Author: Aileen Erin
Category: Paranormal
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Why did she have his phone? “Hey, it’s me.”
“Tessa?”
“Yeah.”
“Oh my God. Hang on. I’ll get him. Just give me one second.” I heard doors slam as she moved through the building.
“What’s going on? How is he? Why do you have his phone?”
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I heard her and Chris arguing but it was muffled, so I couldn’t hear what they were saying. A second later, Chris’ voice came on the phone. “Hey. So Dastien’s been a mess. He’s locked in the feral cages. We’re heading to them now. I’ll put you on speaker and hopefully he’ll change forms.”
My heart dropped. “What do you mean he’s in the cages?”
“The lack of the bond has been really hard on him. Just hang on a sec. Let me get him for you.”
The sound of doors clanging closed echoed through the phone.
“All right,” Chris said. “I’m putting you on speaker.”
“Dastien?” I said.
“Oh thank God,” Meredith murmured, her voice sounded tinny.
“Cherie.”
I gasped at the gravelly tone in his voice. “What’s going on? Why are you in the cages?”
He muttered something in French.
I really was going to have to learn his language. “English,” I said as I rubbed my forehead. There were too many things going wrong tonight.
He paused his ramblings and switched to something I could actually understand. “It’s hard for me, this distance thing,” Dastien said. “I was okay at first, but I just… I was going to break the deal—go get you—so Dr. Gonzales drugged me. I woke up here. It’s easier as the wolf…if I order something as a human, it’s hard for everyone. They have to obey… How are you?”
I winced. I was better than him, that was for sure. “I’m okay. Worried about you now.”
“How are they treating you? Are you eating enough?”
“I’m fine. I’m having some weird vision stuff though. I just wanted to talk to you. I don’t have long. The coven’s having a meeting and I’m using Luciana’s phone—the only one on the compound.”
“Merde. That doesn’t sound like a good idea.”
“I’m glad I took the risk. You need to not be in the cages.” I closed my eyes and pictured him. I wished I could actually see him. I’d been able to reach him over distances a few times before, if I concentrated, but with the bond silent…
“Don’t worry about me. I’ll be okay as soon as we’re back together.” He was lying. I didn’t need our bond to know that. If he’d been knocked out and locked up, he was so far beyond fine it wasn’t even funny. “What’s wrong with your visions?” He asked.
Explaining that would take way too much time. “It doesn’t matter. The important thing is that Mr. Hoel is here, spouting his usual bull and plotting with the coven. This is bigger than we thought.”
Dastien let out a string of curses.
“And if you’re in that cage, then you’re not keeping an eye on the pack.”
Raphael tapped his wrist. I turned my back on him.
“I’ve used up all my time. You’ve got to figure out what’s going on in the pack. If Mr. Hoel is back, then that means there could be another revolt on the way.”
“Merde. You’re right. I’m going to do better. It’s hard, but… I have a few ideas about what he might be planning, but joining forces with the coven? There’s a piece that we’re missing, and you can’t come home until you figure it out. I think—”
“You need to get off the phone. You’re pushing it,” Raphael said.