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Teleporting upstairs, I shook Rhodes’ shoulder.

“Hmm? Everything okay, sugar?” His sleep-laden voice was all sexy gravel, but this was not the time to be admiring it.

“No, I think Saul’s in danger. Will you guys come with me?”

“Death in danger?” Lochlan huffed a laugh and stretched. “Boo, heisthe danger. You gotta stop worrying about him.”

“Lochlan’s right. After what I saw at the club, there is no question that Saul can handle himself. He doesn’t need backup.” Rhodes kissed my cheek, then stood and pulled on his pants.

Confused, I watched as Lochlan and Evander did the same. Each man put on their boots and dropped knives in various hidden sheaths.

“You just said Saul wasn’t in danger, so why are you gearing up?”

All three collectors stopped and looked at me as though I’d missed something.

“Love, you asked us to come with you. It doesn’t matter if Saul needs us or not.” Rhodes caught my face in his hand and brushed his thumb over my lips. “We will always go with you.”

Don’t cry, Axelle. Don’t do it,I warned myself.

“I’m just glad you asked us to come along,” Evander commented, sliding his belt through the loops of his pants.

“Right? I love you, boo, but you have a habit of finding trouble, so I’m pleasantly surprised you didn’t try to sneak off and save the world on your own.” Lochlan spun a knife in his hand and winked at me.

“Do you know where you want to go?” Rhodes asked, his tone all business.

“I can teleport to Saul’s side; I’ve accidentally done it before. But I can’t take you guys with me.” I caught my bottom lip between my teeth. “I think whatever Zacharias is planning is going down somewhere in the tunnels. Maybe we should all go there and check it out?”

The guys nodded.

“Let’s go find Death.” Rhodes led the way out of the room.

“Yeah, I’m not loving how that sounds. The context is confusing. How about we go find Saul and stay alive?” Lochlan swept me into his arms and followed Rhodes down the stairs.

“I can’t wait to see his face when Axelle tells him we’re there to rescue him.” Evander grinned at me.

My stomach twisted itself into knots. If Saul was fine, he was going to be ticked that I didn’t stay safely out of danger.

I was going to be in trouble, but I was willing to risk it. Besides, Saul was sinfully sexy when he was angry, so it was worth it.

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“It’s just as empty as it was the last time I came down here,” I groaned.

Lochlan shot me a suspicious look. “Investigating on your own?”

“I thought I’d help. Plus, I was getting cranky about how much of my reading time all this ghost drama was distracting me from, and I thought I could get you out of my hair faster if I solved it.”

Lochlan grabbed his chest. “I’m hurt. And here I thought you couldn’t get enough of us.”

“You’re growing on me.” I bit my cheek to keep from laughing.

“So once this is over, are you going to travel with us?” Evander asked, leaning against the wall as he waited for my answer.

I opened my mouth, then closed it. We’d never talked about how our future would work, only that we wanted to be together.

“How would that even work? Maybe it would be best to leave me here to read while you guys go do your thing, and then come home to me. I wouldn’t be an asset to the team.”

Rhodes shook his head. “We are sometimes gone for weeks or even months on complicated cases. I can’t be away from you that long.”

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