Cambion Lord (Dark Warrior Alliance #23) - Brenda Trim Page 0,57

all connection to Chloe. Agony tore through his middle and he bent over clutching his stomach. He couldn’t catch his breath. He was aware of Izzy rubbing his back while Zander encouraged him to calm down and find his mate.

It wasn’t fucking working. It took several long minutes before he was able to stand up and focus on his surroundings. Seven Lively Sinz was a couple blocks from their location. What if he’d been following her connection to the bar?

Izzy placed her hand on Dante’s chest and looked into his eyes. “The connection to Chloe is here. It’s faint, but I see it. All you need to do is embrace it and let your soul call out to her.”

Dante swallowed through a mouth full of cotton. He wanted to believe the princess was right. It would mean Chloe felt something for him. It wouldn’t exist unless it was two sided to some degree.

Closing his eyes, he breathed in and out several times then focused on his angel’s scent. Caramelized vanilla and verbena. Her smile. Bright as the sun. Her deep brown eyes. Full of life.

A spark of electricity zipped through his center and spread out to his fingers. It faded quickly but left behind a glowing gold thread that was no thicker than a strand of hair. But it was there.

Dante latched onto that and followed it to the source. Zander and Izzy followed beside him as he walked down alleys and streets. He lost track of the Dark Warriors in his search for Chloe. He didn’t need the distraction.

Ten minutes later and he found himself in a busy Times Square. The bond had dimmed considerably and kept winking in and out of existence. She had to be close, dammit.

Bracing himself, Dante turned to the Vampire King. “Can you smell her?”

Zander lifted his nose and sniffed the air then took off across the space. “I smell something that way.”

Dante was beside him. After ten feet he caught what Zander smelled. It was Chloe. Her scent was strong. She had to be there. He ran down an alley a block over and stopped cold when he saw the pink Henley and jeans lying next to a dumpster.

A growl left his throat as he bent and picked up the clothing. Copper and sunshine teased his nose at the same time he felt something wet in his hand. He noticed the blood when he lifted the object in front of his face.

These were her clothes and she was bleeding wherever she was. “Please tell me she’s not dead.”

Izzy said something that Dante didn’t hear. Everything turned fuzzy as he gaped at the bloody clothing in his hand. This wasn’t happening. She’d been taken and was likely being tortured while he stood there with his dick in his hands.

He had no idea how to help her. He fell to his knees and screamed into the night. His inner demon pounded on the bars of its cage trying to reach its mate. He was minutes from losing his shit.

He needed to find Chloe before his beast took over and ravaged the entire city. He’d never felt such bloodlust before in his life.

Chapter 16

The blue-green lights coalesced to create a portal from Evzen’s house to the Virginia pack lands. Hayden smiled as the Guild Master stepped through with his mate, Braelynn. Braelynn was the daughter of Lady Angelica. The evil as fuck sorceress that created Angel’s Kiss.

For an instant when Hayden’s gaze landed on Braelynn’s dark hair his anger threatened to explode, but he managed to rein it in. She wasn’t her mother. In fact, she was the worst victim of that vile female. Angelica used Dark magic to find her Fated Mate and conceive Braelynn then she added Jace’s blood in an attempt to gain ownership of the Mystik Grimoire.

Hayden didn’t understand Angelica’s twisted desire to be in a position of power over all beings. Being leader wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. You had to make decisions that affected your kind for better or worse, most times with only half of the information. When things went to shit, and people died it was all your fault.

You were responsible for their well-being, and any danger they faced. It was the main reason he wanted to involve humans in their own protection. Hayden risked his kind daily with the humans taking on none of the risks for themselves.

“I’m glad you called, Hayden. I haven’t been able to find any information on Sterling’s current whereabouts.