Senka moved toward Luke and pulled his head down so that their foreheads touched. “Thank you.” She kissed his cheek. “And just so you know, I like this one much better than your old partner. She smells better, too.” And with that she lifted her arm and summoned a purple cloud to engulf the two of them. Then, she vanished along with Amandine.
Stunned, Sorcha stood there. “I smell better?”
He laughed. “Don’t ask.”
Okie dokie.
Suddenly, someone started knocking furiously on Luke’s door.
“Amandine! Talk to me!”
Sorcha cringed at the pain-filled tone. She would say poor kid, but he’d been a bastard to Amandine. If what he’d shown them was his true nature, better Amandine learn it now than years down the road.
Luke opened the door but refused to let Eli enter his office. “You’re too late. She’s on her way home.”
Eli’s jaw went slack as he lost all color in his cheeks. “What? How?”
“Her father sent a hellhound to collect her.”
Eli growled deep in his throat. “I’ve lost my woman. My apartment…this isn’t right!”
“Them’s the breaks.” Luke shut the door in Eli’s face.
Sorcha bit back her laughter. “That was rude.”
“Not really. Rude would have been to slap him first. And I was tempted. I’d like a little credit for my restraint. Which is a lot harder for me than most.”
Sorcha would have commented on that except she realized something. “Wait…did we just solve our case?”
“Part of it.”
“Part? No, I disagree. I think we solved it. Amandine was the target. It’s not a serial killer on the loose. Right?”
“True, but we still don’t know who killed the students or set me up. All we know is who their target is. Until we find the merciless moron who’s been doing this, Amandine isn’t safe.”
He had a point and she hated that she’d jumped ahead. She’d just been so glad to know the reason behind the killings. Nothing else had mattered.
Dang it!
Why couldn’t Luke use his powers and just have it solved?
If only life worked that way…
Crossing her arms over her chest, she looked at Luke. “You’re not safe, either. Whoever it is wants you to pay for something.”
He shrugged. “I’m not afraid. I just want the throat of whatever asshole thinks they can frame me and live happily-ever-after. But at least Amandine’s home now, and hopefully it’ll stop the killer from targeting anyone else.”
“What if it doesn’t?”
“That’s why we’re still looking and the case isn’t closed.”
Another knock sounded on the door.
Luke growled. “Eli! How many times do I have to tell you—” His words broke off as he opened the door to find a wide-eyed Rory standing on the other side.
Screwing up his face, Luke slammed the door and gave Sorcha a fierce scowl. “What is this? Annual Asshole Day?”
“What?” she asked with a laugh.
