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I couldn’t help smiling. “Oh, trust me, this has been mild by reservation standards.”
“Your reservation is definitely one out of the box.”
In more ways than he knew.
“How do you want to proceed?” he continued.
“Deni’s watch is in the car—it’s what I used to trace her here.”
“I take it you took said watch from her apartment?”
My lips twitched. “I’d normally say that would depend on whether anyone reports the break-in, but in this case, someone else did the breaking. I just entered and found what I needed.”
“Considering who your boyfriend is, you have a very liberal take on the law.”
A weird mix of doubt and hope slipped through me at the oh-so-brief mention of Aiden. I thrust it aside. I had too much to worry about here without piling on more.
Not that that had ever stopped it from happening.
“Don’t forget he’s a werewolf. They have very different rules and priorities than us so-called ‘normal’ folk.”
Samuel snorted softly. “I have a suspicion no one would ever call you normal, Lizzie Grace.”
I laughed. “I have a suspicion you might be right.”
Belle was leaning against the side of the car but pushed away as we approached, and handed me the watch. “Do not think you’re going anywhere without me. Not now, not tonight.”
I didn’t argue. I knew it would be pointless.
I wrapped my fingers tighter around the watch and reached again for my psychometry. Contact was fierce and fast, but Deni was unconscious, which meant I had no emotional or visual help. All I had was the fast-disappearing tether between the watch and her as a guide.
“This way,” I said tightly, and ran into the subdivision, lightly dodging through the milling crowd.
Belle and Samuel were several steps behind me, the latter informing his men what we were doing and telling them to stand down the search until we knew more.
Which was a good idea, given we had no idea what exactly we were dealing with.
The softly glowing leash continued to spool out through the night, but it had a decidedly stretched look about it now. The thing that had Deni was moving out of range. If I didn’t speed up, I’d lose them.
I swore softly and reached for more speed. My feet all but flew over the ground, and the wire fence between here and the parklands loomed large. I drew in a deeper breath, increased my stride, and then leapt.
I cleared it by a good meter.
I hit the ground beyond a little too hard and fast, and stumbled forward several meters before I caught my balance and then ran on.
I’ll keep within telepathic range, I said to Belle. Guide Samuel.
This time, she didn’t argue.
She was in my head, so she was well aware the leash was on the verge of snapping.
I ran through the trees that divided the housing estates from the park and then straight across the field, each step on the soaked ground throwing up sprays of dirty water. The rain continued to pelt down, and if not for the leash, I would have lost them.
But I didn’t.
In fact, I was gaining on them.
Maybe that was deliberate. Maybe all this was nothing more than part of an elaborate trap to lure me away from anyone capable of protecting me.
