her shoulder to where Morgaine sat. “She looks perfectly happy talking to Sadie.”
Nick took a look at the two psychics who seemed to be having an animated, friendly conversation. “She does seem fine right now. But if Sadie gets busy, she might have to move to another table and that would leave Morgaine all alone.”
“Well, whatever her problem is, don’t worry. I’ll do my best to make her feel at home and comfortable.”
Nick smoothed a stray lock of red hair behind her ear. “I know you will, babe. Just be your charming self.” He tipped up her chin to kiss her. “I’ll be back soon.”
She gave him a quick peck. “I hope so.”
***
When Nick and Sly ambled up to the closed bank, the captain and a lieutenant were already there, leaning against a Range Rover. They were wearing plain clothes and waiting with arms crossed…stern expressions on their faces. The parking lot was illuminated by streetlights, and the shadows cast made the cops’ faces seem even more severe.
“Sly, this is Captain Hunter and Lieutenant Lupo,” Nick said, hoping for the best.
Sly extended his hand. “Gentlemen.”
The two large cops ignored him and focused on Nick.
“Are you sure he’s trustworthy?” the captain asked.
Nick knew he’d have to bluster to get through to his captain. Hands on his hips, Nick practically growled, “He’s not associated with any vamps other than his wife. He’s willing to stick his neck out for absolutely no reward. He owes my brother his life, so he didn’t even hesitate when I asked for his help. Is that trustworthy enough for you?”
He spoke to Hunter as he’d been spoken to anytime the captain wanted to make a point. It felt strange being in a position to do so. Maybe being a “civilian” wasn’t all that bad.
Captain Hunter’s bushy eyebrows jumped up, then settled as he smiled slowly. “Good enough.” He extended his hand toward Sly. “Thank you for your willingness to help us.”
Sly nodded and shook the captain’s hand.
Lieutenant Lupo didn’t offer his hand, and Sly didn’t bother waiting for him to. However, the two nodded to each other.
“Is this bank ready to go?” Sly asked. “No alarms are going to go off, right?”
“The bank manager left the door keys in my care but can’t be here for obvious reasons. Naturally we don’t have access to the vault, but we’ve stashed something just outside of it. The cameras are active, and we’ll take the footage with us when we leave.”
“So you want me to do this as if I were the real thief? Move fast enough to avoid detection by the cameras?”
“If you can.” Lupo smirked at him.
Sly glanced around the parking lot. “Are cameras covering the outside as well as the inside?”
“We’ve got a few extras,” Hunter said. Sly noted that he wasn’t told where they were. He took a deep breath. “I’d like a guarantee in writing that I won’t be arrested or prosecuted for what I’m about to do.”
Lupo snorted. “Talk about trust—or lack of it.”
Hunter held up a hand. “I don’t blame you for being suspicious. But you have my word.”
Sly pulled a contract from his inner coat pocket. “Just sign this and I’ll be good to go.”
The three werewolves all stared at each other.
Nick cleared his throat. “He doesn’t know we’re always good to our word. Just sign—”
“Give me the damn thing,” Captain Hunter said as he ripped it from Sly’s grasp.
As soon as Hunter had signed the promise, Sly tucked it in his coat pocket and said, “Thanks.” Then he took off his coat and handed it to Nick.
“One of you will need to open the door, and I’ll try to get around you without touching you. If you were ordinary-sized people, I’d probably fly over your heads, but I don’t want to take the chance of accidentally giving you whiplash.”
“I’ll do it,” Nick said.
“You realize there’s more than one door to go through, right? The first one just leads to the ATM. I’ll need two of you opening both doors at the same time.”
“I’ll take the other one,” Lupo added. “But what are the chances of a vamp waiting for two customers opening the doors at the same time?”
“Pretty good, actually,” Nick said. “People tend to hold a door open rather than let it slam in the face of someone who’s entering right behind them.”
“True.” The captain nodded. “Okay, let’s do this as if Lupo’s going in first and holding the door for Wolfensen.”
The weres all approached the unlocked doors and opened