Doubly Protected [Werewolves of Hanson Mall 2] (Siren Publishing Ménage Everlasting) by Cara Adams

Author:Cara Adams
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance
Published: 2014-03-11T23:00:00+00:00

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Even though Dylan had phoned through his order to The Dragon Palace in good time, the line had been long and it was actually after six thirty as he hurried through the glass doors into the professional suites, and juggled the bags of food to get his swipe card out of his pocket to open the elevator door.

It was only after he’d called the elevator and gotten in that he realized Sophie, the receptionist, had left for the day but the doors to the professional suite hadn’t been locked. Sighing to himself he opened the elevator again and got out, grumbling mentally that sure as hell by the time he locked the double glass doors to the foyer area the elevator would be gone again. But it needed to be done. Someone must have forgotten to lock the professional suites entry, maybe assuming Sophie was still around. She often stayed after her shift officially ended at six.

He dumped the bags of food on her desk, and swiped his keycard over the mechanism that closed the doors, then tripped the switch so they’d only open on command of a swipe card. He gathered his bags of food up again and saw that Sophie’s desk drawer was wide open, and her purse was sitting in it. Shock ran through his veins and his heart beat faster. Sophie would never ever leave her drawer unlocked, far less open. He could only guess she’d been preparing to go home and someone had interrupted her. Someone who had left the outer doors open.

He pulled his cell phone out of his pocket and called Maelor.

“You’re late. What’s the holdup? Have they run out of prawn crackers?”

“I have the food but something appears really wrong. Sophie’s vanished.”

“I’m on my way. Call Cadfael.”

Dylan clicked off the call and punched in Cadfael’s number. “I’m sorry to interrupt, sir, but Sophie’s disappeared. Her purse is still here but she isn’t, and the outer doors were unlocked. I’ve told Maelor.”

“Rhion, get Hawthorne and stay with her and Willow. Willow, don’t let anyone into the apartment for any reason at all. I’m on my way down, Dylan.”

All the blood left Dylan’s body as he realized Cadfael was interpreting this as an attack on Willow and Hawthorne. Hell. And he’d called Maelor to come down here leaving Hawthorne unprotected. How could I be so stupid? If she gets hurt it’ll be all my fault.

Dylan wondered if he should go upstairs to guard Hawthorne, but Maelor might have told her not to open the door, the way Cadfael had instructed Willow. Dylan paced up and down, staring out the glass doors into the mall, opening the door to the stairwell and peering up the stairs, and then pacing some more.

The ding of the elevator arriving startled him so much he jumped and whirled around. It was Cadfael and Maelor.

“Hawthorne?”

“I left her with Willow. She didn’t want to go. She was complaining about not getting her prawn crackers.”

“Tell me exactly what’s going on,” said Cadfael.

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