“How?” If they couldn’t just portal to Theo, then how would they find him. Or how long would it take?
“He has to be in the fae realm,” Dario responded before kissing the back of Wylder’s neck. “But that realm is massive. Even if we portal to the unseelie side, it will take some work to track him. And we don’t know who summoned him.”
“It has to be the dark elves,” Wylder pointed out. “They already went after him once. They’re the only ones who have been after him.”
“Maybe the person that the dark elves are working for,” Mitch suggested.
Having no idea what Theo was going through was driving him crazy. Theo might still be alive but Wylder knew from firsthand knowledge that surviving wasn’t always a good thing. “Someone did summon him. Someone has the power and used it to take Theo from us,” Wylder yelled.
“It would take Theo’s blood and a whole lot of power. Very few creatures would be able to pull it off.” Dario hummed. “We need to come up with a list of who would be able to pull this off before we chase after Theo.”
“Then make the damn list!” Wylder wanted to shake Dario. He didn’t need Dario’s thinking face. He needed the Daddy part of Dario to come to the surface and get their mate back.
“My fathers are on their way. So is Evian.” Alek joined their little circle. “I’ll have Evian begin researching who might have done this.”
“We have to wait on them?” Wylder wanted to move now.
“They have been to the fae realm more than I have. They have contacts and can call in favors,” Alek explained. “Goingup against someone powerful enough to do this means we need back up. We could be facing the entire unseelie army.”
“Josh can take me,” Wylder suggested. Why hadn’t he thought about that? Josh was a dryad from fae. They could get a head start. “We’ll start looking for him and you can join us—”
Alek shook his head. “No. It is too dangerous.”
“Too dangerous. Too dangerous! Theo is out there all alone! He’s in danger.” Theo, this was Theo they were talking about. Wylder didn’t care how dangerous it was.
“He has Garrett with him,” Josh said quietly. “At least he’s not alone.”
Wylder shrugged. That was good. “But—”
“I can only go home. Using the portal that Mahah set up for me. It wouldn’t do us any good as we have no clue where to start looking for him. And my realm has a very strict protocol that has to be followed. I can’t wander around the realm without permission. Especially on the unseelie side.”
Protocol? If anyone thought Wylder cared about protocol, they were going to learn real fast that he didn’t. The entire world could go to hell. Literally. Nothing was more important than saving his mate.
More portals opened and closed as their little circle grew. Alek stepped away to speak with Vadir and Seb. The vampire and mage both looked fit to be tied.
Carson placed his big hand on Wylder’s shoulder as Tate hugged Wylder.
“We’ll get Theo back,” Tate told him.
The tears that Wylder was afraid to let fall gathered at the corners of his eyes. Wylder sniffed and nodded.
“Mah is already calling in favors,” Carson added. “We have favors owed to us. So far there has been no word of a summoning taking place, but it won’t be long before rumors start. Our spies are everywhere.”
“I need to make a phone call too,” Mitch told him. “I have a friend that I trust. Sami can ask the demons if they’ve heard of anything happening in the fae realm. Demons love to hear about chaos going on in other realms, and they gossip like no one I’ve ever met before.”
“Okay.” Wylder rose to his tiptoes and kissed Mitch’s cheek. “Sorry I yelled at you.”
“Ferguson is already on his way. He is coming with us,” Dario shared.
Wylder turned to bury his face in Dario’s chest. His mates had resources. Resources that they apparently really needed. As much as he was anxious to go, Wylder had to trust that his mates knew what they were doing. Wylder didn’t know shit about the fae. He should have read some of Theo’s journals.
Hopefully Theo had read enough about the fae to help until they arrived. He also needed to remember that Theo had survived on his own for his entire life. Theo was strong and smart. He could do this. Wylder really hoped that Theo could do this.
They needed to get their little mate back.
Wylder was scared. Shaking with terror just imagining what Theo could be going through while they were all standingaround making plans. He just wanted to go. To get to his mate. To be there for him.
This feeling of helplessness was something that Wylder had thought he’d never face again.
