Hidden Passions by Emma Holly

Author:Emma Holly [Holly, Emma]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Emma Holly
Published: 2013-11-15T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

ADAM called Ari, keeper of all the cell phones, with the news that the danger was over. She sprinted upstairs to tell Tony as soon as she hung up. The bad faeries were dead, the dragons were safe, and Adam wanted the squad and its family members to gather at the estate of Cass Maycee's close girlfriends. Apparently, this was the top-secret hideout Johnny had mentioned.

It was afternoon. Johnny hadn't left them more than a few hours ago.

"That's great news," Chris said, squeezing Tony's shoulder.

It was great. Tony swallowed back his urge to ask if Chris could come to the house with them.

"I'll bring Cass's cat," he said.

Ari flashed a grin. "Adam says your brother was really brave. And his new half-faerie girlfriend is badass. I can't wait to hear the whole story!"

Ari had hung her weight on the doorframe as excitedly as a kid. "Me either," Tony said as she bounced one last time and then trotted down the stairs.

"So . . ." Chris said.

He didn't get a chance to say more. The tiger called Jonah, the one next in rank after Chris, stuck his head in the door. His glance flicked scornfully toward Tony before shifting back to Chris. "You hear, boss?"

"I heard," he confirmed.

"We're gonna head to the station, if that's okay with you. Cook a big feed for everyone."

That he meant everyone who was a tiger was obvious.

"Okay," Chris said. "Anyone need a ride?"

"We're good, boss. See you there in a bit."

"You need help closing up things here?" Tony asked.

"I'll be fine," Chris assured him. "You go be with your brother. It's been a long time since you've seen him."

It had, but Rick wasn't the only person Tony cared about. This place wasn't somewhere Chris ought to be alone.

"Shake a leg, boss!" someone called from downstairs. "Vasur's going to barbecue spareribs."

Because it seemed the circumspect thing to do, Tony extended his hand for Chris to shake. The other man looked at it like Tony was crazy.

"Please thank your crew for their help," Tony said.

Chris gripped his palm cautiously. "Tony . . ."

The door was wide open. Tony didn't allow him to continue.

"I'll see you around," he said. He pumped his hand once, briskly, before releasing it.

~

Evidently, the battle to save the dragons had been epic, involving fireballs, magical doppelgangers, and faerie zombies whose life force had to be sucked out to the last drop before they died. Tony heard everything Ari knew by the time he drove her and the baby to the mansion in Westchester.

Tony had gone to high school with Jin and Bridie Levine, but the half elf cousins hadn't lived here then. This was quite a spread, set in the sort of gardens people paid good money to tour.

"Holy crap," Ari said as they pulled up in front of the sprawling ivy-covered edifice.

Few things cowed their alpha's wife, but this seemed to do the trick. Ari's origins in the human world were humble. For a while, she hadn't had a home at all.

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