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“What if Bhodi or Malia need to get to the hospital?”
That makes me hesitate. “Fuck.” Cutting the engine, I throw open my door and take off towards the house on foot. The others follow closely on my heels, and I swear we break records for the fastest mile run.
The house is in darkness, the front door wide open, which is never a good sign.
I run through the door, flicking the lights on and staring at the chaos before me. The place is trashed, but that’s not what stops my heart. Bhodi is trapped under the large bookshelf in the lounge, lying in a pool of blood. Shit!
I race over to him, Reef beside me, and together we lift the bookcase off of him.
Reef drops to his knees and checks for a pulse.
“It’s faint. But he’s still with us. Just.”
“Fuck. Malia?”
“No sign of her,” Cove says from somewhere behind me. He must have checked the house for her.
I feel like I’m going to be sick. The whole place smells like blood and death. How did we let this happen? I should have known better than to leave them alone. I should have stayed.
“Check the bedrooms,” I say, my voice hoarse. I can’t believe this is happening.
“I did,” Cove replies.
“I don’t care! Check again! Find her!”
Reef nods and takes off down the hall, calling out Malia’s name. I turn back to Bhodi, who is still unconscious, and I feel my heart breaking. He’s been hurt badly, and I don’t know if he’ll make it.
“Prof,” Cove says softly, coming up beside me. “We need to call an ambulance. Or the doc at least”
“Right,” I say, pulling out my phone and calling the doc. My hands are shaking so badly I can barely press the buttons.
“Professor. To what do I owe this pleasure?”
“We need help. Bhodi’s unconscious and he’s bleeding out from multiple stab wounds,” I say, my voice barely above a whisper.
“A human weapon or magical?”
Fuck. I should have checked that. It should have been the first thing I did once I knew he wasn’t dead. I check his wounds.
“Magical. Looks like it was one of our blades.”
“How fast can you get him to me?”
“We can’t move him. How fast can you get here?”
“You can’t afford that fee.”
“I don’t give a fuck what the cost is. Get here now!” The line goes dead, and I realise I may have just made a grave mistake pissing off one of the most powerful, well-connected supes we know. “Fuck!”
“What’s wrong? Is the doc coming?”
“I hope so.”
I pace the room, pulling at my hair, wondering what I can do. We need to find Malia, but she could be anywhere by now. If I can just work out who took her, it would help narrow down the search.
“Look for clues,” I tell Cove. “Reef, keep Bhodi alive until the doc gets here.”
Cove nods and begins to search the room, rifling through drawers and looking under furniture. Meanwhile, I pace back and forth, trying to piece together the events leading up to Malia’s disappearance.
