Logan groaned. “Please tell me you’rejoking.”
“I wish I were, dear. The other issue is that about thirty minutes after we killed this druid, another skyborn called in. Those twins fromMexico.”
Shit!I startedpacing.
“How far are they? Do they need me?” I stepped up to Logan’s side and spoke into thephone.
“They’re about three hours away. They were able to talk to Dylan. They know him through your mom, Sloane, and trust him, but I’m not sure I should direct them here justnow.”
Yeah. If druids were in the area, we should keep any newcomers or cars from driving in and causing suspicion. I would readily admit I was the queen of stupid ideas, but most of them had a tiny bit of genius to them … and I had an ideanow.
“I’ve got a plan…” I offered, Logan just gave me that ”woman, it’d better not be a stupid idea”look.
“It’s fifty percent stupid and fifty percent genius,” I said, preparing themboth.
“I’ll be the judge of that,” Logan said, and made a hand motion that said to get on withit.
“Tell the skyborn to stop and get a hotel for tonight. Tomorrow morning we’ll get whatever has become of my staff and … I’ll go into the forest up here and shift, drawing the druids away from Isaac’s land so that the new skyborn can comein.”
“NO WAY!” Logan roared and I flinched. I knew he would hate it but it did havemerit.
“It’s actually not half bad,” Eva said over speakerphone. “Better yet, you and Logan spread out ten miles from each other and both shift to throw them off. They will think our hideout is up near Lake Tahoe. Especially with two skyborn shifting in thatarea.”
Logan groaned, which meant he didn’t like it, but itwasa good idea. “We barely brought any shifters to protect us if a dozen druids showup…”
“I can send more. I’ll have them leave now,” Evaoffered.
My mate winced. “I fear that if that big bus is seen leaving the land, any druid scouts will know for sure that we arethere.”
“True. What about Gear and Nadine? He’s got his motorcycle. She can ride on the back. It’s not much but it’s two more people. Gear can be your eye in thesky.”
Logan was chewing his lip. “Alright, send them. I gotta talk to Keegan. I’ll call you back if anything changes.” She wished him well and hungup.
Logan put his phone in his pocket and wrapped his strong arms around me, nearly crushing me against his rock-hardchest.
“If Ardan were dead, we wouldn’t need to worry about stuff like this,” hemumbled.
“Trust me, there’s nothing I want more,” I told my mate. I was working on it. I hoped I was close to being able to light that mofo on fire with my mind. Maybe the staff and necklace at once wouldhelp.
He pulled back and kissed my forehead. “I hate putting you in harm’sway.”
“It’s just the reality of our life now. Until we win this war and bring Ardan’s druids to theirknees.”
Logan grinned. “You sound super sexy when you’re plotting tooverthrow.”
I chuckled, giving him a soft kiss. “Let’s find Keegan and hope he goes for theidea.”
Logan pulled away and slipped his hand into mine. “We don’t really have a choice. If druids are on the outer edges of the land, it’s only a matter of time before they find our camp. We can’t let them get to Casey and Lynn and thebaby.”
I agreed. I just hoped we weren’t going to lure Ardan here. I wasn’t ready to face off with himyet.
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Chapter 7
The next morning,I awoke still full from the dinner party the night before. Rufus had an entire catering company come in and set up trays and trays of food. Surprisingly, the vegetarian options were amazing. They’d had BBQ tofu sliders that tasted like real chicken and a key lime cheesecake to die for. After I finished showering and brushing my teeth, I came out to see my mate lacing up his shoes. His hair was still wet from our shower together and he was sitting there shirtless. I couldn’t help but size himup.
Damn.
