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Jackie might be a lot of things to me, but I couldn’t ever get angry enough to murder her. I just don’t have it in me to hurt another living being. It’s even hard for me to hurt flies. I’d always trap them in an open window and let them back outside.
It was easier than swatting at the air or trying to catch one with chopsticks like Mr. Takahashi did inThe Ju-Jitsu Kid. Plus, I never had to deal with finding the carcass, or worse, having the thing make babies in the house—gross!
Nope! I was such a humanitarian that I even loved bugs.
CHAPTER 23
What The Hell
“What’s going on, Mimi and Ara? Why do you look like you’ve seen a ghost, and where’s Sesi? Is she in the bathroom or something?”
I managed to ask them calmly as they reached us. Delta Blue was crowded for a Thursday night, and it surprised me they’d spotted us so soon.
But as they responded, their faces paled. I wasn’t all that sure I should remain calm. The hair on the back of my neck stood at straight attention. I straightened my shoulders and stance, preparing for the worst.
“Sylus, there is no easy way to say this. I can’t sense her anywhere. It’s like she’s vanished from the Earth’s plane of existence.” Ara said as she placed a palm over mine. She must have thought that would calm me, but it so didn’t. My girl was…gone? How was that possible?
“What are you talking about? What do you meanyou can’t sense her? She’s got to be around somewhere! Right? Or, do you mean?—”
My voice broke at that point because I refused to believe she was dead. The girl was a Luna, after all, and could take care of herself because she was scrappy like that.
Not to mention we’d already been through so much already. And this honeymoon was our much-needed alone time—or so I thought.
I couldn’t. The gods wouldn’t give her back to me, only to take her away again. Right? Why would they do something like that? Ara must have seen the terror on my face because she placed a palm over my hand. Again.
“We’ll get her back, Sylus. I promise.”
“What happened, Ara?” Verena asked.
“A person from Sesi’s past showed up at Roomer’s. She claimed her name was Jennifer. But Sesi insisted it was Jackie.”
My brows shot up over my forehead. My girl was right. Jackie was here, and I dismissed her when she’d first told me. I figured it was her fear of being intimate with me resurfacing again. All I wanted was for her to relax and enjoy herself for once. And now?
Now I hate myself for not keeping her safe!
“I want to kill that bitch!”
I clenched my palms to quell my anger. If I didn’t try, my wolf would pop out.
“We will find her, Sylus. I can promise you that. I’ll take the lead in locating her. My alien lion shiftertracking abilities are more advanced as shifters. I can find her in any realm—not just Earth’s plane.”
I gave Verena a small smile. I wasn’t sure we’d find her, but I still held hope. And if the Moon Goddess granted me the chance to see her again, I’d never let her out of my sight again.
CHAPTER 24
Hell Has Company
“You and your bitch won’t get away with this, Demetrese! I will kill you both, and slowly, if you harm my baby.”
The voices were faint, almost a whisper, and I could barely make them out. It was almost as if they were coming to me from some sort of distant dream. I tried to open my eyes, but a sharp pain overcame my entire head.
It was as if my skull was about to open. A massive migraine times ten—literally the worst headache I’ve had in my life—erupted from the top of my head and poured down my shoulders. I instinctively brought my hands to the top of my head, cupping it, hoping to relieve some of the pressure. But the moment my hands contacted my head, wetness caked my palms. A thick, coppery scent assaulted my nostrils.
It was clear I was bleeding, but why? Whathappened? The last thing I remember was heading out of the bar to meet up with Sylus.
Think, Sesi, THINK!
I squinted my eyes to regain clearer vision. They were at half-mast at best, so I wasn’t hoping for much. I just wanted a clearer image of the faces and voices, but that was the wrong idea because it made my head pound even harder. I couldn’t help but let out a whimper.
