The Rebel Queen (Outlaw #1) - Lexi Blake Page 0,85
except that he always felt like good counsel. When I would talk to him, I felt more at ease. I felt like I was getting sage advice,” Danny said with a sigh.
“And I didn’t give you…”
I stopped Dev there because we weren’t doing this. “You talked to Myrddin all the time. You asked his advice, too. I’m not happy about this, but you of all people should understand how Myrddin could trick a man.”
Dev took a deep breath. “All right.”
I turned back to Danny. “Have you talked to him yet.”
He shook his head. “To Myrddin? No. I don’t have a thrall stone embedded in my brain anymore. I was going to sit down and talk to you two before I did anything. I thought I might be able to make a deal to heal Zack. Like I could use the meeting for leverage.”
He was so worried about Zack. They’d been a unit for over a decade, Zack always at his side. Dev might hold half of Danny’s heart, but Zack was his friend. It was an easy relationship and one Danny had come to rely on over the years. I moved in and wrapped my arms around him. “We need to find a way to heal Zack without giving you up.”
“Well, to do that I need to meet with Myrddin, but it has to be somewhere safe, and I need to think about how to handle him. How much time are you and Lee going to need?” Danny rubbed his cheek against my head.
“It depends. I’m hoping I can get up to the penthouse and back out in less than a half an hour. But I don’t know what kind of physical security he’s put in,” I admitted. “He’ll have definitely changed the lock, so to speak.”
“Will he?” Dev moved behind me, surrounding me and obviously letting go of his anger. He did that so much more quickly now. “Myrddin didn’t like technology. He preferred to rely on his skills. Would he even know how to change the elevator codes?”
“She’s not going in until we know,” Daniel said. “I can put Myrddin off for a week or so.”
“And then we guarantee he’s changing the locks.” I thought we should move as quickly as possible. Getting in and out as fast as we could was the only way to go in this case. And the truth of the matter was I wanted to know if Lee could still see that book. I hoped he could because then he might stay human a little while longer, to see that there was a reason to let himself enjoy his human life.
A low growl came from the back of Danny’s throat, a sure sign that he was anxious.
“Hey, it’s going to be okay.” Dev crowded me, getting a hand on Daniel’s neck. “We’re going to be all right. Come here and I’ll show you.”
Danny leaned over and their lips brushed.
Dev knew how to calm the king down after a long day.
Danny went from kissing Dev to devouring me, his tongue surging in and dominating mine in the most delicious way possible. My body went electric.
And then there was a terrible slamming sound as the door came open and Neil rushed in. “Daniel, we need you. It’s Zack. He’s dying.”
We rushed out and I prayed we could find a way to save him.
Chapter Sixteen
“He’s stable again.” Daniel walked out of the room where Zack lay on what I prayed wasn’t his deathbed.
“Good.” Dev stood up and straightened his shirt. “I’ll go speak with Albert. Some food might do him good.”
He kissed my cheek before striding out the door. It was good for him to have something to do. He’d been pacing outside the room, his worry evident in the grim look in his eyes.
Rhys and Shy had taken little Justin to the house Neil and Chad were staying at. Neil had promised Lisa he would watch over her son while she tried to take care of his father.
Courtney wiped tears from her eyes and stood. “Can I see him? Is Mom okay?”
No one had been able to convince Courtney to leave. She’d sat in a chair by the fire, silent the entire time.
Daniel put a hand on her shoulder. “I think he would like that very much. And your mom is being strong. Like I said, he’s stable, but I’m still worried. He deteriorated very quickly. We’re bringing someone in. I need you to understand that I will do everything I can.”