Blood's Fury (Deadly Beauties 1)

His eyebrow cocks up on one side, and he lets a slight grin free.

"Sparkle?"

"Yes. Sparkle."

He lets a laugh free, and then he pulls me against him.

"How about we go sparkle in bed. I've got a little work to do, but it can wait."

"I do love your bed."

"I do love that you love my bed."

With that, he scoops up me and my very wrinkled dress while walking back inside. I might not be able to stay his for long, but for now, I can enjoy my human.

Chapter Fourteen

"Did you find Shay or the lycans?" I ask Gage, holding my phone to my ear with one hand while my other holds my fresh cup of coffee. I sit down on the end of Kane's bed.

"My friend lost the lycans. I found Shay, but she's not the one who took your mom. In fact, she has started her own search for her."

"It could be a cover-up. It's not like she's dumb enough to just say, 'Yes. I did it.' She could be-"

"I know. I thought the same thing, but she didn't tell me she started her own search. Of course, she didn't actually tell me much at all, considering she sniffed out my dark magic right away.

"I had to do some deep digging. She apparently doesn't want anyone, especially your mother, knowing she's trying to help. Remind me to never get involved with two light witches, by the way."

"Why's that?"

He feigns a shivering breath, mocking a dramatic sense of fear.

"Because you girls are absolutely vicious. Did you know your mother turned her into a fox for three weeks - until the spell ran dry?"

"Yes," I grumble. "She lifted the spell though. Mom's spells run longer than the average witch's. She just didn't want anyone to know she felt guilty, so she waited until the usual time the spell ran dry."

"So are you still at your human's house?"

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"Yeah, he's outside right now. His roommates just left, and he's on the phone, talking business. So you really think Shay is innocent? It would have been foolish for her to do this too soon, but now she has waited long enough to douse suspicion."

"I really don’t think it's her. She shoveled out a hunk of cash to hire some trackers in an effort to find your mother. These guys are the best in the business, and I know for a fact they don't work cheap. She also paid them to keep their mouths shut and told them if they found her, to bring her home and never tell her it was she who hired their services."

"So how did you find out?"

"I'm dark magic," he says casually. "We don't play by your rules. I can make almost anyone talk."

"If you're talking about casting a truth spell, those are dangerous and unpredictable. Not to mention, that magic is hard to master, even for the oldest of magic wielders."

"Are you trying to get me to hint at my age?" he teases.

I smile involuntarily, and then I flop down on the bed.

"No, but now that you mention it-"

"Not a chance, light girl."

I laugh softly while shaking my head, and then I stand to walk back to the sliding glass door. A foolish grin spreads over my face when I see Kane standing by the lake, his soft, dark hair whipping in the wind as he chats on his phone.