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Archer where it hurts, making him feel the pain you feel.”

“His brother...” Bauer says softly. “If you want to make him hurt, you need to take his brother.”

“I didn't even know he had a brother,” I say, the bite of my tone still very much present.

“It's not something that's all that well known, since his mom died in childbirth. Everyone thought the kid died too. Archer saw to that, considering their dad had just been killed by a Lycan. He thought it was the only way to keep him safe. He's not of age yet, he's away at school, kept very much out of everything. But if you want to hurt Archer, you need his brother, Dylan.”

“Which school?” I ask him.

“The same school as Nirvana,” he says softly. “Where better than a place we’d never even think to bring trouble to.”

“Fuck my life.” I flick my tongue bar between my lips while I try to think of a way to keep Nirvana out of this if I drag this kid into our war.

“We keep the kids out of it,” I say finally. “Kids are off limits.”

“But...” Bauer starts but I shake my head.

“End of discussion. I will not stoop to his level. We'll find something else,” I tell them all, and Elijah and Danny nod while Bauer just looks at me like he's sorry for even bringing it up.

“So when do we start hitting these sites?” Elijah asks with a grin.

“As soon as fucking possible.”

My phone rings on the table, and Marie’s name flashes on the screen. I pick up straight away, because she never calls this late.

“Colt! They took her, they took my baby!”

“Marie, calm down. What happened.”

“I will not calm down, Colt Bennett, they took Rebel! I went to check on her, to make sure she was asleep, and I saw them disappear in front of my eyes!”

“Marie—”

“Don’t you, Marie me boy! Get my babies back, and bring me that asshole’s head. I’ll make sure he suffers for eternity if he harms my girls.” The line disconnects and I flinch.

“Fuck,” I sigh, the others watching me closely.

“Looks like Archer doesn’t care about kids being off of the table. They took Rebel.”

Chapter Twenty

Remy

At first, I thought the mist hadn't cleared. Then I noticed the red hue to it, and as we kept walking, I realized we were inside, and it was no longer mist, but smoke. A sweet, cloying smoke.

Then I heard the groans.

We were in a fucking brothel.

Or at least this level’s version of one.

I'm no prude, but fucking hell Magnus! Seriously? I look to the guys and they all have grins on their faces. Of course they do. Especially after what happened the other night. I feel my cheeks heat at the memory of what we did. From the looks on their faces, they knew exactly what made me blush.

“Welcome to Sin. Where all of your fantasies can come true.” I spin at the feminine voice and curse to myself. Why are all these Demons fucking beautiful. It'll give a girl a complex!

“We're looking for Scarlett,” I tell the woman, her white dress, if you can call the very small scraps of material draped over her a dress, wisps in the slight breeze, and she smiles at me while her eyes harden.

“Scarlett is not available,” she says to me coldly. “At least not to you. I'm sure she'd make herself available for you gentlemen,” she purrs and I step forward, putting myself between her and them.

“They are not available,” I tell her firmly, and she looks me over again, this time with more interest.

“Well then, that certainly makes things more... interesting,” she says, her voice a sultry rasp. “Let me get you all comfortable and I'll let her know you've requested an audience with her.”

I nod and she turns, sashaying away from us, expecting us to follow.

“Is this a good idea?” Levi asks cautiously.

“I have no idea, but if you have any other suggestions, I'm all ears. This place is so off,” I say with a shudder.

“It is not so different to other places we have been, mon amour,” Kain whispers in my ear, sending goosebumps down my arms, reminding me of that night in his castle.

“I suppose,” I say, following behind the woman still, but since no-one else has suggested another plan of action, I'm going to just keep going as we have before, and just head straight for the higher Demons. They're the ones with the power over the doors, and even if we have