I inadvertently glance up to catch sight of him—shirtless. His hair is wet, seeming darker under the weight of the water still clinging to his strands. I look away, refusing to be tempted for any reason.

"Yes," Reese growls, not too pleased with his defeat.

He tugs at the collar of his shirt, seeming to be sweating more as he curses Dice with his eyes.

"You need to learn to cap your shit off," he snarls while motioning for his betas to exit.

They all filter through the door, heading toward the outside. I reserve my breath of relief, waiting for the last one to leave.

"It's. Not. Me," Dice hisses, acting offended.

"Whatever," Reese murmurs dismissively. "I'll be in touch. We want to know who helped the witch. Obviously, she had another who changed their appearance to look like the night stalker. We'll handle them."

I tense up. "What if it was just a human who didn't know what they were doing?" I ask, instantly dreading his answer.

His eyes glisten with menace as he smirks. "Don't ask questions when you can't stomach the answers, light witch."

Kane's grip tightens around me as he glares at the heartless alpha. Reese lets his malevolent grin slide into a proud placement before turning to follow his pack.

I visibly relax once I hear their cars cranking up. Gage closes the window to the outside, making it soundproof in here again.

"It's her!" Dice blurts out randomly, pointing his finger at me with a touch of anger.

Gage cocks his eyebrow, and Kane lets his bemusement show on his beautiful face.

"What's her?" Kane asks before Gage can.

Dice scowls, irritated even though no one has provoked him.

"The damn seduction-crawl in this room. It's even affecting me, and quite frankly, it's pissing me off. How the hell does she have succubus blood when she's clearly a light witch? The two species can't procreate. Only like species can produce children."

I roll my eyes, quick to rebuff his absurd accusation—again. "You're crazy, Dice. I am

just a light witch."

Gage and Kane both look at me with bemused glances. Kane then meets Gage's gaze. Why does he look worried?

"Is it possible?" he asks Gage.

"She told you?" Gage growls, cutting his eyes toward me.

I look between them in rapid repetition. Told him what? What the hell is going on?

"Of course she fucking told me," Kane barks. "Now, is it possible?"

Um... I’m confused.

"Not here. Not in front of him," Gage mumbles, motioning toward the seething incubus.

"I'll be damned if I'm kept out of this loop. Why does she wreak of succubus? What the fuck are you two hiding?"

"Go, Dice. This doesn't concern you," Gage says dismissively, shooing Dice away.

"No, damn it! I'm not going anywhere. Tell me what's going on!"

The door swings open as a dangerous grin pops up on Gage's face. "Go," he murmurs in a breath, and Dice is flung from the room. He squeals as he thuds outside, and then the door slams back shut.

Dice could simply walk back in, but I think he knows better. Gage really is stronger than I thought.

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