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She grew very calm and watched the man who had stolen her family from her forever, who had brought her on purpose into Five Bridges as a powerful fae, who no doubt had plans for her.
His phone rang, and he answered it. “Do you have her?” He smiled. “I’ll be there in a few.”
His movements slowed, he lifted his head and stood more upright. He then closed his eyes. Was he communicating with someone?
She watched him carefully, taking in who he was by his posture, his clothes, the size of his arms. He was a big man. Though he was Grant’s height, Kryder outweighed him muscle-for-muscle by at least fifty pounds. It was no wonder Grant hadn’t challenged Kryder to a sandpit dominance match.
His face, as scarred and pitted as it was, looked like it had been through a war.
For several seconds, she felt a sinking sensation. How were she and Grant supposed to battle this monster-of-a-man?
When he opened his eyes, he turned and looked in her direction, almost as though he could see her. But he didn’t quite make eye-contact, so she knew it wasn’t possible.
His smile was slow. Aloud, he said, “Tell Grant she’ll be dead in fifteen minutes. The youngest, that is. He’ll know what I mean.”
He then laughed, waved an arm then vanished.
Chapter Eight
Grant started to air-pace just above the sand, though he didn’t go far before returning the opposite direction. He had no idea where Natalie was in relation to either himself or Landris. Given her recent maneuvers, he felt certain she had once again placed herself at a distance from the wizard with the intention of avoiding yet another electrical rain shower.
This time, however, she had been silent and invisible at least ten times longer than any previous attempt. He wasn’t growing impatient so much as anxious. He hated seeing her get hurt.
Her voice suddenly broke the silence. “Landris, I’ve made contact with the future, so don’t send your fiery rain on me again.”
“Done.”
Natalie slowly made herself visible at the far end of the sandpit as she levitated back in their direction. She looked pale and had a deep crease between her brows.
When she drew close, Grant asked, “What’s happened?”
She shook her head and tears filled her eyes. “You know the female wolves you thought you’d saved?”
“Yes.” A cold chill passed through him.
“Fifteen minutes from now, one of Kryder’s team will have re-captured the youngest and brought her in a van to some kind of underground structure. This is what I’ve seen.”
“Shit.”
“What do we do? I don’t know what to do.” She sounded frantic.
Grant thought for a moment and pivoted in Landris’s direction. “First, get us back to Neil’s place as fast as you can.”
The process of having Landris bespell them again and making a return trip through a hall that seemed to go on forever, took less than a minute. The timing was another sign that Landris had employed his wizardry.
The elevator came next, a short if cramped ride. During the ascent, Landris said nothing to either himself or Natalie. But upon exiting, he wished them both well, then vanished. Grant would have thanked Landris for his help, but the wizard had either gone invisible or had left. Seemed typical of his character. Landris was not an engaging man.
Grant found Neil near the fireplace and saw that he was doing better. He was walking around, though his complexion was almost chalk-white at this point.
Grant gave him the short version of what was going on then guided Natalie to the front door. Neil wished them well.
Grant said he’d be in touch later since they only had a handful of minutes to find the young wolf and keep her from Kryder’s depredations. How difficult that would prove, he had no idea, especially since he and Natalie were just figuring things out, how to work together.
Before they took to the air, Grant invoked their invisibility. The brief command, ‘Begin both’, set everything in a glow as it had been in the Elegance sandpit. Natalie confirmed she was seeing the same glow as well.
Once in the air and flying swift
ly in the direction of Revel Territory, he drew his phone from the pocket of his leathers and contacted Ryan. He gave him the details, but Ryan said he didn’t know where the woman had been taken. It was part of the process of keeping their safe houses a secret.
