The Rebel Queen (Outlaw #1) - Lexi Blake Page 0,113

until now.” Rhys leaned in, his eyes lit with the same excitement he used to get when he was playing a game and winning. He looked my way because in this he knew I was the boss. “Mom, I talked to Magnus and Asta, and they’re willing to go to the Council building to make sure the bag is still where it’s supposed to be. If it isn’t, they’ll look for it. I don’t want you going in without being absolutely sure as to where the bag is.”

“It’s there. No one could move it.” Of that I was sure. “Only Grandad and I can physically touch it.”

“But we know Sarah did something that day,” Rhys said gravely. “We know she told Neil she had something to do before she went missing.”

“She had to get her family.” At least that was what I thought she’d meant.

“That shouldn’t have taken her long.” Daniel seemed to think about the situation. “She knew about the bag, knew what it held. She knew it was in the closet, and she had to know that if Myrddin was taking over, he would likely end up in the penthouse.”

“But he can’t touch it.” I didn’t like the thought that Sarah might have lost her life trying to save that bag. “She knew that.”

“She also knew that Myrddin is the greatest magical power the planes have ever seen,” Dev mused. “It might have been one thing to leave it there when she thought you were coming back, but if she had even an inkling that things could go wrong, would she try to move it?”

I didn’t know. I couldn’t possibly know what had gone through her head that day. I only knew that she was missing and if she’d had any chance, she would have found my kids and watched over them.

“Rhys, I like this plan.” Dev sat back down.

“Yes, I do, too,” Danny agreed. “If they can touch the bag and move it, please tell them to walk out with it, and then your brother and mother never need to go in.”

“I never get to have any fun,” Lee groaned.

I shook my head. “They won’t be able to. I know that spell, and I’m the only one walking the Earth plane now who can physically move the bag. Once I touch it, the Hidden can take it, but I have to be there.”

“They’re willing to go in?” Danny looked to Rhys.

Rhys nodded. “Yes. The Hidden feast tonight because of me. They’re happy to return the favor. They will go in tomorrow and bring us back information.”

“We already have intelligence on the building.” Sasha had made sure of it. The big Russian vampire had gone over everything he knew about the Council building now. If Danny and Dev had their way, they would push this heist off forever. “We need to move soon. You said Myrddin already knows about what happened with Rhys today. How?”

“Alexander left for Dallas two nights ago. Earlier, he sent a message to Sasha about a meeting Myrddin called with his closest advisors. Alexander isn’t among them, but he’s close to one of the witches,” Daniel began.

“Does she know about the whole Jack the Ripper thing?” Some women are not smart.

“I think for some women that’s part of his charm, my goddess.” Dev reached out and threaded his fingers through mine. “They enjoy the danger.”

Like I said—dumbasses.

“Anyway, the witch told him they’d heard from some of their spies here in Iceland that someone used a whole lot of Fae magic today,” Danny continued. “Myrddin is worried something has happened here, and he’s specifically concerned that Rhys has gained more power. I think Myrddin’s witches here are experts on you, son. According to Alexander, they claimed to know what your magic feels like.”

“Well, we knew Myrddin studied us.” Rhys was the one pacing now. “What does he think Myrddin’s going to do about it? He shouldn’t be able to track me back here. And the Hidden Ones promised me that a witch might be able to feel their magic, but she can’t touch them unless they allow it. She might track the magic to the field, but everything I did today is now protected by the Hidden Ones.”

“I don’t know what Myrddin can do about it, and that’s what worries me,” Danny admitted. “I don’t like how much he knows about my children. And some of his knowledge came directly from me.”

“You were under thrall,” Lee countered. “Don’t worry about it. All is forgiven. I