Jaimie: Fire and Ice (The Wilde Sisters 2)
“Fly down,” Lissa said softly. “For your sake. And for Jaimie’s.”
She hit disconnect. There was no point in waiting for his answer.
She had done all she possibly could.
* * * *
Back at Shadow Inc., Zach’s PA knocked warily at the door her boss had closed after that last strange phone call.
'”Come in,” he said.
His PA stepped over the threshold.
“Um, Mr. Castelianos…I know you said you didn’t want to be disturbed, but—”
“But?” Zach said impatiently. He was not in the mood for this. For anything. That damn phone call. Was it true? Was Jaimie hurting? Because, goddammit, he was hurting. He was aching, big-time.
“But you have a call…”
“I told you, I’m not taking—”
“It’s from a man, sir. With the same name as the last caller. Well, not the same…” Zach’s PA moistened her lips. “His name is Wilde, too. Caleb Wilde. He says it’s urgent.”
Zach grabbed the phone, motioned his PA to leave.
“Caleb? What is it? Is it Jaimie?”
Caleb, standing at his brother, Jacob’s, desk in the office at El Sueño, looked at Jacob and Travis, and pumped his fist in the air.
“No. Hell, no. Why would I call you about Jaimie?”
Zach let out a long breath. “She’s OK?”
“She’s fine.”
“Yeah. Good. Good. I don’t know. I just thought—”
“I’m calling about the invitation we sent you.”
Zach’s eyes narrowed. “What invitation?”
“To the, ah, the Winter Solstice party Travis, Jake and I are throwing at El Sueño.”
“Let me get this straight. You and your brothers are throwing a solstice party?”
“Sounds weird, right?” Caleb said, and forced what he hoped was a hearty laugh. “But we always do.” Jake snorted; Caleb glared at him. “Did you know that leprechauns thought the solstice was a time of magic?”
“It’s Druids,” Zach said cautiously. “And yeah, I think I heard that someplace.”
“Druids, leprechauns…The thing is, we want you to come.”
“So, this party you’re throwing…it’s to celebrate the winter solstice?”
“You got it, dude.”
“It’s not something else?”
“What else could it be? Hey, midnight poker games. Beer. Hot dogs and hamburgers. Wouldn’t be the same without you. It’s the day after tomorrow. Can you make it?”