Page 9 of Flying Blind

Zara chuckled. “Oh, right.”

They walked through the building, and Zara felt her senses expand to look for threats. She found an empty spot in the sensor web she now had a grip on and breathed slowly. The empty spot was a threat. She stayed with Minnie, and the empty spot remained in the crowd and then left in the opposite direction.

Emma was waiting in her lifted truck, and Zara was settled in the truck and off home a moment later.

“You could have stayed and played with your friends.”

“They all had other things to do. I think Karo is going to be returning to her blood alpha.”

“How do you know?”

“Just a feeling I have.” Zara smiled.

“Interesting. Has Luna mentioned a demon alpha to you?”

Zara shuddered. “No. She hasn’t. I am not really interested in those acid-drooling freaks.”

“I see. They aren’t all the same.”

“How do you know that?”

“Um, I may know one.”

Zara hissed, “What?”

“He’s a good man, polite, charming, and he was raised to respect women.”

“Emma, you are making me very suspicious.”

“Well, good. I feel rather embarrassed that I didn’t make the connection until I talked with Luna about it, and then I had to confirm it.”

“Oh. Your grandson. Randolph.” She gasped. “That’s why I can’t feel him.”

“He wants to explain your situation to you, and since he can’t do that directly, he is going to speak through me.”

“Wait, is that what’s happening now?”

“It is best to get it over with so that you understand. Luna said she would explain it to you, but her life has been busy recently.”

“Oh, right.” Zara brushed her hair behind her ear. “So, he’s going to be there when we get home?”

“No, he is waiting until I call him in. We didn’t want to ambush you.”

Zara asked, “Was he at the convention?”

“Yes. He was there with his business partner. Nikolai. He’s a dragon, and his wife is adorable.”

“I have met Alita. She was at Nora’s shower when we were all rocking out.”

“Time has spun so fast. It has been wonderful watching you bloom. You have come into your own.”

“Uh, thanks. Is this the part where you kick me out and wish me the best of luck?”

The truck swerved dangerously. “Of course not, Zara.”

“Right. Okay. You just seem really intense right now.”

“Well, Randolph has sworn that he won’t do anything to harm you and that he will move slowly, so I am confident that he will be careful. He also knows what you are and can explain why they did what they did.”

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