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“Fine,” she said with a shrug. “But you’re going to love him.”

“We’ll see,” Devon said with a grumble.

“So,” Paige asked after a second, “what does the compass say?”

“Oh, right,” Luna said, retrieving it from her pocket. “Your mom’s in Mexico.”

“Mexico?” Paige repeated.

Luna retrieved her phone and tapped on the screen a few times. “Pretty sure I’m reading this right. She’s at the Oaxaca ruins.”

Paige squinted at the picture glowing from the screen. “How sure is pretty sure?”

“Paige,” Dewey said with a shake of his head, “Luna is like a genius and would not make a mistake.”

“Aww,” she cooed at the dragon, “you’re so supportive, Dewey.”

He beamed at her.

Drucinda pressed her phone to her ear. “Ro, it’s Dru. We have a location. Oaxaca ruins, Mexico. How soon can we be in the air? Perfect.”

She lowered the phone, ending the call before shoving it into her pocket. “We’ll be airborne in thirty. Let’s go find Reed.”

CHAPTER 27

Paige shifted in her seat, her hands clasped tightly enough that she couldn’t pull them apart. She chewed her lower lip hard enough that it hurt, and she tasted blood.

“You okay, babe?” Devon asked as the plane lowered in the sky.

“Yep,” she said, her voice an octave higher than she’d intended.

“Paige, we’ll get there. I hate that we had to stop in France, too, but this was your idea, remember?”

“Please don’t remind me that picking up the hot vampire was my idea.”

Devon crinkled his nose. “I thought I was your hot vampire.”

“Whatever,” she said with a shake of her head as the plane bumped along the runway before slowing to a crawl and meandering its way toward a hangar.

Luna, a smile spread wide across her features, bounced on her toes as she waited at the door, ignoring the advice to remain seated until the plane came to a full stop.

They lurched to stop, and Luna sprang forward to open the door. She chewed her lower lip as footsteps approached them on the metal stairs. A second later, a dark-haired man stepped inside the plane, running a hand through his shoulder-length hair.

The stubble on his cheeks made his chiseled features even more appealing. He scanned the group before he settled his eyes on Luna. “Hey,” he said, his tone low and seductive.

“Wow,” Paige said, her eyes going wide.

“Seriously?” Devon objected. “You’re sitting next to your husband and you’re ogling that creep?”

“I’m not ogling him, but…I can see why Luna likes him.”

“Unbelievable,” Devon said with a shake of his head. “Luna, sit down so we can get going.”

“Okay,” she said as she threaded her fingers through Caleb’s and led him to the loveseat.

Luna introduced everyone. As the vampire shook Paige’s hand, his lips tugging into a slight smile, she giggled.

“Hi.” Her words came out more breathless than she’d expected.

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