“There you go.” Odette patted her knee. “What are we going to do about Dax?”
Nia threw up her hands. “I’ve been conducting internet searches all over the world on everybody who submitted their DNA to find out their heritage. I also hacked into hospitals about blood types. I can usually find a marker that shows an enhanced woman, and the special marker for Maxwell mates. I used to travel the world and just get a sense. I have to say, technology has made it a lot easier.”
“And nothing?” Ivy asked.
“No.” Nia glowered.
Odette shook her head sadly. “I can’t lose one of my sons. We have to find her.”
Nia’s phone dinged, and she lifted it to her face. Then, she gasped. “Oh, my God.”
“What?” Odette straightened.
Delight lifted Nia’s lips. “We have her.”
“What do you mean you have her? How can you just have her?” Leah asked. “You can’t just have her—right when we’re talking about it. Things don’t happen like that.”
Nia winked. “They do around me.”
“You’re such a witch,” Odette murmured.
Leah drew back. “No, she isn’t.”
Ivy snorted. “No, she actually is a witch.”
“I see.” Leah’s eyebrows lifted. She hadn’t known that Jasper’s grandmother was a witch. How fascinating. “I’ve heard witches can create plasma fire out of air.”
“Oh, yeah. That’s easy,” Nia said, and a ball of plasma formed on her hand. She threw it up several times and then tossed it to the ground where it fizzled out. “We use an application of quantum physics and scientific applications the humans haven’t figured out. I can probably teach you how. It’s rare, but we think enhanced females are cousins to the witches. We can give it a shot if you want.”
“I would love to make fire out of air,” Leah said, excitement washing through her.
Odette tapped on Nia’s knee. “Back to the subject. You found her?”
“Oh, yes.” Nia looked down. “She is in a place called Fredtown, South Dakota.”
“Who is she?” Leah asked.
“I don’t know. I just have a marker and a name. She was in the hospital for multiple contusions and a stab wound.” Nia straightened. “It looks like Dax’s mate might be in danger.”
Odette stiffened. “We’d better let him know.”
“Yes, we should.” Nia jumped up and held out a hand to assist Odette.
“Wait a minute,” Leah said. “Shouldn’t we help?”
Nia looked over her shoulder. “We’ll help from afar. This is something Dax needs to do on his own.”
“Are you sure he’ll want to go to South Dakota right away?” Ivy asked. “He hasn’t shown any indication that he actuallywantsto find a mate, and he’s pretty stubborn. Just like the rest of them.”
“Oh, he’ll want to go find her,” Nia said. “When he discovers she’s in danger—if she is—he’ll be compelled to rescue her.”
Ivy stood. “I’ll come back with you to the computer center and see what I can find out about the woman. We should conduct a deep dive.” She winked at Leah. “I’ll let you know what I discover.”
“Cool. If anybody needs help, I’m in.” Leah took a sip of her coffee.
Just then, Jasper strode out of the forest and paused at seeing the four females. His mother and grandmother both leaned up to kiss one of his cheeks, and Ivy punched him good-naturedly in the arm. He turned and watched as they disappeared down the trail through the trees. He shook his head and moved toward Leah, loping easily, all of his injuries gone.
Her mouth watered. He stood tall in the autumn sun, his dark hair shining, and his electric bluish-green eyes glittering.
