Page 102 of Sergi
“This afternoon. I’ve already sent messages.”
“Are you planning payback?” Devon’s grin was mischievous, and Sergi knew it had nothing to do with his training plan. Devon would be well aware that Cressa would take Sergi’s absence to mess with him.
“Already started.” Sergi stood. “Was that all?”
“For now.”
Sergi returned to his office. Devon had wanted to ask about Alex, but it was a conversation better served with Scotch. He sat at his desk, ignored Bella’s message about meeting to discuss the counter-strike team, and poured another cup of coffee from the urn Letty had left behind when she picked up his breakfast tray. It occurred to him he never got Alex’s last name. He turned on his laptop and strummed his fingers. His job to locate her mobile number would be more difficult, but not impossible.
He wondered if Decker was still in the manor. It wasn’t something he wanted to do, getting someone else involved in his personal matters, but who better to track down a shifter than another shifter?
I pulledthe pack car that Braden had finagled for me in front of the steps leading to the door of House Trelane. Butterflies played soccer in my gut, and I wasn’t sure if it had to do with my meeting with Trelane or seeing Sergi. Would he be happy to see me, or was I pushing too hard?
My uncle had an all-day meeting at one of his downtown offices, so it would take a while before he blew his stack on finding me gone, and Braden took the shrapnel. My uncle always told me to trust my wolf. What would he say if I told him I was?
I stepped out of the car and stared across it to the historic manor. It was obvious it had been built ages ago, but I recognized the plaque from the local Historical Society mounted next to the front door. It must be a bitch to get any remodeling done.
I was halfway up the stairs when the front door opened at the same time someone yelled from behind me.
“I’m sorry, miss. If I can get your keys, I’ll park the car until you’re ready to leave.”
At first, I thought I’d parked in the wrong spot, then I was worried I should have pulled around to the back like the staff. The guards at the front gate had waved me through with barely a glance when I gave them my name. Though I had to admit, I appreciated the security. Four armed guards and a wolf had been positioned at the gate.
I turned and took a couple of steps to meet the vampire.
When I plopped the keys into his hand, he winked. “Don’t worry. I’ll take good care of her.”
He did know I wasn’t a vampire, right? Hospitality and excellent security. Impressive.
My bad blood with vampires went a lot farther back than my incarceration at the lab, but somehow, within a few short days, Sergi made me look at vampires from a different perspective. I should have known there were good vampires and bad vampires, just like with shifters.
When I spun back to the front door, Bella waved. “I was pleased when Devon said you were coming for a meeting. You look good.”
I glanced down at my jeans and black knee-high boots and shrugged with a slight grin. “It feels good to be in jeans again.”
“And your blouse doesn’t put too much focus on how much weight you must have lost.”
I wasn’t sure what to say to that.
“Sorry. Jacques says I can be too honest.” She shrugged and waved me through the door. “I was captive for six months once. For some reason, the males always have to comment on how thin a female looks after being caged. You’d think they’d never looked in a mirror with an honest eye.”
I laughed. “I got the impression they all believe they’re god’s gift.”
“You’re not wrong. We have training this afternoon, but maybe you can stay long enough for a drink after.”
“We’ll see how it goes.”
Bella led me down a hallway and knocked on a door before sticking her head in. “Hey, boss. Alex’s here.”
“Excellent.”
Bella stood back, waved me in, then marched away without another word. When I turned to close the door, a brown-haired female stared at me from down the hall. A second later, a dark-haired female with a pink scarf, who reminded me of a pixie, grabbed her arm and pulled her down the hall.
The first female turned back with a huge grin on her face. I couldn’t help but smile back. How odd. I shut the door to find Trelane striding toward me with a smile.
“How are you acclimating?”
“Better than expected.”
