“Comeon!Youneeda break. You’ve been through so much shit.” Trixie pulled on my hand as she dragged me down the halls of Arcane Hall.
“That’s true, and I’m still sorry about how I acted—”
“Babe, old news! You were infected with dark magic. Hello?”
“Thank you, but why are we going to Rowan’s office?” I pursed my lips at her.
Rowan had been working overtime, which for Rowan, is like working all day except for like four hours of sleep at night. Four hours of sleep that I had to force him to get.
After what we learned from eavesdropping on the humans, it threw the Supernatural Council into a panic. Which I understood. They’d called a meeting with Rebeka immediately. Even Alister had been suspicious of his mother after hearing who the wizard was, but Rebeka had vanished. Nobody could locate her, not even her own son.
It only added to the suspicion that she wasn’t on our side, and it broke my heart for Alister. I wanted to comfort him, but he’d been spending all his time not teaching but on locating his mother. It had only been a couple of days, but the stress of this information was palpable for everyone.
“Because Rowan decided you needed a break and some good news.”
“Good news?” My ears perked up at that. The heat had me semi-shifted almost constantly. I’d officially declared a hatred of summer weather. Back in Briesia, summers were as bitterly cold as the winters. It was the only thing I missed about that place.
A brief thought about the pack entered my head since Grayson was dead, but I pushed it away. They didn’t deserve my concern.
She paused at the door, knocked twice, then flung it open. Rowan, Kian with Shade on his shoulder, Lachlan, and Damien’s scents wrapped around me tightly, and we went into his office.
“Dibs on telling her first,” Damien whispered harshly before moving forward in a blur of movement, his face only an inch or so from mine as he leaned down. “Found the facility, little bird.”
I took a slight step back before launching myself into Damien’s arms. “Are you serious?” My voice was shaky, and I scanned the faces of my mates over Damien’s shoulder.
“Yes, fledgling. Damien located it by following a human he’d found wandering in the snow,” Rowan said, planting his hands on his desk as he stood.
Squeezing my arms tighter around Damien’s neck, I planted a kiss on his cheek.“Thank you.”
“I would do anything for you, little bird.” His tail wrapped around my waist and pulled me closer. “I love you.”
“I love you,” I murmured, hot tears settled in my eyes. “Where is it? Why couldn’t you find it?”
“The bitch left out the part that the facility is underground,” he muttered bitterly.
“Which makes sense that you weren’t able to see it,” Lachlan said.
“But not why I couldn’t see it,” Kian added with a frown.
“When do we go?” I asked.
Kian not seeing it was a problem, but I didn’t care about anything other than the fact that we found the facility that had my dad.
“You and Damien are going tomorrow,” Rowan said, clearing his throat and circling the desk. “I’ve spoken with the council, and they’re sending a team to meet you in the morning at the facility.”
“Plan is simple, little bird. Eliminate all the humans and save all the supernaturals held there, including your father.” His breath fanned over my ear as he pulled away. “I’m going to scope out the facility tonight so we’re ready in the morning.”
“Can’t I come?” I asked, letting arms fall from his neck.
“Sorry, but we don’t know what they have there. If they have a crystal or even the relic…”
“Then I don’t want you to go either.” I crossed my arms.
“Little bird, I need to make sure it’s safe. I’ll shadow-travel out at the smallest hint of real danger—and, if I find your father while scoping it out, I promise I’ll get him.”
I swallowed thickly and nodded, but before I could reply, Lachlan wrapped an arm around my shoulders and Kian ruffled his hair a bit as he stepped closer to me.
“Since you are in desperate need of a break, Lachlan and Kian are taking you to a hot spring this evening so you can relax!” Trixie squealed, and the guys shot her a look that caused her to put her hands up in defense. “What? You were taking too long to tell her.”
