Page 33 of The Dragon's Surprise
Chapter Eleven
Kyle exited the operating room, cleaned up, and headed toward his office.
However, as soon as he set foot in the hallway, Daniel startled him as he said, “Kyle, why the hell haven’t you answered your phone? I’ve been trying for over an hour. But whatever the reason, you need to come with me. Now. And don’t ask questions until we’re outside.”
Given Daniel’s serious tone, brooking no argument, Kyle kept his mouth shut and followed his friend. Once they were far enough away from the clinic, Daniel spoke again. “Someone took Ethan, and for reasons I’ll never understand, Lexi went after him on her own.”
His stomach dropped. “What? Tell me what the fuck happened.”
Daniel filled him in on how Ethan’s uncle had posed as an ADDA employee, took Ethan away, and then Lexi had gone after them. However, after a brief phone call, they hadn’t heard from Lexi again.
His dragon growled.We need to go after them.
We’re not Protectors, dragon, and can’t do this alone. However, we’ll go with them, in case Ethan or Lexi are hurt.
Kyle spoke aloud. “Is ADDA doing anything? Or DOCS?”
“We’re working on that.”
He stopped, pushed his friend against the nearest wall, and growled. “That is my mate and son you’re talking about. Do more than work on it.”
Daniel’s pupils flashed before he replied, “I get you’re upset. I can only imagine how I’d act if something happened to Jenny. But Rio and Axel are already working on a plan, determined to bring them both home as soon as possible.”
Home.Yes, this was where they both belonged. And Axel was the head Protector of Clan MirrorPeak, and very good at his job.
His dragon spoke up.Axel and Rio will do everything they can to bring them back, along with Daniel. Let him go.
Kyle released his friend. “Sorry. But how close are you guys to a plan?”
“Close. In fact, we have help coming and need to get going to meet with them.”
“Help? Who?”
“I’m not sure. But if Rio trusts someone to come, then that’s enough for me.”
Kyle nodded. “I just hope you know that I’m going with you. Yes, I’ll stay in the back, out of danger. But I need to be there in case either of them is hurt and needs medical attention.”
“As if we’d try to stop you. Just listen to our orders, okay? If it’s related to the League or any of the humans who hate us, you need to be careful. Some of them don’t care about killing, even if it means ending their own lives.”
He grunted. “After Eli, I’ll never dismiss humans again.”
Not wanting to think about how they’d nearly lost their friend, Kyle followed Daniel to the Protector building. Once inside, they went to one of the conference rooms, only to find Ashley Swift and her mate, the PineRock clan leader Wes Dalton, at the table, their heads together and talking. Theynoticed them and stood, their expressions a mixture of anger and concern.
Kyle blurted, “Have you found my son? Or Lexi? What the hell is ADDA doing to help them?”
Ashley still worked for ADDA, despite living with a dragon clan.
The female merely arched an eyebrow as her mate growled. She placed a hand on Wes’s arm and spoke first. “Luckily for you, I know how testy dragonmen get when their mates and families are threatened, so I won’t take offense. And we’re doing plenty. Lexi’s sister, Jennifer, is doing everything she can to find out where Ethan is. Lexi’s phone died at the last known address of Patrick White.” Ashley quickly filled them in on Ethan’s maternal uncle and continued, “Your clan has permission to retrieve the boy, as long as you don’t kill anyone. Well, unless it comes to self-defense or death yourselves. But it’ll be looked at closely, so I wouldn’t recommend it.”
His dragon spoke up.Too bad.
Ignoring his beast, Kyle replied, “Then why are we here, talking, instead of heading for this uncle’s place?”
Ashley replied, “Because Ethan isn’t there. Police discovered his uncle’s place empty, except for Lexi’s phone. Her car was still parked there, too.”
His stomach dropped. “Please tell me you know where they are.”
Wes finally spoke up. “We think the bastard uncle took them to a League outpost northeast of Reno, not far from the mining ghost town of Vernon. Our patrols found it by accident, when looking for a lost clan member a few months ago.”
