Page 100 of The Syndicater (Dark Verse 6)

Amara swallowed. "She went to meet the Shadow Man."

Tristan's whole body stilled, his eyes blazing. "Alone?"

Amara nodded. "And she's not available on her phone now. She told me to call and check on her, and I'm worried, Tristan."

The man moved swiftly, pacing as he took his own phone out and dialed his girl. It went unreachable. He gripped his phone so hard it almost splintered in his hand.

Luna looked at him, before leveling Amara with a look, her stance slightly protective. "When did you speak to her?"

"An hour ago."

Luna nodded, looking around at them all, before reaching into her jacket pocket and taking out a small phone. Quietly, she pressed a button and then waited.

Zephyr watched as, within a minute, her phone rang.

She looked around at all of them, before picking up the call. "Hi," she said softly into the phone, and it hit Zephyr. She'd just called the Shadow Man.Holy shit.

"Can I put you on speaker?" she asked, and Zephyr saw everyone's faces wear different expressions of shock, same as hers, as Luna pressed a button and suddenly, static filled the space.

No one said a word, Tristan glaring at the phone but waiting for his sister to do whatever she was doing.

Luna bit her lip, and spoke. "Is Morana with you?"

And for the first time, they all heard his natural, very hot voice.

"No."

The Shadow Man was real. Wow.

"When did she leave?" Luna asked him, her voice different, darker, more tender as she spoke to him.

"About fifteen minutes ago," the hot voice said. "What's going on?"

"She's unreachable, asshole," Tristan grit out, and there was silence on the line for a long minute, before words came.

"I'm your only hope of finding her, Predator." Zephyr realized, hearing him speak, how different his tone had been with Luna. It had been softer for her. His words to Tristan were delivered in the tone that sent a shiver down her spine.

Tristan's jaw clenched. "Fuck off."

Luna admonished him. "Tristan. He's not your enemy. We talked about this."

Dante stepped up, taking over when Tristan didn't make a move to say anything.

"Dante speaking," he said on the phone. "I think I recognize your voice, Blackthorne."

Zephyr gasped, remembering the hot, intense guy from the party who had flirted and focused only on Luna. Holy shit, he was the Shadow Man?

Before things could spin out of control, Luna took control again. "Please find her for me."

There was silence for a beat. "For you, anything,flamma."

Swoon.

Zephyr saw as Luna blushed at the words, her eyes flitting around to everyone and how they had all witnessed him talk to her. Zephyr was happy for her. She deserved love and care and clearly, he was giving it to her.

He was still on the speaker when Alpha's phone rang, Victor's name flashing on it making her heart drop.

Alpha put his on speaker too. "What's happening, Victor?"

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