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For the immediate future, that evil was still in the form of Kryder. This time, there would be no half-measures.
This time, Kryder must die.
But first, she and Grant needed to make some careful plans. Together.
Chapter Fourteen
As Grant recovered, he kept remembering the sounds of the fae held captive in Kryder’s dungeon room. She’d been in pain and if he understood the full extent of Kryder’s methods in The Sapphire Club, the fae would have been pumped with the sapphire flame drug in order to enhance her futurism.
What he feared was the typical brand of vengeance Kryder would have exacted when Grant slipped away from the hook-and-chains in the torture room. He couldn’t even be sure the fae was still alive.
Despite his fears, he would do whatever he could to secure the fae’s rescue.
Natalie had left the bay to escort Emma to the exit door. Grant had thanked the witch for again tending to his wounds.
As he stared up at the ceiling, he still couldn’t believe he’d basically performed a feat of dematerialization when he brought their corporeal bodies to the beach in Santa Cruz. Yet, what had been more miraculous was that even with a severed artery, he’d managed to pilot the dreamglide back to Phoenix. Of course, if Natalie hadn’t been with him, he would have died on the beach.
He felt wrung out, yet restless. Kryder was probably already checking the future to see what his next move should be. Maybe he should do the same.
When Natalie returned, he was about to ask her, when she said, “I should find out what’s happening with Kryder, don’t you think? In the future, I mean.”
He smiled. She looked beautiful with her light brown hair and a mass of curls around her face. When she sat down, he took a long lock between his fingers. “You have the softest hair.”
“And so much of it. And very curly.”
His lips curved. “My wolf loves it.”
She smiled but said nothing more.
He searched her eyes. “You don’t have to jump into the future just yet. Not if you don’t want to.”
“Oh, no, I want to. Part of the lesson of the past few hours, of being separated from you, was not being sensible enough to check. Let me do it now.”
“Good deal.” He released a sigh grateful they were on the same page.
She sat down in the bedside chair then closed her eyes. He didn’t see the usual tensing up because of the pain she’d described to him earlier. Instead, she’d never looked more peaceful during the process.
He watched and waited. She took her time, yet no particular emotion showed on her face.
Finally, she opened her eyes and murmured softly, “Huh.”
“What?”
“He’s alone in what I believe is his apartment at The Sapphire Club. His room is in blue tones. I kept checking in five-minute intervals. He remains in place either sitting and sipping a Scotch or pacing. He’s frowning hard.
“No phone calls?”
“Nothing.”
“How far into the future did you go?”
“Until dawn.”
Grant leaned back against the pillow. Kryder had to be up to something. “Can you check on the fae, the one that was in the room next to mine?”
She nodded and once more closed her eyes.
When she was done, this time her brow was furrowed. “She’s resting on the bare floor, but I couldn’t see her face. She’s definitely breathing. He keeps her in chains and she’s covered in blue flames. Grant, we need to get her out of there.”
