There’s the van,Quint pointed out.
Careful, brother,Ionus warned him,it could be a trap.
We surrounded the van, sniffing out…Bomb!
As soon as we took off in flight, just out of reach, it detonated and the van exploded, removing any traces we had.
Ronan!I screamed through our connection and finally got a reply.
Where are you?Snarky, and alive.
He’s alive, brothers.
Let’s find those fuckers and end this now!Caro snarled.
Ronan, we’re trying to find you. Are you okay? Can you give me any insight into where you are?
They blindsided me and knocked me out. I have a headache and I’m fucking pissed, but other than that I’m okay. It’s dark and dirty, it must be a basement of some sort.
Tap into your dragon senses and tell me what you see.
Again, with this dragon nonsense?
You’re talking to me through our bond now, aren’t you? You can only do that if you’re a dragon.
Someone’s coming.
Anything, brother?Ionus inquired.
He says it’s dark, dirty and that he seems to be in some kind of basement.
Basement? In the mountainside?
That’s what he said, Quint, but it’s possible they flew from here so he could be anywhere.
They’ve covered my head again and are moving me. I feel wind this time, I’m not in a vehicle.
They just moved him. I think they’re flying with him.
If they fucking drop him I’ll…Then it hit me.You don’t think they’d use Ronan to break through the compound wards do you? Our wards weren’t visible to the eye until you hit the barrier, but if they have a mage with them they may be able to get through.
Fuck!Ionus spat and paused for a moment.Alex is reaching out to Raven and Larkin now. Caro, Quint, head toward the compound.
This wasn’t good. If the Gorynych continued to brazenly and openly attack a mate in broad daylight, I wouldn’t put anything past them.
No one was safe at this point.
I sense another.
Make that several others,Ionus pointed out as we crossed the town barrier and straight into an ambush.
Brothers, do your best to contain versus kill.
I make no promises, Ionus.
Then you may never find your mate.
Two attackers dove for me and I flipped, shooting fireballs at them. The unexpected blasts briefly stunned them. I fired another, catching the wing of one and sent him careening toward the ground.
