“Coney Island?” Vara says, looking over my shoulder. “That’s Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs.”
Rorik must give Vara a look.
“What? They’re good. I go every year to get one. Top it with chili and cheese and—”
Rorik clears his throat, and Vara stops talking but mumbles ‘just sayin’ before she pulls out her phone.
She fires off a few texts, letting teams know to get in place.
When we reach the Coney Island subway stop, everyone rushes to the door. It’s a madhouse. Impatient and excited people push at each other and in the chaos, Vara’s hold on my wrist slips.
Rorik gets pushed from behind me, and even though he has supernatural strength and speed, he refrains from using it to avoid any nearby humans seeing it.
The crowd keeps moving me further on the platform, people bumping into me as I try to stop and search for the two supes. I finally spot them over a sea of heads. They’renot that far away, but before I can squeeze through to reach them, I’m snatched from behind.
“What the hell? Let me go!” I squirm in the person’s hold, trying to turn around to see who’s dragging me away.
“Calm down, Fare Bear.”
Dean.
I try to fight him but he’s stronger than me. My energy plummets. I’m oddly tired. Too tired.
Then I feel it. The burn of pain on my wrist underneath his fingers.
“What did you do to me?”
“Did you think you could trick us?” He seethes. “I injected you with something that hides you from those monsters escorting you.”
What the fuck?
Whatever it is, the urge to fight fades the further we walk away from the subway station. And once we reach a van on the street, I can barely keep my eyes open.
I’m pushed inside, landing on the cold metal floor hard enough that it’ll surely cause bruises.
I pass out by the time we’re driving away.
Chapter 25 – Locheran
To say I’m pissed is an understatement.
She left.
She left without waking me.
When I jerked awake, about an hour before sunset, I reached for my mate. Instead, I found Potato, curled up next to my side.
Then I saw her note:
Loch,
I didn’t want to wake you because you would have stopped me from going. I have to do this. If not now, it would have been some other time. I’m confident my family won’t harm me. Vara and Rorik and the other supes will be there protecting me. I can do this. I’ll see you tonight.
I love you.
Mouse
My knees weaken at those three little words. She may not have said them out loud, but they still mean the world to me.
