“We’ve come to report,” Andrea said.
“How did you find my house?”
Allea tilted her head.“Everyone knows where you live.”
“That’s not concerning at all,” he said in a dry tone.
“We know where your mother is,” Allea announced, bulldozing over the niceties as she brushed back a strand of hair that looked as if it had been dragged through a bramble.
“The exact location?”Because they knew it was in the woods, but seeing it on a map was completely different than seeing it in person.
“Yes,” they said in unison.
“There’s an old manor in the woods,” Allea said.
Of course, there was.They were missing the horror-movie vibe.How kind of Nikko to provide it.
“Did you two want to come with me to persuade the council to free Jaks?From what I understand, they are saying he’s unlawfully trying to invade another’s territory by falsely claiming a kidnapping.”
“We’ll help.”
He didn’t even bother to determine which twin said it, since they both seemed to agree.
“We brought a car,” Andrea offered.
“Good.I’ll collect some things, then we can go.”
“I’ll get the car ready.”Glenn stood and accepted the keys from Andrea.
“Glenn, you don’t have to come.”He knew his friend wasn’t the confrontation type, which was fine.Not everyone has to be a fighter to have value.
The twins stepped out of the room, obviously sensing this was a private conversation.
Glenn rubbed his palms across his denim pants.“I know I’m not a very strong vampire.”He met Quentin’s eyes.“But I’ve always prided myself on being a good friend.I’m coming with you, if only to drive you to the council.”
“Okay.”He wouldn’t take this moment of courage away from his friend.He ran a hand through his hair, tugging the locks to get his mind back on board.“You said that Father left?”
“Yeah,” Glenn winced, “he was furious.Apparently, one of his brothers started a conflict with a neighboring kingdom, and one of his other brothers, don’t ask me which one, used their connection to pull him back home.I don’t know who did what, but that’s the story.”
“What about Grevin?”
“He’s still healing, but if you told him about your mother, I’m sure he’d be happy to help out.You know he’s fond of her.”
He didn’t want to think too deeply about that strange friendship.His sanity was too precious to him.“I can’t believe they are still protecting Nikko.I wonder what he has on them?”
Glenn frowned.“You think they’re protecting him?”
“I think it’s odd that they were all right with me snatching Vlad, but they are up in arms about me wanting to get my mother back from a forest-dwelling vampire who already changed you against your will, which I know is against their laws.Nikko must have something on them.What, I can’t imagine.”
“No news from Brenton?”
Quentin grabbed his phone off the table.“No calls,” he reluctantly admitted.“I think we might be in this by ourselves.”
“If anyone can do it, it’s you.”
Even as he appreciated his friend’s support, Quentin didn’t share Glenn’s optimism, but he also didn’t have a choice.He wasn’t about to let the council keep Jaks or let Nikko kidnap his mother.He needed more information before he rushed into the situation unprepared.
Glenn broke his train of thought.“What do you need to grab?”
