Huh. Keeland had kind of thought panther shifters were all there were. Guess that wasn’t true, which made him wonder what else was out there.“I guess that means I’d better study up on avian medicine.”
Keeland couldn’t hear Dom laugh, but he could feel his amusement.“That might not be a bad idea, babe.”
Keeland glanced out the window again. He pressed his face against the wood and turned it one way and then the other, trying to see as much as he could. He knew he’d spotted something good when he saw the front end of a black vehicle.
“Dom, there’s a black car parked next to the house. I think it’s an SUV.”
“Can you tell what kind of SUV?”
Keeland tried to see more of the vehicle, but it was cut off by the edge of the house.“No.”
“Okay, we can work with this.”
“One more thing—the window is covered by wooden slates. I’m not sure if Chay can see that from the air, but it might help.”
“He can spot a field mouse from two hundred feet up,”Dom replied.“He’ll be able to see wooden slates over a window.”
Keeland certainly hoped so, or he didn’t know how he was going to get out of here. He tried to pull one of the boards off the window. It didn’t budge, so he doubted he would be getting out that way.
Keeland gasped and turned when he heard a jiggling of keys at the door.“Dom, you’d better tell Chay to hurry.”
“Why? What’s wrong?”
“Company is here.”
Keeland pressed himself back against the window as the door swung open. There was no point in pretending he was still unconscious. Besides, there wasn’t enough time to make it back across the room to the cot.
One of the men in suits who'd come to his clinic stepped into the room. His gaze went to the cot first, then around the room until it landed on Keeland. He looked shaken for a moment, almost as if he hadn’t thought Keeland would be awake yet.
“Dr. Fagon.”
“Who are you?” Keeland asked. “Where am I?”
“Dr. Fagon, calm down.” The man raised a hand as if trying to placate Keeland. “This will all be explained to you.”
Keeland raised his eyebrows. “You can explain kidnapping me?”
The man stiffened before insisting, “You were not kidnapped.”
“Really?” Keeland waved his hand down his nearly nude body. “I suppose next you’re going to tell me I’m not standing here practically naked.”
“Dr. Fagon—”
“I want to go home,” Keeland snapped. “You can’t keep me here against my will.”
“We just need a couple hours of your time, Dr. Fagon, and then you're free to go.”
“Then why take my clothes?” Keeland really didn't like standing there in just his boxers. He felt more exposed than he would have if he’d merely been kidnapped. Maybe. He wasn’t sure. He’d never been kidnapped before. Either way, freaking the fuck out was a totally acceptable response.
“We simply needed to make sure you didn’t leave before we had a chance to talk to you.”
“We?” Keeland swallowed tightly before contacting Dom through their link.“Dom, there’s more than one of them.”
“Understood,”Dom replied.
“Why have you taken me?”
“We simply need to have a discussion with you, Dr. Fagon.”
