“Missed a lot of calls from Hank and Jax,” he said. “Stop that and tell me what these messages say.”
He shoved the phone in Rome’s face, and I bit my lips as my man’s eyes glowed with aggravation.
“Later,” I whispered in his ear.
That made his eyes light up with something else entirely, and I giggled.
“Come on!” Kerry demanded. “Untangle yourselves from each other and read these.”
“All right, all right!” Rome released me and took the phone. “Mine’s probably been blowing up, too, but I have it muted.”
As Rome silently went through the messages, I sat on the bed, took off my boots, and wiggled my toes. I wanted to go get a shower, but now I was too curious about what had happened with the others and didn’t want to wait even fifteen minutes to find out.
“Okay. Hank, Jax, and Gigi got caught up in the divs’ attack on St. Pat’s and pitched in with the Huskarls to fend them off.”
He read in silence for a few minutes, then picked up his summary.
“When Gina ’ported over there with Lilas, a div broke her arm and some ribs. That’s why Gina brought Lilas back and dropped her off with us. She went back to St. Pat’s to help and get healed afterwards. They’re all fine, and no casualties among the Huskarls.”
Rome looked up at Kerry.
“What do you want me to text back?”
“Say we’re with Mr. Snyder at a place he says is safe. Tell them we lost Hinge, but the rest of us are okay. Are they still at St. Pat’s?”
“Yeah. Hank says they’re staying the night.”
“Tell him we’ll meet up with them there first thing tomorrow morning. Right now, we all need to catch some sleep.”
“Got it. I’ll copy Jax, Spin, and Chance, too, just to keep everyone in the loop. Want me to let the Sanctuary team know?”
“Tomorrow.” Kerry waved one hand. “Ain’t nothing any of them can do about it but worry.”
While Rome typed out the message and Kerry paced, I stood up and grabbed my boots.
“I’m going to shower now,” I told Rome’s bent head. “Come tuck me in later, Sir Serious, and I’ll give you what you asked for.”
Seeing the tops of his ears turn bright red, I grinned, threw Kerry a wink, and skipped out of the room.
49. The Real Enemy
Gemma
“You can’t keep her here, you know.”
I knew that voice. It was part of this nightmare that wouldn’t end, but I couldn’t remember where I’d heard it before. It frightened me, though, and I had a brief image of cold, black eyes.
“If Hubler finds out you have her, he’ll make you hand her over,” the voice went on. “The demon prince would do the same.”
“She is our first window of opportunity in centuries.”Thatvoice belonged to Darius. “We may not ever have another. Everyone wants her because she is the miracle worker. We must use this to gain our freedom.”
“It’s only a matter of time until word gets back to Hubler that Harker’s the one burning down the Alchemists’ organization,” the first voice argued. “When Hubler finds out why, and he will, he’ll summon you, and your window will slam shut in your face.”
They were right outside my door now.
“Darius, you must realize that any gambit you make is doomed before it begins. So long as you remain a slave, that willnever change.Harkeris your window, not this girl. Unlike me, he can act against Hubler in the open. Unlike you, he has no shackles to impede him.”
“Fine! But know this: Should he harm my brothers in such a way again, I shall teach him what pain truly is.”
