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“He was here just a moment ago.... do you think it affected him, too?” Macey asked, but Flint shook his head.
“His mental strength is as least as good as ours, if not better. He’ll be safe from the influence of whatever this is. But why didn’t he say anything? It’s odd for him to just disappear like that.”
“Is it?” Cam asked. “He’s not been very happy about coming with us in the first place. Maybe he decided his job was done?”
“Look, I’ve got no trousers on!” Jared shouted, interrupting them. He was indeed only wearing his boxers now and was in the process of getting rid of those too. Macey cringed. As much as she liked seeing him naked, this was bad timing.
“Do something about him, please?” she begged the other two, covering her eyes.
“We could knock him out and see if he’s normal again when he wakes up?” Cam suggested. “Or find some rope and chain him to that lamp post and hope that he’s still there when we’re done?”
Macey didn’t like either of those options. “Or you stay out here with Jared and I’ll go inside with Flint?”
Cam growled. “No way. We’re all going together. We don’t know what awaits us in there.”
“Sweetheart, look how hard I am for you!” Macey whirled around, taking care not to look at his midsection.
“Oh for waves’ sake, it’s enough!” she shouted and threw a ball of water at him. She’d intended something small, but her magic decided otherwise and drenched Jared in a massive fountain of icy water. He squealed as it pushed him to the ground.
“Oops,” she muttered, evaporating the rest of the water before it could actually hurt him.
Jared slowly got up on all fours. “Why am I wet?” he asked slowly? “And why the fuck am I naked?”
Cam grinned and released the wind barrier. “Good to have you back, mate.”
Jared picked up his wet clothes and looked at them with confusion. “Did I go incubus?”
“Yes, you did. I think you have some apologising to do. Some of the stuff you said to Macey wasn’t very polite,” Flint chuckled and waved his hands through the air. A moment later, the clothes were dry again and Jared quickly slipped into them while hiding his blushing face.
“I’m sorry,” he mumbled, clearly embarrassed. “I usually have it under control... was it very bad?”
Macey laughed. “You said you were going to have me for dinner.”
“Oh. But I didn’t...?”
“They stopped you before you got a little too touchy-feely,” she explained and he breathed a sigh of relief.
“I can’t believe this happened. It’s been ages since I went full incubus. Anybody know what happened?”
“I’m pretty sure we’re going to find out once we finally enter that warehouse,” Macey said, a healthy dose of impatience in her voice. They’d lost too much time already. If Ice wasn’t here, it had been a complete waste. And if he was, this chaotic mind fuck may have made everything a lot worse.
“Let’s go,” she said and walked towards the large metal doors. They were covered in dents and rust. Cam stepped in front of her and put a hand on the door handle.
“Ready?” he whispered and Macey looked around. Three determined men met her gaze and she squared her shoulders in advance. It was time to solve this mystery.
The entrance to the warehouse loomed above them, causing something like dread to flow through Macey. Her men were next to her though, and that made everything at least a little easier. Though she’d prefer it if she knew where Cat-Man had gotten to. Despite it all, she was feeling a little attached to the odd creature.
She took a step forward and gritted her teeth as the urge to shift forms overwhelmed her. She knew she couldn’t give in though. She wouldn’t be able to breathe if she did. Plus, she imagined kelpies were rather ungainly in their aquine form on land. There wasn’t much grip for webbed hooves against a hard floor. A struggle began within as the shift tried to take hold. This wasn’t good. She couldn’t let the shift take hold, no matter what she did.
“You okay?” Cam asked, his normal calm, coolness cracking slightly as his worry shone through. Despite it all, Macey’s heart skipped a beat. He was worried about her. For her. It was one thing knowing it, but quite another seeing it. She knew that was a silly thing to say, particularly when she bore his mark on her back, but even so.
“Just struggling against the magic,” she said, nodding towards the warehouse.
Now do you understand why I’m not with you, Cat-Man said, making her jump. She hadn’t expected him to still be about after his silence during the incubus attack. She didn’t really blame him for leaving during that. Jared had been a sight to behold, that was for sure.
You’re still here.
Of course, I promised my sister I’d help you. I can’t break that promise just because one of your husbands gets out of control. Cat-Man sounded amused, filling Macey with relief. She knew he wasn’t about to just get over his sister’s death, but at least he wasn’t in the place where he was ready to end himself over it all. Or give up on life completely and go on a rampage. She wasn’t sure which was worse, though at least he wasn’t still going on about killing Ice. No, not Ice, Izban. She knew his name, she should get used to using it.
