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Coet Maluhia’s twin, she fiercely pro to track her down

As if reading her e won’t be allowed to escape"

"He already has, genius," Ariyal snapped "And it’s entirely your fault"

"Watch your tongue, Sylver hand on Tane’s arue of the Sylver Maluhia to safety

"Tane, we have to get out of here"

He returned his attention to the child in her arrioing to have to walk"

A weary smile curved his lips as he leaned down to kiss the tip of her nose

"Styx promised that ould be sent to the local clan chief that ould need a helicopter It should be waiting nearby"

She readily leaned against his strength, brushing her lips over the top of Maluhia’s head

"Then let’s go home"

"Home," he repeated softly, his expression re Charon in thishis head, the lethal predator returned as he studied the Sylvernity down the tunnel, the female vampire a step behind him "But first we have some unfinished business"

"No" Jaelyn stepped to the fey’s side, ed face, her ripped clothing and the faint bruises Laylah heaved a sigh It had to be a vaet your bounty, hunter But only after he’s been questioned His--" A taunting sainst him and decided that they want the return of the Dark Lord They need to be contained before they can do any further dae"

Jaelyn looked far froht pissy

"The Sylvers, va with a sudden burst of power as he reached to clamp a hand around Jaelyn’s arm

The female vampire hissed in fury, but before any of them could react, the Sylvermyst had formed a portal and with a s Jaelyn in with hione

Tane and Laylah exchanged shocked glances

"Gods," Laylah breathed "I didn’t knoas possible for a fey to create a portal so quickly"

Thewith a frustrated fury

"Ariyal is no common fey," he bit out, the words clearly not a couard to slip and the second time that Jaelyn has been forced to pay forhand on his cheek "There was nothing you could have done"

His lips parted to argue Alpha er to take the blame when they failed to protect another But before he could assure her that he should have done so ridiculously impossible and heroic, the baby in her ar that he was cold and no doubt hungry

"Tane, we can’t rescue Jaelyn without help And we can’t forget that Sergei still has the other child" she pointed out softly "The quicker we can get word to start searching for all of them the better"

His jaw re nod

"You’re right" He briefly laid his cheek on the top of her head, his ar her and the baby close to his chest "It’s tio home"

Chapter 24

Two Weeks Later

As it turned out, they didn’t go home Instead Styx invited them to join him and Darcy in his lair

Well, invited wasn’t exactly the word she would use It was more of a polite you-can-stay-here-of-your-own-free-will-or-I’ll-toss-you-in-the-dungeon kind of deal Understandable, of course

Not only was her son the supposed creation of the Dark Lord, but half the dereedy hands on him

And in truth, she didn’t mind

As much as she would love to have a secluded, private lair with only Tane and Maluhia as co surrounded by the odd collection of vaant mansion

She’d been isolated for her entire life Now she had a mate, a son, and countless friends who filled her heart with joy

It wasin the bed that was as large as a football field, Laylah stretched as she sensed Tane stepping into the private rooms that were nestled deep beneath the estate

He had left nearly an hour before to meet with Styx and several of his brothers in a private po that Laylah was happy to skip So far there’d been no trace found of Jaelyn and the Sylverei Worse, the efforts to discover just how thechild could be used to open the veil betorlds had turned up jack squat