Kira’s mouth formed an O of shock. “And Nik, he’s okay with this?”
“No.”
“Yeah, I thought not. Bonded males are extremely possessive. And can get aggressive and dangerous when other guys come onto their mates.”
Didn’t she know it?
She would need to feed soon, and dread griped her at the thought of the possible outcome. God, couldn’t she and Nik have a break for a moment, be together with nothing coming between them?
* * *
Nik stood in the gloom of a side street, his gaze fixed on the soaring, luxurious building on Park Ave, home to Enzo Argo, the human Shadow despised. He’d watched this place for the last hour, hoping the fucker would turn up soon. But his mind remained on Shadow and the return of her memories.
Hell, he had no idea he was tied so intricately into his mate’s past, and more, of how much his decision back then would cost her.
“So, you gonna tell me what exactly we’re staking out?” Týr asked, glancing down the busy street heavy with traffic even though it was long gone midnight.
“If we know a crime’s been committed—by a human—do we ignore it and go on as we were, since we only signed on to fight supernatural evil? Or do we deal with it?”
“This have anything to do with why we’re here, watching that building?”
“Yes,” Nik said, tone like ice. “Because I’m going after one.”
“Rrright.” Týr nodded. “Just have to be discreet about it, so it doesn’t land us in hot water with the lady boss. I mean, we’ve taken an oath with Gaia to harm no human.”
“This is one human I’ll break any oaths to get my hands on. And you’re not getting involved.”
Týr snorted. “Afraid I can’t let you do that. If we’re allinvolved, then we have a better chance of getting out of this intact. Wanna talk about it?”
Nik ground his teeth. Always someone was with him as if they sensed he walked a tightrope of getting his ass kicked out of being a Guardian.
“I failed Shadow once. I won’t do so again. That’s him—” He nodded to the heavily muscled fucker in the dark suit getting out of a black SUV, recognizing him from seven years ago with Olivia. This asshole used his strength against two fragile females, causing both to lose so much. Nik had to reel in the urge to flash over and simply kill the bastard.
Oh, he would avenge his mate for what she’d suffered.
He stepped into a recessed doorway on the side street and dematerialized, Týr at his side as he followed the human. They coasted through the building’s elegant foyer in their invisible state and entered the private elevator with Enzo Argo and his two human bodyguards. They stood there like statues with no idea they weren’t alone.
Don’t care for the bastard’s beady eyes. I’d want to kill him just for that, Týr telepathed him.
Nik appreciated the try for lightheartedness, but he was wound too tight to snort.
The elevator halted on the top floor, and the door rolled open. The humans exited, heading for the penthouse.
The blinding white décor of the opulent place seared Nik’s corneas. No wonder Shadow hated white.
“Send him to me,” Enzo snapped to one of his henchmen. “And search his damn room.”
Nik followed Enzo upstairs to his bedroom.
What’s the plan? Take form and threaten him? Get the truth out?Týr asked, then added,Someone comes.
The door opened, and a lanky juvenile about six feet tall took two steps into the room. Nik recognized him from the photos his search had dug up. The same boy he first saw months ago at the cemetery.
Hell,Týr cursed.The lad’s Kira’s friend, from The Shelter.
And Shadow’s brother,Nik added.
“How much longer do you have at The Shelter?” Enzo demanded.
