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“Good. She does her best work while pissed off. See you soon, cousin.”
Penny hung up, and the helicopter swung in close. The shapeshifters were stripping, which surprised the pilot. Nova spoke through the mic. “Sorry. Should have warned you.”
Penny could see her putting her clothes in a pack. She was wearing a sports bra, and not a lot else was visible from Penny’s angle.
The pilot muttered, “Ready to drop.”
Penny braced as Jax and Thor jumped. When she closed the door, she saw the first deep-sea mermaid the modern era had seen. The kraken and leviathan were next to her as they closed the distance to the enormous and glossy yacht. Someone was about to have a very bad evening.
Mort turned the helicopter and moved to a safe distance, settling into the waves.
Mort grumbled. “Now we wait. Damn. She’s amazing.”
They could see the trio approaching the ship, and Penny nodded. “They all are.”
* * * *
Ven woke up when they pushed another person into the room, where she was zip-tied to a chair. There was a lot of whimpering, but it was masculine, which narrowed down the possibilities.
When the omega turned to her, he was cringing and crawled onto the furthest corner of the bed. She looked at the obviously pregnant omega.
“Despite appearances, I am not going to chew on you.” She talked using the tone she would use for a child. “Did they hurt you?”
He shook his head, his dark curls flying. She knew that face.
“Oh, fuck. Lucas?”
He frowned, his pretty blue eyes confused. “You know me?”
“Uh, no, but I know who you are. Where is your alpha?”
He whimpered and grabbed a pillow over his belly. “They have him downstairs. They are hurting him.”
“Well, pain builds character.” She grimaced as she shifted in the chair. “Where did they get you?”
“This is my yacht. They needed it to get close to Emerald Island.”
“Oh, is that what it’s called? Huh. Didn’t know that.”
“You know it?”
She sent a calming tone to Reynaldo again. “Yeah. I have been there. I didn’t call it that.”
“What did you call it?”
She shrugged. “Home.”
“Do you have people there?”
“Yeah. I do.”
“Will they pay your ransom?”
“It depends on what it is.” She could feel the equivalent of soothing fingers stroking the link.
Lucas nodded. “Yeah, that makes sense.”
“How far along are you?”
