Out of The Shadows (Shadows Ascending Trilogy Book 2) by Jenn D. Young

Author:Jenn D. Young [Young, Jenn D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-10T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Vincent

We spent the next three days sifting through the rubble at the club. Damius and Leo took care of the authorities, forging records and documents to rule the fire an accident. The body count grew to eighteen, three supernaturals including my day manager, Adrienne, and two other lower demons who worked security during the day. Their throats had been mauled, an obvious message from The Syndicate to punish me.

Never had The Syndicate been so bold as to directly attack a known Council member owned location. They were getting bold. Borderline reckless. Kristoff was growing desperate to smoke me out and get his hands on Lorelei.

After three long, bloody and exhausting days, we still had no idea where Nicolae was. Assuming the worst, which was that he had been taken by The Syndicate, we funneled all of our available resources into finding out his location. There were whispers in the darkest circles that he had been thrown in the fighting pits.

The fighting pits were where The Syndicate tested their latest recruits. It was a place of blood and death. The nightmare demon could fight, and fight well, but I feared for his sanity when we were finally able to rescue him.

Shrugging off the jacket, which was covered in debris from the underground cellar I had been digging through today, I placed it on the kitchen counter. I walked over to the bar and poured myself a generous glass of scotch. After refilling it twice, I sat heavily on the plush leather couch and stared at the wall.

Gentle hands swept my hair away from my neck and I felt my mate’s lips brush over my ear. “We will find him.”

Her presence surrounded me, gathering me in its warmth. She had barely left my side the past few days, wanting to do as much as she could to help in the investigation and rescue of Nicolae. I closed my eyes and reached up to hold tight to Lorelei’s hand, bringing it to my mouth and placing a gentle kiss across her palm. “I hope so, my love. I hope so.”

My mind had been so heavy over the last few days. Thoughts of Nicolae being subject to the fighting pits, the deaths at the club, the erratic actions of The Syndicate. What was the objective here? I know they wanted to capture Lorelei, to use her to free the Xandrios, but then what? Did they really think that they were going to rule by his side?

I scrubbed my hands over my face in frustration, trying to turn my thoughts to more pleasant matters, such as my mate. The light to my darkness, the other half of my soul and my ultimate salvation. I never realized that I could ever feel things as intensely as I did for her at that moment.

Her soothing touch across my face drew me from my reverie. Beautiful ice blue eyes blinked up at me, reflecting everything that I loved about her back to me.

“There is nothing more we can do tonight, Vincent.

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