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“We need people on the ground, finding these guards and ensuring they fall in line,” Samael said. “My demons can cover half of them.” He looked at Nathaniel and Finvarra, then flicked his glance to Aubrey.
“My people will take longer to travel,” Nathaniel said. “Not all of them can use portals. We’ll cover anyone in the Carolinas, the East Coast, Nashville, and Alabama.”
Aubrey nodded. “We have a portal that will allow us to head to Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas. I can’t promise more than that, I’m afraid. While I have many loyal to me, Taraghlan has been successful with his reign of terror. Most won’t risk getting involved.”
Finvarra met his eyes. “We will take whatever is left, providing there are portals close by.”
Look at us all cooperating. Long may it last.
“We still need more numbers,” I said. “If every lab is as large as the one we found in Tennessee, then we’ll be hopelessly outnumbered when we attack.”
“The witches refused to help,” Danica said. She glanced at me, and I sighed. I knew that look.
“You thinkIcan convince them? Wasn’t it Samael who made Gemma fall in line last time? And don’t think I haven’t wondered how the hell he didthat.” I raised an eyebrow at him, and he just gave me a faint smile.
“Worth a try.” Nathaniel squeezed my hand. “I’ll come with you.”
I just shook my head at him. Nothing was less likely to make Gemma cooperate than showing up with the werewolf Alpha.
“I’ll try the witches,” I said. “But I have another idea. I think we need to contact Nelson.”
Nelson was a detective who was in charge of the newly formed paranormal task force. He paid me a small retainer each month to be on call for any paranormal shenanigans that involved murdered humans.
That went over about as well as I expected. I waited patiently for the outrage to die down.
Nathaniel didn’t. He let out a low, rumbling growl that seemed to crawl into every inch of the room.
“Let my mate speak.”
Aubrey winked at me. He knew where I was going with this. And he seemed to be the only one who was open to working with humans.
“It’s out of his jurisdiction, so he’ll be forced to cooperate with the FBI,” I said. “We’ll negotiate with them. We go in first, and they can come in for cleanup.”
“What’s the point?” Bael asked.
“There are humans in those labs. Not just the guards. Those humans are likely being experimented on too. After all, the whole point of HFE is to ensure humans have access to the same powers we have. The FBI will have medical staff on standby for the humans. That allows us to focus on finding the paranormals.”
There was grumbling, but eventually, most people nodded. I blew out a breath. Good.
“Before we get to work, there’s something you should know. Taraghlan knows the sword was taken,” Finvarra said. “He has already attempted to sneak several of his best people into my realm through the Middleground.”
“And how did you respond to that?” Kyla asked.
He flashed his teeth at her. “I sent him back their heads.”
That was approval I could see written all over Kyla’s face.
“Does he know who took the sword?” Nathaniel asked.
“Yes. My spies tell me he’s particularly unhappy about the hydra.”
I smirked. So did Kyla.
Beside me, Nathaniel frowned. I knew that look. He was already planning how he’d remove the seelie king as a threat when this was all over.
From the cold look on Finvarra’s face and the determination on Aubrey’s, he’d have to get in line.
“We also need to take out Gabriel,” Nathaniel said.
