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I paced my bedroom, trying to think of where to start looking. They’d gone out for brunch. Where would a rich-ass wizard and his spoiled demon sidekick go for brunch? Or was that an asshole demon and his spoiled wizard?
My phone rang. It was Officer Cooley. I picked it up, but instead of her voice, a panicked-sounding Seth was on the line.
“He has them. Both of them. Fuck. He snuck up on us. Fuuuuck!” He made a frustrated sound. “My fucking head. Argh.”
“Yes, I know. Nugget told me. I just tried calling you.”
“Nugget made it out? I didn’t see anything; I was unconscious. And Nastafar smashed my phone. The fucking prick.” He sounded like he was pacing, working himself into a frenzy.
“Seth. You need to sit down; you have a concussion,” Cooley said in the background then muttered under her breath, “Dumbass wizards. I don’t know why I keep coming to work.”
“We need to get to them.” Seth sounded as desperate as I felt. “They arrested a bunch of assholes. I questioned them, but they are useless.”
“Spouting gibberish,” I guessed.
“Fucking—”
“Don’t you dare throw my phone, Seth!” Cooley yelled.
There were sounds of a struggle, and I growled. I didn’t have time for this. Nastafar had Tansy, and I needed to get to her.
“Eamon?” It was Cooley.
“Where are you?” I demanded.
I didn’t let her finish. They were at the hotel nearby. I phased out and floated there as quickly as I could, my phone phasing with me. I didn’t know how it worked, just that it was part of my magic. Whatever inanimate thing I held dematerialized with me.
“Hello? Hello?”
I watched as the female cop shook her head and hung up. Her partner Hayes was nowhere in sight. Then she let out a small shriek when I popped into existence in front of her.
“Fuck! You scared the bejesus out of me.” She covered her face with her hands. “Don’t do that again.”
She caught me up quickly on what had happened since I was clearly in a rush. “It’s the same as before. We can’t get any information from them.” She gestured to the group standing in a row with handcuffs.
“Where the fuck are we going to find them?” Seth grabbed his head, looking in pain. He was covered in abrasions and scratches. “Nastafar took Liam, too.” Behind him was a charred Porsche 911 that must belong to him.
“Nasty-far?” Cooley made a face. “What a horrible name. No wonder he turned out an asshole.”
“We should check Abbados’s place,” I said, eager to go. “Liam said he’s taken over his identity. He must have his properties too.”
“Damn. Why didn’t I think of that?”
“It’s going to be warded.” How the fuck was I going to get inside?
“I might have a trick up my sleeve.” Seth took a step and wobbled.
“Shit, Seth.” Cooley caught him. “You can’t even stand. You just survived an explosion. Sit your ass down.”
“He has Liam!”he roared. Then he grabbed his head again.
The wizard cared about his demon companion a lot more than I’d given him credit for. It wasn’t a brotherly love either. Did he love Liam as I loved Tansy?
Cooley sighed. “You guys are lucky I get hazard pay. I hope I don’t end up regretting this. Get in the cruiser, Seth.” She eyed me. “Want to play my partner for today? I know what you can do.”
I grinned. I liked her plan, but I planned on making it even better. I just hoped she would forgive me afterward. “Let me grab a few things.”
I popped back to my penthouse and picked up the sword and the pickle jar, along with a six-pack of meal replacement drinks for Seth. I assumed he’d drained all his magic protecting himself from the blast and had none left to heal himself. Something like a concussion shouldn’t stop a wizard of his caliber. He looked like a punk but hid powerful magic.
