Fae Captive (The Mage Shifter War Book 1) by Elle Middaugh & Ann Denton

Author:Elle Middaugh & Ann Denton [Middaugh, Elle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781951714048
Publisher: Moon Storm Publishing
Published: 2020-04-22T05:00:00+00:00

15

Easton

Where the hell was Bodie?

The flames still chomped at the buildings behind us, but now they were surrounded by human firefighters who had a zero percent chance of containing this shit. Of course, the Mage Police had yet to respond. As always.

Mages were the only ones who could create these magical fires, and the only ones with the power to put them out. They always took their sweet ass time in doing so, too, making sure the buildings were nothing more than blackened bricks before swooping in and cleaning up the mess. Fuckers. There’d been a lot more fires lately too.

Next to me, Drake was spouting orders to a couple of shifter betas, making sure they would herd everyone else out of the area and take them to one of the apartment complexes we’d bought with our illegal weapons sales.

I shook my head, disgust and fury at the unfairness of it all causing my lip to curl. Thank god Drake had been prepared, that he’d had the foresight to shore us up for shit like this. Far too many shifters were already out on the streets, and now there’d be more.

My eyes scanned the heads and faces of every person we passed, looking for Bodie or Aubry. Last I’d seen, he’d had her. But neither of them seemed to be around anymore. Their absence created a roiling sense of uneasiness in my gut. It wasn’t quite fear, but more like apprehension. Like a bomb was about to drop, and I was somehow going to get hit the hardest.

Drake pulled a shitty little cellphone out of his pocket—honestly, the man should have bought stock in burner phones—and quickly dialed a number. His clothes had remained unharmed since he’d shifted and fought fires in pure dragon form. I couldn’t say the same for myself. My shirt was covered in soot and had a few holes in the front.

I ran a hand through my hair and ash rained down on me. My throat felt like I'd swallowed an entire sandbox. My lungs, like they’d been clawed from the inside out.

Someone handed me a water bottle. Some human paramedic or something.

"Can I check your pulse?" he asked.

I waved the well-meaning guy off, but opened the water and took a sip.

Oh, sweet life.

Next to me, Drake lowered his phone with a frown. "Bodie's not answering."

I handed him the water bottle and he tipped it up to his lips, letting it pour like a waterfall until he finished the whole thing off.

"Do you think they're back at her cell?" I asked, hoping I was right. "Reception that far underground sucks."

"Or she's giving him trouble," Drake's eyes narrowed.

Clearly, his thoughts were darker than mine. I got the sudden image of them in her cell, and her giving him something else entirely… My muscles tensed and my jaw ticked as I forced that image away.

I might have been crazy, but somehow, my gut didn't agree with Drake’s worries. I didn't argue with him though. Nobody argued with Drake. Except Bodie.

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