After collecting the bags, I headed to the door, even more determined than ever to get Henry to pull whatever strings he had with the Mageri and release Lucian.“Do you need more pills for your head?”
“No,” he answered, too far away for me to see.“I’ll be fine.”
The way he said it cast uncertainty.I was still reeling after tonight, but it must have been a crushing blow for him to find out the man responsible for his imprisonment was my future husband.If Lucian was set free, he would eventually realize getting involved with me was more trouble than it was worth.His Packmaster would certainly keep him on the straight and narrow path.
Once in the hallway, I dialed Milly’s number and waited.
“Hello again, Miss Thompson.Did you forget something?”
“I was calling about Lucian’s dental impressions…”
“Put him over there!”she barked at someone.“And I don’t needallof you down here.Wait outside.”
“Did I call at a bad time?”
She heaved a sigh.“Someone beat the hell out of a young kid.”
“Who?”
“He’s an independent coyote.Just left his family from what I heard.Now this.”
I stopped in front of the door to the lobby.“Do you need me there?”
“He’s not talking.They found him unconscious on the road, laid out like a Christmas dinner.”Her voice traveled away from the phone.“No, not in there.Up the elevator and outside.Go on.He doesn’t need an audience.”
“How bad is it?”I asked.“Did he heal himself?”
“He won’t for some reason.Maybe he wants to keep the scars.You know how boys are.”
“Should I come over?”
“Not necessary.These men rarely talk when they get into a scuffle.They don’t want to be the town snitch.He’s lucky he wasn’t run over or killed.Pretty nasty contusions on his head though.”
“What’s his name?I’ll make out a simple report in case it happens again.”
“Rowdy, what’s your last name?”
My blood chilled.“Did you say Rowdy?”
“Yes, that’s him.He’s not talking now.”
“I know who he is.If he shares any details about the incident, let me know.Will you do that?”
“Sure, sure.I need to convince him to shift first.”
“Thanks, Milly.”
“You say you called about teeth impressions?”
“Yes, Lucian’s—can you destroy them?”
“Already done.I’ve been around long enough to know people dig through a Relic’s trash.”
“I’ll let you get back to your patient.Call me if he names anyone and wants to pursue legal restitution.He’ll have to come to us since he doesn’t have a leader.”
“I’ll do that.Bye-bye.”
I stared vacantly at the door.Rowdy was the young man who had bumped into me at the Rabbit Lounge earlier.I thought about how Henry had seen the whole thing.Maybe it was a coincidence.After all, I didn’t know much about that kid or if he was a troublemaker.But he had only just arrived at the bar, so it didn’t make sense he would’ve left his party so soon after.
