Page 40 of The Dragon's Warlock

“He escaped years ago. I think the bounty on his head is high, and nobody’s brought him in.”

Darius was strong and evil. There were some shifters born evil, and he was one of them. Gideon hated that Diem had been taken from the shifter world. He tried to force his memory to see if he could figure out where she’d been put afterward.

“Can you pull everything up from the night he was arrested?”

“I’m sure Kia can try, but a lot of the files aren’t there.”

“You know how much I wish we could bring Kael back from the dead so I could kill him over and over. The fucker even haunted my fucking journey vision.”

Fuck, I didn’t mean to let that slip.

“You know, everything in a vision means something,” Kirin said.

“I’m not spending another day here to figure out why he’s haunting me. We need to find Diem’s sister, and I can’t do that if we stay here. We’re getting on a plane tonight and should be there later.” Gideon tapped his fingers on the bed. “Did anyone happen to go see if anything was left of my house?”

“I went over there. They blew up your garage and your cars. Your house is fine. Kia sent over some workers to clean everything up.”

“Thank you. I know I don’t dese—”

“Don’t fucking finish that sentence. Nobody in my family holds a grudge against you or Diem.”

There was no point in arguing with the dragon.

“Diem and I will head to Kia’s house first thing in the morning. We need to figure out where Darius is. I think he has Kayda.”

“Have you claimed her yet?” Kirin asked.

“No.”

“Why are you waiting? You know you can’t fight the pull.”

“There are still things I need to tell her, and it’s her choice, not mine.”

“She’s your mate. What are you so scared to tell her? You’re a good man, Gideon.”

“I haven’t told her about being immortal.”

“I don’t see the issue, Gideon. You won’t ever lose your mate.”

“But she will outlive her sister and everyone else.”

“But that’s her choice, and dragons need their mates, Gideon.”

“I need time.”

“You're an idiot, but that’s a conversation for another day. In the meantime, I will see what Kia can dig up, but I hope you have another vision we can work with, because nobody knows where Darius is.”

Gideon knew the answer was hidden deep in his mind He just needed a little more time to gather his thoughts.

“I’ll see you tomorrow.”

“Okay,” Kirin said. “Don’t shut your phone off this time.”

Gideon swiped the end key and debated whether to turn the phone off.

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The bathroom door creaked open,and Diem walked out with a white towel tied around her. She ran a brush through her long blond locks. When she was within an arm’s length, he reached out and pulled her to the bed.

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