Page 38 of King of the Cage

He nodded, looking oddly serious, considering his generally teasing words. “Yes, I do, and don’t think that knowledge won’t haunt me every day.” He sighed and stepped back. “Did you know I was fighting here tonight?”

I rolled my eyes. “The world doesn’t revolve around you. Of course not.”

He nodded. “That’s what I thought… which only leaves a few options for what’s happening here, between us.”

I cocked my head to the side. “Coincidence?”

He shook his slowly. “I don’t believe in it, selkie. There’s no such thing.”

I chuckled and turned away just as my cell phone vibrated in my pocket. I answered, leaving the shower area.

“Marco, what’s wrong?” Why would he be calling me right now?

“Have you seen Sol? She’s disappeared,” Marco said quickly. “She went to the bathroom; she didn’t feel well after she finished your cocktail, and now I can’t find her.”

“Did you call her?” I demanded, gripping the phone tightly.

Bran pulled his T-shirt and jeans on, watching me silently freak out.

“Wow, what a good idea!” Marco mocked.

“Marco!” I interrupted. “Is Enrico Sepriano still around? Can you see him?” I urged quickly, a terrible feeling of foreboding building in my gut.

My eyes locked with Bran’s. He was dressed and standing in front of me.

“No, I mean, I can’t see him now, either. You think they went somewhere together? Sol wasn’t feeling well…”

“I’ll be right out. Meet me in the hallway near the locker room.”

10

BRAN

Giada left the locker room without another word, and I was behind her.

Declan stood from the chair he’d been waiting on. “Something up?”

“You know Enrico Sepriano was here tonight?” I asked.

He shrugged. “The skid mark from last night? So?”

“So, I think Rico didn’t learn his lesson last night.”

Declan nodded, musing. “Then I think we’ve got to teach him better, right?”

I grinned at my second-in-command and slapped his shoulder.

“Too right. Let’s find the fucker first.”

We took off through the underbelly of The Blue Rabbit. Giada was nowhere in sight. She and her friend, the guy, had disappeared. There had been three of them to start with, so presumably the girl had disappeared with Enrico Sepriano. Thatwasn’t good news for her, not at all. The guy had a reputation for being an utter shithead to women.

Searching the fight area was quick and simple; neither Enrico nor Giada’s friend from last night was there. Next, we went upstairs.

“You check the floor, I’ll go and get Rafe to let me see the CCTV,” I told Dec and left him by the bar.

I strode through the staff area, scattering servers in my wake. When I rounded the end of the hall and started down the corridor toward Rafe’s office, a tiny little fireball was arguing with the boss himself.

“I can’t just let anyone look at the CCTV. I wouldn’t let the cops without a warrant.” Rafe flashed his patented smooth, tall-dark-and-handsome smile at Giada

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