere.”
“How much are they paying him?”Sienna asked.
Molly grimaced.“I don’t know.”
“But he’s gaining more from this than separating my brother and his daughter?”
“That’s my assumption.”
Sienna snorted.The mayor had gone way down in her estimation.“Where would they keep Sophie, and who would help in a rescue attempt?”
“Sienna, it’s too dangerous.”
“Someone has to help her family.They can’t do it on their own.Sophie is a child,” Sienna snapped.“I can’t live with knowing I didn’t help try to save her.”
“Your brothers would assist?After everything that has happened?”
“Yes,” Sienna said.“Is the mayor in his office?A rude man called late yesterday and wanted to see him about the mall project.Said it was urgent and the mayor should stop avoiding him.”
“No, he’s working from home for the rest of the week before he leaves for France.”
Of course, he was.He didn’t want to be available to people right now, and if that didn’t spell guilt, then Sienna had two heads.“If I left work now to put together a plan to save Sophie, would you tell him?”
“He’ll find out.He has spies everywhere.”
They were leaving, so what did it matter?She didn’t say this aloud.It was best not to broadcast their plans—not yet.“I can’t sit here and do nothing.”
After a long pause, Molly nodded.“I’ll cover for you.I’ll also ring around and help assemble a team of shifters willing to help with Sophie’s rescue.”
“Thank you.”Sienna stood and strode from the office.She rushed to the market and was relieved to find Jamie still with her mother.
“Sienna, is something wrong?”her mother asked.
“Have you heard about Sophie Pascoe?”she asked in an undertone.
“What about Sophie?”Tony said, overhearing.“My wife is friends with her mother.”
Sienna smelled human, but he also carried a distinct feline scent, so she took a calculated risk and included him in the conversation.“Hunters pushed into the Pascoe house last night and discovered Sophie in her feline form.They captured her and took her away.”
“Fuck,” Tony said in understatement.
“That’s not legal, surely?”her mother said.“What is the mayor doing?”
Sienna’s lips twisted.“The mayor is doing nothing.He warned everyone about the hunters, and now it is up to them to maintain their safety.He seems more worried about his business interests.”
