“I’m sorry, Dakota,” Logan said, “they heard me tell Kieran that your mate was taking you out to dinner.”
“How did you know?” asked Dakota.
“I came to your suite…I think you were taking a shower…anyway, Slate opened the door and when I asked him what his plans for the evening were, he told me he was taking you out to dinner.”
“Did you mention the name of the…” Dylon asked Logan.
“No, I didn’t know where they were going,” Logan said.
“Then they just followed Dakota and Slate,” Dylon said. “Once I was able to confirm my suspicion about the bugs, the next question was who put them there and the only staff having access was room service and housekeeping. That led me to the conclusion the person who planted the bugs worked for the hotel. Going on a hunch, I searched the living and dining room first, where there were two bugs…the only bugs found in the suite.”
“Are they still there?” asked Dakota.
“Yes, because I don’t want to tip off anyone that we’re on to them. When lunch was delivered, I was able to snap pictures of the wait staff. Afterwards, I sent them to Zane and he confirmed the third person who helped the two mercenaries escape from the club, worked for this hotel as a waiter.” Dylon then placed two photos on the table,one that he’d snapped of the waiter and the other from the Meat Locker’s security camera.
Grabbing the prints, Logan compared them side-by-side. “Fucking damn! That’s why he looked so familiar to me.”
“That’s all fine and dandy, but how is it going to help us find Slate?” asked Dakota.
“I’ll get to that shortly,” Dylon said. “Before we left, Oracle asked to see Cody and me. She was very upset but the only piece of advice she could give us was that we had to use every resource available to save Slate.”
“Cryptic,” Logan said.
“Did you expect anything else?” Dylon snorted. “On the flight over here, I thought about what she meant and came to the conclusion she was referring to the gifts from the Fates that everyone in this room received. Each of us has kept our secrets but I believe it’s time they are shared among us so I can utilize them when I devise a plan to rescue Slate. And before you object, each of our secrets will be kept by everyone in this room, right?” Pausing after hearing them all assent, Dylon looked at Cody, then continued, “Given that, let’s begin. Jackson has the gift of pregnancy same as you do, Dakota. Colton has Raphael’s Power…”
“What’s that?” asked Logan.
“Sorry,” answered Colton, “I thought you knew. It comes from Archangel Raphael and allows me to heal anyone near death as I did for Jackson and Dylon.”
“How?” asked Dakota.
“He touched Dylon’s chest with a finger and that was it,” Cody said.
“Don’t forget the green flash,” said Dylon.
“Right, there’s a bright green flash when it happens,” explained Cody.
“But Colton is also a natural healer, right?” asked Kieran.
“Yes,” said Cody, “that’s an ability he always had, but he received Raphael’s Power from the Fates when he claimed Ian.”
Dylon took a deep breath and then exhaled. What he was going to say about Cody and himself was going to be hard for the others to accept. “Cody is a seer, has been his whole life. Your mother always said Cody was meditating but that was to protect him from those who would seek to use his ability to unfairly profit.”
Dakota said, “It’s true, Mom let it slip one day so I knew he had visions.”
“The visions are from the Fates and usually show him shifters who are in danger…as Kieran was, when he was a prisoner at Arald’s. Cody’s gift lets him help rescue them.”
“So what is his gift?” asked Dakota.
“Invisibility…I can make myself invisible,” Cody announced.
“Wow! That’s cool,” Dakota said. “What did you get Logan?”
Seeing Logan’s hesitation, Dylon interjected, “In all my travels, I’ve never seen a pack like yours. Jackson’s Alpha power is the strongest I’ve ever come across and that’s not only my opinion but my father’s, too. I believe the Fates have a purpose for the Blackwood Pack and eventually we’ll find it out. Colton’s gift is as rare as Cody’s but I was also given a gift when we claimed each other.”
“What’s your gift?” asked Colton.
“According to Oracle, the Fates made sure I could always protect Cody so they gave me the power of Hercules,” replied Dylon.
