Trevor shook his head, Angelica has been tracking our demon all day and weve already been to your other crime scenes.
Angelica gazed down at the young woman who had been tossed on the floor like an empty rag doll. Theyd been one step behind Misery and she could feel the demons power growing but what disturbed her the most was the fact that even though Misery could feed off this she couldnt cause it to happen.
Its hard to believe one demon can cause this much chaos, Trevor kept his back to the carnage. Hed never been one to mess with the demon cases and he wished now was no different. He kind of felt bad for the loss of a good doctor who had probably just been in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Its not just one demon, Angelica tried to ignore the cold chills crawling up her spine. And Im afraid this is only the beginning.
Zachary pulled out his cell phone and walked out of the room. Dialing Storms number, he waited until the call was directed into the PIT message system. This wasnt the first time hed left a message for Storm today. What was bothering him the most was that their fearless leader usually knew what he wanted before he called and often showed up before he finished even dialing the number.
*****
Micah had spent the last couple hours in Warren's office being brought up to speed on everything hed missed. It was a lot to take in, but the fact that their families were once again united was something to be thankful for. His gaze strayed to Quinn and Kat knowing they were the ties that bind.
Its good to have everyone back together, Quinn offered in Micahs silence.
Micah rubbed his temple wondering if everyone had completely forgotten that Alicia existed. To his surprise, it was the newest family member that mentioned her.
Wheres Alicia? Jewel asked Steven wondering why she wasnt here.
Spending a couple days with a friend from boarding school, Quinn answered then added, It might be best if we find a college to send her to for a while.
Michael noticed Micahs knuckles turn white where he was gripping the arm of the chair where he was sitting. Honestly, he agreed with Micahs anger. If they hadnt spent all this time keeping Alicia at arm's length, then maybe she wouldnt get in so much trouble trying to do things by herself.
Ive already talked to Alicia, Micah glared at his brother. Shes spent years waiting to come home and the last thing she wants is to be told shes not welcome here. She got enough of that when Nathaniel was alive.
Thats not what I meant and you know it, Quinn growled in self-defense. Shes barely eighteen. Do you really think Night Light is the safest place for her right now knowing the mess we are in?
No, thats why Ive already sent her to live with Michael. Micah smiled knowing no one would argue with his logic, That way shes still here and a part of the family, but hopefully out of the direct line of fire.
Envys cell phone chose that moment to go off much to the relief of most of the people in the crowded room. She quickly grabbed it trying to silence the song shed picked to let her know it was Chad calling. She elbowed Devon in the ribs when he started singing, I fought the law and the law won.
Chad, she smirked, perfect timing as usual.
You might not say that when I tell you why I called. Chad ran his fingers through his hair. Its been one hell of a day.
Envy held her hand up to silence Devons horrible karaoke stunt. Whats wrong?
I hear Devon in the background. Put the phone on speaker, Chad sighed.
Envy clicked it on speaker phone, Okay, but its not just Devon, the whole gangs here.
Good, Chad said then proceeded to give them a run-down of todays events. Once he was done he added, Trevor's brought in a demon expert and she wants to talk to Dean about the demon if you can get a message to him. I also thought that maybe you could get a hold of Kriss and see what you could find out.
Im on it, Envy nodded, and Chad be careful.
Chads tone of voice changed as that reminded him of something, Hey Devon.
Yeah? Devon frowned.
If you ever let my sister get shot at again, I swear Ill Envys eyes widened and she snapped the phone closed, cutting her brothers voice off.
OKay, Devon gave a halfhearted smile hearing a couple chuckles from the group.
Not to change the topic from Devon having his ass kicked but, Warren shook his head, Im hiring more shifters here at Moon Dance and Quinn has agreed to do the same for Night Light. Now that weve cut off the head of the alpha werewolf and the mafia
We need to be ready for two to grow back in its place, Nick finished for him.
Quinns cell phone went off and he smirked at Devon, Well at least all of Kats relatives are within seeing distance. Looking at the caller ID, he noticed it was from the cougar hed left in charge. Harley could take care of about anything in his absence so he knew it was important.
Holding up his hand to hush the crowd he answered, Yeah Harley, what is it?
Quinn, unless you ordered a dead cougar instead of the normal drinks we serve, then weve got a problem.
*****
Boris had spent the morning with Anthonys lawyer finishing off the paperwork that made him the new manager of one of the biggest bars in the city Love Bites. As for whom the new owner would be theyd both decided Anthonys nearest of kin was the smartest way to go, legally and logically. Titus Valachi was one of the strongest and most fair-minded wolves Boris had ever met. Hed hated his uncle and refused to do anything mob related.
Boris smiled knowing hed just helped the lawyer put over half the wolf pack holdings into Tituss name without Titus being aware of it. Now all they had to do was convince Titus to become the new alpha before Lucca had a chance to claim it.
As for Love Bites, the previous owner had lost the club to Anthony only a couple weeks ago, and since Anthonys lawyer was one of their pack wolves, he was taking care of as much paperwork as fast as he could in case the feds froze all of Anthonys holdings.
Most of the clan had worked for Anthony in some way or another, but since the alpha no longer existed, it left a lot of wolves without a job. Wolves with too much time on their hands were never a good thing and Boris was already hearing talk about retaliating against the cougars for killing Anthony.
The majority of those wolves were hanging out with Lucca Romano who was Anthonys protégé in many ways. Those were the wolves he did not want to be around.
