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"I'm checking the security feed," Remy said, already pulling out his phone. "Watch my back."
He focused on his phone as we kept an eye out on his behalf.
Then Stellan's gaze locked on something on the floor and he moved quickly away from us. He turned back carrying a small dart, dotted with blood.
"I'd bet our mystery man was the one who shot him and he wasn't prepared for Pax," Stellan said, nudging the man with his foot–not gently.
"We need to get out of here," Cain said. "We'll take him with us."
Stellan nodded and scooped to throw the man over his shoulders. The four of us moved swiftly out of the hotel to the car. The parking garage under the hotel felt dark and eerie, but we made it safely to the car. Adrenaline pumped through my body as I settled into the passenger seat and Stellan dumped the body into the trunk. The guys made short work of duct-taping his hands and mouth, then jumped into the car.
As we peeled out into the night, I couldn't stop feeling as if we were leaving Paxton behind.
It felt so wrong that there were only four of us.
* * *
My father textedme a video of Paxton. Pax was also in the trunk of a car somewhere. He was unconscious, but whoever had taken the video had zoomed in to show how his chest fluttered. I was sure the Demon had given the man taking the video detailed instructions. The Demon always had detailed instructions.
I grimly held the phone out so everyone else could see. "It's the Demon. He's got Pax."
"What does he want?"
I was typing a response to the Demon when he messaged me again.
The Demon:
Your boy likes to get bloody.
How do you think he'll like being on the receiving end?
Aurora:
Don't hurt him. What do you want?
The Demon:
I want to hear your voice, daughter of mine. I'll call you in ten minutes. Get some privacy. You won't want your boys to hear this conversation.
My jaw tense, I stared down at the phone's screen.
I was not going to keep secrets from my men.
"What's going on?" Cain asked, glancing over at me.
"The Demon wants to talk to me. He says I can't have you guys around for the conversation," I replied, holding up the phone. “That I won’t want you to hear our conversation.”
"That's not happening," Cain said firmly.
Stellan nodded in agreement. "There's nothing that's going to change how we feel about you."
I smiled gratefully at them. "Thank you, but I'm not going to keep secrets from you. We'll put him on speakerphone."
A few minutes later, the phone buzzed, making me jump.
I answered it. Only one person could be calling me this late at night. "Hi, Dad."
"Ah, Delilah. So good to hear your voice." His voice was smooth and melodic, sending a shiver down my spine.
