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“I think we all do.” Logan brushed a lock of hair out of her eyes, wishing they could linger like this, appreciating the miracle and celebrating their victory. But while they’d won the battle, they’d taken heavy losses, and there was more to do. “But they’ll have to wait.” His heart sat heavy in his chest as he looked over at Draven. His body had already reverted from the monster he’d become to the form in which he’d spent most of his life.
He was Draven again.
Lilith had told Logan he’d have to make a choice, and he’d refused. But his refusalhadbeen a choice, and Draven had paid.
“I have to take Draven to his parents.”
Chapter Forty
The next two days were a whirlwind.
While Logan and his friends dealt with Draven’s parents and the subsequent death ceremonies, Eva remained busy with her own sort of hell.
The strange glow that had saved her and Regan’s baby remained an unsolved mystery, although Aleka and Thanatos were both looking into it. Aleka had extensive resources, and Thanatos was a bookworm with a library The Aegis would envy.
Lilith was still out there and remained a threat, so Logan had insisted that Eva have an escort anytime she was outside his Sydney compound or somewhere safe like his parents’ place or Ares’ island.
She’d been annoyed at first, but her constant companion, Scotty, turned out to be…not so bad. Sure, Ares and Cara’s youngest daughter had been a little surly at first, but she’d willingly transported Eva through Harrowgates and even through her own summoned gate once.
Apparently, she could only summon her own gate if she bled on the spot where the gate would open, so she didn’t use them often. Eva couldn’t blame her. Cutting yourself constantly would suck, even if you healed quickly.
The fallout and bad luck from her nightmare demon removal continued. Eva, as predicted, lost her job, which wasn’t a surprise. And she didn’t care. She had a resignation letter prepared anyway.
Her parents lost their contract with The Aegis, and their partner left the law firm. The practice, now Tennant & Tennant, was in a death spiral, but her parents were wealthy, and they’d survive anything that came at them.
At least, they would until the next wave of bad luck struck.
Sig’s father, Lukas, lost his Elder status and was under Aegis investigation for the unauthorized actions he’d taken when he linked her, him, and her parents to the nightmare demon.
Finally, The Aegis was taking appropriate action.
Still, in Eva’s spare time, she’d used her research skills and contacts to find a way to break the demon’s negative effects. Before she left Aegis HQ for good, she’d made use of their library and found an interesting text buried deep in the dusty, ancient archives. She’d forwarded it on to Logan’s cousin, and just an hour ago, as Eva and Logan were arriving in Greenland for his parents’ get-together, Aleka texted that she had something to share and would be joining them shortly.
Eva loved everything about the inside of Logan’s childhood home. The castle, hidden from human eyes on the outside, was a page from a fairy tale. According to Amber, Regan had transformed it from what she called a villain’s lair to a princess’s palace.
A fire blazed in the hearth, and colorful tapestries and cheerful paintings lined the walls. Plush rugs covered the rich wood floors, candles flickered in stone crevices, and pendant lights bathed the rooms in bright warmth. Summery décor created a festive ambiance, and there was even a hint of lemon and berries in the air.
Eva was so busy admiring a medieval suit of armor wearing a sunflower wreath that she jumped at the sound of Logan’s voice next to her.
“Bet Sabre won’t show up if Aleka’s coming,” he said in a low voice as he handed Eva a glass of wine.
She watched a vampire walk by with a tray of canapes. “Why do you say that?”
He shrugged. “I have no idea what happened between them after Limos’s party, but he’s been grumpy and avoiding her.”
Eva eyed the buffet and thought about getting a few more of the crab legs. Or the lasagna rolls. Or anything, really. Thanatos’s vampire servants had prepared a gourmet feast, and she wasn’t going to pass that up. She’d been crazy hungry lately. Probably because she’d been so busy.
Another vampire strolled by with a bottle of champagne, refilling glasses as he went, and she just shook her head at how different things were in Logan’s world. Thanks to The Aegis’s reports, she’d known about the vampires, but actually seeing them helping around the house, wrangling Cujo when he tried to take a whole roasted suckling pig, and serving drinks still seemed surreal.
Amber came over, a plate full of delicate little pastries in her hand, her curly dark hair pulled back, her pale-yellow eyes focused on Eva.
Eva clenched Logan’s hand, unsure how to handle his sister. Clearly, she was something unique even among his kind. For all Eva’s experience with people whose positions or money made them important or public figures, she couldn’t shake a case of nerves right now.
Amber opened her mouth as if to say something, then snapped it closed and turned to the arched doorway just as four people entered, two of whom Eva recognized.
Aleka and Raika.
But the other two…holy shit. The woman was beautiful, statuesque, and elegant in jeans, jeweled sandals, and a flowing azure blouse.