Lucca was strong. Anthony had felt that and used Lucca for most of the mob work. That, and Anthony didnt completely trust Lucca, so he figured keeping Lucca close and in control of a section of the mob ties would keep him busy enough not to try overthrowing him. Problem was if Titus didnt step up to the plate soon, then Lucca would.
With that in mind, Boris had been choosy while hiring pack members to help run Love Bites. It was a step up from spending most of his time dealing out punishment to whoever had pissed Anthony off for the day. But that was what he was the punisher. And you had to be the alphas right hand man to become the punisher, so most of the wolves would obey him without much thought. Now he was Tituss right hand man and thats where he wanted to stay.
Looking around the bar, he listened as some of the wolves made fun of the gothic decorations, but Boris pointed out that the Goth crowd within the city was full of rich college kids with a movie-style vampire fetish who were loaded with money. That seemed to get their attention. Yeah, it was always the same with the wolves money was the bottom line.
Feeling the power of a true alpha enter the bar, Boris looked toward the doors from his view through the office window. He smiled seeing Titus stop just inside the doors to look around. He had to admit this place was a little startling to anyone who had never been here. He was surprised Titus had made it here this quickly. Hed still been in Malta when hed called him during the predawn hours.
Reaching over, Boris pressed the button on the intercom system, Titus, theres a flight of stairs on your far left. Come up to the office. He closed his eyes knowing he had the equivalent of two minutes to decide how to tell Titus he had just inherited most of Anthonys holdings.
*****
Alicia was tired of sulking about it. If she had to stay here, then she might as well make the best of it. Plus, she was hungry and everyone was gone. The house was so huge that it took her a few minutes to even locate the kitchen that and the fact that the door to it was closed. Most people didnt have a door on their kitchen, but then again it wasnt people living in this house.
Shifters dont eat as much as humans because they didnt age at the same rate. They could even go months without it affecting them, though most shifters liked food enough to partake in it every day. Living around humans had a way of rubbing off on the paranormal. However, there were a couple things that would make a shifter hungry injury, fighting, sex or the need for sex AKA heat. And at the moment she was starving.
Opening the fridge she frowned lots to drink but no food. Checking the cabinets was equally as depressing. All empty, unless you counted the spider webs in the corners and the five cans of coffee. Now she understood why the door had been closed.
Hearing something behind her, Alicia spun around to find Damon coming into the kitchen with his arms full of grocery bags.
Damon withheld the smirk and kept his expression relaxed, Figured youd be hungry. Setting the bags down on the bar, he made his way back outside to get the rest.
Alicia was stunned. Damon had gone shopping for her? Looking in the bags, her eyes widened at all the food good food too. She pulled out a bag of seedless white grapes and started munching while putting the food up.
She rolled her eyes realizing Damon had done it again made her so speechless that shed forgotten to thank him. He must think she was the most ungrateful girl in the world. Alicia blew her bangs out of her eyes wondering how to pay him back for everything hed done. She needed to find a way to pay them all back.
Damon walked back into the kitchen setting the rest of the groceries on the bar. He grabbed a couple of can items and he slowly walked toward her.
Alicia turned and watched him come closer but for the life of her she couldnt move. Oh he was a very bad boy when he leaned against her and placed the cans in the cabinet above her. It was a good feeling his body pressed against hers making her thighs go up in flames. Maybe it wasnt food she was starving for.
You dont get to do that, Alicias voice was small. She tried to push him away but either he was like a wall or she wasnt really trying. She gazed at her traitorous hands when they stayed pressed against his chest.
Admit it, Damon was suddenly in the mood to push buttons.
Admit what? Alicia felt fear slide through her like a wicked intimate caress.
What you feel when you're alone with me what we both feel, Damon pushed.
It doesnt matter what I what we... Alicia raised her gaze to meet his realizing in a roundabout way she had just admitted it.
What we want, Damon finished for her, his voice growing a little darker. Someone knocked on the front door. He didnt move a muscle as she slipped under his arm and headed for the front door. Hearing a male voice, Damon turned his head toward the sound and narrowed his eyes. That brother of hers was starting to get on his nerves.
Damon leaned in the doorway of the living room, watching as Micah lowered the suitcase to the floor then pulled her in for another hug.
The first thing Micah noticed was that Alicia was on fire then the scent of her arousal hit him hard. Tightening his hold, his eyes slowly lifted to the vampire on the other side of the room.
Alicia quickly pulled away from Micah when she heard him inhale her scent. Oh god, please dont let him know. She silently prayed.
Glancing up at him, she could tell by the golden color that was bleeding into his beautiful blue eyes. He did know all male shifters would know unless they already had a mate. Panicking, she started talking animatedly about putting the suitcase in her room and nearly ran up the stairs with it.
Micah closed the door behind him a little too hard. He knew she wasnt a little girl any more but that was taking it a bit too far for his liking. The emotion running through him was much like a father would feel when he realized his daughter had just figured out what sex was and had decided to start dating the thug from down the street.
Alicia! Micah yelled and took off up the stairs after her.
Damon was speechless as he stared at the empty spot Micah had just been standing in. What the hell was that all about? He ran the scene through his mind again trying to figure it out. Micah hugs Alicia and she pushed him away then runs upstairs that must have pissed Micah off because now he was mad and chasing her. Something about that was just a little too Jerry Springer to be right.