see the glow as brightly as you or other vampires can, but I can tell who is a companion,” Myrddin explained. “I can certainly understand Devinshea’s worry. A man who once attacked him might be his young daughter’s fated mate. That would bother anyone. Would he attempt to kill the vampire?”
Dev had tried something different. He’d gotten Marcus and Kelsey together, thinking he could stave off any attraction to our daughter. He’d thought if Marcus was involved with Kelsey, he wouldn’t ever leave her and by the time Kelsey was gone, Evangeline would have found a more proper partner and the threat would be avoided. The pull between Hunter and trainer could be as powerful as a vampire and a companion, but it also could be temporary. Kelsey had outgrown the need quickly, and that left Marcus out in the cold.
But Dev wouldn’t…
“No,” Daniel said quickly. “Absolutely not. Look, Dev and I disagree on this. I know Marcus. I understand him. If it works out someday between Marcus and Evan, I’ll be relieved because I can’t stand the thought of some vamp I don’t know having that kind of influence over our daughter. But Dev has other issues with Marcus. Like Neil said, in the beginning Marcus wasn’t exactly friendly to him. He warmed up, but Dev can hold a mean grudge. Still, he wouldn’t hurt Marcus.”
“But they could have argued,” Myrddin pointed out. “We have to consider it since they both seem to be missing. I’ll go and find Nimue and perhaps we can do a locator spell. I’ll need something of Devinshea’s.”
“Sarah already tried.” The minute I’d realized Dev wasn’t sleeping a bender off down in his office, I’d gone straight to my favorite witch. Sarah Day is a powerful spellcaster, and I’d known something had gone terribly wrong when she couldn’t find Dev. She should have been able to find something…even a body.
“I can get his scent,” Neil offered. “I know the cameras show he made it here, but I’ll start at the hotel and make absolutely sure.”
Unfortunately, we’d already tried that, and with a more powerful wolf. Zack was Danny’s personal servant. He was blood oathed to my husband, and that meant taking his blood on a regular basis. Daniel’s blood—a king’s blood—had transformed Zack from a normal wolf to one as powerful as any alpha. “Zack tried.”
Neil shook his head as though trying to clear it. “Then he should try again. And so should Sarah.”
“You’ll excuse me if I put a bit more faith in the Lady of the Lake than I do a young housewife.” Myrddin pushed his seat back and stood. “I’ll contact you when we have everything ready, if that’s all right, Your Highness. It will take a few hours while Nimue and I discuss what spell to use and prepare ourselves.”
He walked out of the room and I could breathe again.
Asshole. “Sarah works her ass off. He acts like taking care of a kid, a house, and a whole coven means nothing.”
Neil stood, too, shaking his head as he stared at the door Myrddin had walked through. “I don’t care what he says. I’m going to talk to Sarah. Maybe the coven can do something. Call me if you need me, Z.”
Neil left and I was alone with Daniel.
Daniel squeezed my hand. “I know you’re worried, but you should go easier on Myrddin. He’s a man of his time. He doesn’t fully understand this world.”
“He’s been exploring it for a decade.” When he’d left Daniel, the wizard had explained he needed time to get a feel for how the world had changed since he’d been trapped in his crystal prison by the woman formerly known as the Lady of the Lake. Nim, as we knew her now, had offered to show him around as a way of apology. Apparently they’d gotten along pretty well because when he’d walked into the Council headquarters, she’d been with him still. She’d moved right into the apartments Daniel had given Myrddin. I suppose when you’re an immortal being, a decade doesn’t seem like a long time, but I worried that Nim was still with the man she’d once feared. She didn’t seem to be the same woman I’d met all those years ago in Faery. It was as though the last decade had made her darker, had put out that bright light that had been in her soul.
Daniel tugged on my hand. “I don’t want to argue right now. Come here. I need you close