Page 25 of Mated to the Enemy
“Ah. I think I understand,” Kaelyn said. “She might not tell us, but if something has happened, it might be a coincidence.
“Exactly.”
“Unfortunately I haven’t heard anything,” she said regretfully. “Ever since they killed Laurent and his wife for going after Kincaid—well, for getting caught going after him, I should say—but ever since that, it’s been silence. Nothing of note has happened that we’ve heard about, at least.”
“Nothing? No more deaths? No fires, explosions, poisonings?”
Kaelyn shook her head. “The only news, is that there hasn’t been any news.”
“That’s weird. Why would they come after her then? They wanted her badly. Whatever it was, I feel like we would have heard about it, don’t you think?”
The Queen nodded. “Yes, if she’d done something.”
“Huh?” Klaue was confused.
“Well, what if she found something out. Learned something that she shouldn’t have. Knowledge can be just as powerful in the right set of hands.”
Klaue considered that. “It’s entirely possible,” he agreed.
“Why don’t you ask her that?” Kaelyn suggested. “See if she’ll give you an answer about whether she did something or knows something?”
He nodded. It wouldn’t give them much, but then again, they had nothing so far, so it would be an improvement.
“Speaking of which, where is Jessica?”
“She decided to leave. Felt bad about putting us on the spot like she did.”
“And you…let her?” Kaelyn didn’t sound happy.
“She’s walking. It’s a long way to the gate,” he said lamely, realizing how pathetic that sounded now he was forced to say it out loud.
“Go after her already,” Kaelyn commanded, assuming the mantle of Queen in the space of half a heartbeat. “If she does know something, we need that information, Klaue. Whatever it is, Canis is desperate enough to work with a mage to ensure we don’t get it. Think about what that means. Whatever it takes, get it.”
Despite the change in her persona, Klaue’s spine straightened at the blunt command. “I’m not going to manipulate my mate,” he said formally, making it clear he was standing his ground.
“She’s your mate?” Kaelyn sounded surprised.
“Yes?” Klaue frowned. “Didn’t Kincaid tell you that the other night?”
“No. Neither did you.” She crossed her arms.
“Ahhhhh,” Klaue stammered. “Oops?”
“Yeah. Big oops, Klaue. That’s kind of important information, don’t you think?”
He shrugged. “I guess. It’s not like it’s going anywhere right now though. Assuming Kincaid is right. He is rather new at this, it’s possible he got it wrong.”
“No it’s not. His visions don’t lie. If he saw the connection between you two, it’s there, trust me.”
Klaue started to protest, to ask how they could possibly know, but Kaelyn shook her head, cutting him off.
“You’re not thinking this through, Klaue.”
“I’m…not?” He frowned. “I was pretty sure I’d given it lots of thought about whether or not she could be my mate.”
The Queen sighed. “Not that. Think! You let her go. She’s currently walking to the gates. To where she’ll be unprotected. Vulnerable to Canis.”
“Yeah, I knew all that. I wasn’t going to let her get that far. I’m not completely stupid.”
