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I watched as Dominic looked over his shoulder at Drew, who had a rather large smile on his face. Hopefully he would overcome some of his feelings of inadequacy in our family. We didn’t judge for one’s abilities. My own mother was a human.Sebastian’s omega father was a lynx shifter, and Benjamin’s omega father was a fox shifter. It did not matter in our family.
Master Edison came into the office with both Alpha Sergei and Master Ambrosius trailing behind him. Alpha Sergei was talking to someone on the phone in his native language, and I looked over at Alistair. I knew very little Russian, but with Caspian being mated to Dimitri now, it was probably past time to try and learn more of it.
“The first thing I want to say to you, is thank you for bringing this information to our attention. I hope you understand just how important it is that we find Marco. He and his cousin need to pay for their crimes,” Master Edison said.
“I don’t know exactly what to say,” Dominic replied. “To me it just seemed as if there were too many similarities between everything that she was telling us and what is going on with my birth coven.”
“Yes, indeed.” Master Edison looked to first me, and then over at Sebastian. “I understand that the two of you are obviously concerned about Drew and Dominic. Please believe me when I say that their safety, as is everyone else’s on this mountain, is certainly at the forefront of my thoughts. As of now, Malorie is no longer an authorized person for Treasure Ridge. If she attempts to return to the mountain, she will not be able to gain access. This is just a precaution until we know for certain if we are dealing with the same person or not.”
“Is there anything else I can do to help”
“You had mentioned that Elizabeth told you that Marco was from Italy. Did she say where from in the country?”
Dominic shook his head. “I’m sorry, no. I did not think to ask either. I should have though.”
Master Edison looked over at Drew, who shook his head as well. “No. She just seemed overly excited about the fact thatDominic was from Italy as well,” Drew added. “Once she heard his accent, it was difficult to get any answers from her.
“Very well. Did she happen to mention when it was that their daughter met Marco?” Master Edison asked as he looked between Dominic and back over at Drew.
Both shook their head. “She mentioned that she had just met him. But that could be last night or last week. She didn’t say more than that,” Drew said.
“That is very interesting,” Alpha Sergei said. “Last week would be about when Ricardo suddenly clammed up and started sitting around with the creepy smile on his face.”
Master Edison and Master. Ambrosius both nodded in agreement. “It’s too much of a coincidence,” Master Ambrosius added.
“Thank you for your help,” Master Edison said. “We all appreciate your assistance and clarification on this. We will be asking James and Elizabeth the same questions. We wanted to know what she told you though, just to know whether or not she gives us different answers.”
“I’m sure I’m not much help,” Dominic said. “But I will help in any way that I can,”
I looked over at Dominic and gave his hand another squeeze. I knew he was a warlock and that he was capable of taking care of himself. That did not mean that I felt comfortable with him going home alone knowing that my pregnant One was out there, possibly dealing with Marco Gallo on his own.
“You have already been a tremendous help,” Master Edison said. He then looked directly at me. “Frederick, feel free to take Dominic home and spend the rest of the day with him. We have a lot to do this afternoon, but right now a plan must be formed if we are to locate Marco through Malorie. I can guarantee we are only going to get one chance to catch him before he’s gone again.” Master Edison looked back to where Drew and Sebastianwere sitting. “Sebastian, the same goes for you. Walk Drew and Flora home, or use magic to get them there. Since I know neither of you will be able to concentrate for the rest of the afternoon, please except the afternoon off. “Master Edison glanced at Alpha Sergei and Master Ambrosius. “We will hopefully have everything sorted and in place come morning.”
“Thank you, Master,” I said as I stood without relinquishing Dominic’s hand. Without another thought, I lead Dominic out of the office, waving farewell to the others as we left.
“Is it all right to ask questions?” Dominic asked as we walked down the hallway.
“You may always ask questions,” I said as a glanced at him.
“I know just how evil of a person Marco is. I’ve heard about what he and his cousin are capable of. But my question is do you really believe he and Malorie are fated to be together?”
I stopped and gave Dominic a questioning look. “Why would you ask that?”
“Would that mean Malorie is just as bad of a person? Would Marco even be given a fated one? And if so, would he honestly be paired with someone who was associated with the council? Why now? It’s too easy. Is this Malorie person young? Is she a bad person?”
Those were all very good questions and points. And as soon as we got home, and I knew that Dominic was safe and secure, I was going to mention everything to Master Edison. What Dominic was saying was all true. Why would someone associated with the council be gifted to the council’s current number one most wanted?
“I’m not sure,” I told him. “Malorie isn’t too terribly old, but I’m not exactly sure how old she is. She’s younger than both of us, but I think her parents might be a well. You’ve made a very valid point though. It does not make any sense at all that she would be Marco’s mate. Not the Marco we are searching for.”
“Should we mention that to someone?”
“I will. I’m going to send Master Edison an email once we get home and are settled. None of this really makes much sense” I said absently. I thought back to what Alpha Sergei had said in the office. If Riccardo had suddenly started acting strange last week, was it possible that something of this nature was pre-determined long ago by the pair of them? Was Malorie truly Marcon’s One or was she just a naïve casualty? These were all questions we were going to need answers to.
I waved to Slater as we walked past him at the front desk. Once we were outside, I looked at Dominic and quickly pulled him into my arms. Without a thought, I had us back in our house, and I took a moment to simply stare at my one.
He returned my stare, and after a long moment, Dominic slowly nodded. When he tried to take a step back, I loosened my grip to allow him the freedom to step away. Dominic turned and lead us to the couch in the back room. I sat without hesitation when he tugged me down onto the couch beside him. When Dominic leaned into my side, I wrapped him up in my arms and closed my eyes. I knew he couldn’t feel the worry that I couldn’t seem to turn off but was able to block from him. Despite that, Dominic seemed to know exactly what I needed in the moment.
Chapter 14
