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All of which I confirmed with Saber.
I take the spare key to Charity’s house from Mrs. Segar, but that’s not where I’m headed.
I stomp down the sidewalk toward Bane’s house. I’ve never been inside. Hell, I’ve never wanted to. He has consistently walked her home for weeks. Maybe longer than that. He’s going to need to answer some questions, or he might just meet my magic firsthand.
“I believe we’re headed to the wrong house,” Silence says, skipping along at my side.
“I need you to use your magic.” I nod to the door. “If you wouldn’t mind?”
“Anything you need, love,” he says earnestly.
I give him an appreciative smile. “Bane is a shifter, but I don’t know what kind.”
With that, I turn and bang on the asshole’s back door. I don’t think it’s the front of his house, since the houses are all built with the backside facing the courtyard.
“So, why are we pounding on the door of an unfamiliar and unknown shifter in the early morning hours?” Silence asks, sounding truly perplexed. “Do we think he has information we need?”
I really like the sound of the wordwe. It makes it feel like we’re the team I’ve yearned to be.
Bane opens the door, ruining the moment. It’s impossible to miss the glare he shoots my way, even though he only cracks it several inches.
“What?” he growls in his low, gravelly tone.
My palm slams against the door, but it doesn’t budge. “Where is she?”
“Who?”
“Charity.” I jab a finger at him. “Don’t play stupid with me. I know you’re infatuated with her.”
The door swings open and Bane stomps outside.
“What the hell do you mean?” he growls, clutching at his chest. It’s covered in a huge bandage that goes from his left shoulder down to his right hip. Blood soaks through in several areas. He was either stabbed, or those are claw marks. “Aline, fucking answer me!”
“You’re going to want toneverspeak to my wife like that again,” Silence interjects, stepping between us. “Tell me, mate. What happened there?” He nods to Bane’s injury, infusing his words with his magic.
“Fuck you. What the hell is wrong with Charity?” Bane snarls, his eyes glowing yellowy-green.
I gasp, taking a step back. His pupils are reptilian. Dragons, wyvern, and basilisks are the only shifters I know with eyes like that.
“How were you injured?” Silence repeats, lining his question even more fully with his power.
“Tellyour wifeto ask her demon, the one pretending to be Kash.” Bane’s facial features start to morph. His nose elongates as do his teeth.
Holy fuck, he’s a dragon.
My jaw falls open. He shakes his head, willing away the change, but his hands transition into claws and then back to human fingers.
I take a step back, because fully transformed dragons are huge.
“Clarify,” Silence demands.
“That wyvern...I don’t know who the fuck he is or where he came from. He was stalking the demon. I think he was after Kash, but once he spotted Charity, that asshole wouldn’t stop following her around. As you can see, we had a conversation about it late last night after I dropped Charity off at home. I wasn’t in a position to shift, since it’s the middle of fucking Haven. I’ve been healing all day.” He exhales heavily. “I fell asleep. Motherfucker!”
Silence turns to me. “He’s telling the truth, at least what he believes it to be.”
“If that’s the same wyvern that attacked Kash, then...” I frown, shaking my head. “Do you think he snatched up Charity?”
“What the fuck do you mean?” Bane snarls, smoke puffing from his nose and mouth.
