child.”
“What do you know of Denae?” the mortal asked.
She turned her gaze to him, and once more his mouth went slack. Rhi stood and walked toward the human. His kind, hazel eyes never wavered. He wasn’t bad looking. With a new haircut and something other than a gray suit, he might even be handsome.
“Rhi,” Kellan warned in a low voice.
She stopped next to Kellan. “Who is the mortal?”
“I’m Henry North,” he said. “And what do you mean, mortal?”
Rhi was impressed. Most humans couldn’t think past their desires. Henry was different. He might want her, but his brain ruled him, not his cock. She liked him instantly. “Nice to meet you, Henry. Aren’t you the least bit curious as to how I got in here?”
Henry frowned and looked around. “As a matter of fact, I am.”
“I—”
“Rhi,” Kellan said over her. “No’ now.”
She walked back to her seat and sat. Kellan was right. It wasn’t time to tease. She needed to tell them what she knew. “For several weeks now I’ve felt a … disturbance.”
“What kind of a disturbance?” Kiril asked.
Rhi shrugged, but couldn’t hide the unease she felt. “I’ve tried to locate it, but it’s everywhere and nowhere. I can’t say it’s one person.”
“So it could be a group,” Con said and looked at Henry. “MI5 perhaps?”
It didn’t take a genius to realize Henry worked for the agency. Who exactly was this Denae Kellan was asking about? Did she work for MI5 as well?
Rhys ran a hand through his hair. “MI5 would have to get intel on us first.”
“What did you do to piss off MI5, Con?” Rhi asked, making sure to put an innocent expression on her face.
Con’s eyes narrowed into dangerous slits. “Nothing.”
“Hmm. I doubt that. Regardless, nothing I looked at took me to MI5. It took me all over Scotland, into Wales, and England, however, just to name a few places.”
Kellan moved until he was leaning back against a wall. “And no’ to any one person?”
“No.” Rhi shook her head slowly. “The odd thing is, if I didn’t know better I’d say they were using … magic.”
Henry’s face drained of color. “Magic?”
“Later,” Banan told him.
“Any distinct kind of magic?” Con asked her.
Rhi thought back over the times she’d tried to find the source. “No. There were times I swore I felt the Dark Ones, and other times I would’ve wagered my new boots it was dragon magic.”
If it was possible, Henry grew paler, but he held it all together as his gaze took in everyone.
“How close are we to getting the new ID for Denae?” Kellan asked Rhys.
Rhys checked his phone. “In a matter of hours.”
“It needs to be faster,” Henry said. “You need to make sure there’s no trace of her when MI5 comes looking.”
Kiril stood. “Doona forget Matt.”
“He needs to disappear as well,” Henry said.
Kiril’s smile was slow as his gaze landed on Rhi. “Sounds like fun.”
She watched him walk from the room before she turned her attention back to Con whose gaze seemed to be glued to her. “You don’t have to believe me,” she told him.
“I doona,” Con stated.
“You do so at your own peril. Whatever is out there is strong. Strong enough that I felt it.”
“Which means you’ve been in this realm for a while.”
Rhi lifted a brow, daring him to order her to leave. Because while the Kings might be powerful, and they might have won the war between their people, he couldn’t make her leave.
“Who cares?” Rhys said. “Leave Rhi. We’ve a more pressing matter.”
“That’s right. Denae,” she said. “I think I’d like to meet her.”
Kellan didn’t move but she noticed a muscle twitch in his jaw.
Fascinating.
It was Con who said, “No.”
“So who is it that has a soft spot for this Denae?” Rhi asked. “Is it Kellan? Or is it Con?”
“Enough, Rhi,” Banan said.
But she wasn’t nearly through. It was too easy to irritate Con, and she was too good at it.
“I can
“What do you know of Denae?” the mortal asked.
She turned her gaze to him, and once more his mouth went slack. Rhi stood and walked toward the human. His kind, hazel eyes never wavered. He wasn’t bad looking. With a new haircut and something other than a gray suit, he might even be handsome.
“Rhi,” Kellan warned in a low voice.
She stopped next to Kellan. “Who is the mortal?”
“I’m Henry North,” he said. “And what do you mean, mortal?”
Rhi was impressed. Most humans couldn’t think past their desires. Henry was different. He might want her, but his brain ruled him, not his cock. She liked him instantly. “Nice to meet you, Henry. Aren’t you the least bit curious as to how I got in here?”
Henry frowned and looked around. “As a matter of fact, I am.”
“I—”
“Rhi,” Kellan said over her. “No’ now.”
She walked back to her seat and sat. Kellan was right. It wasn’t time to tease. She needed to tell them what she knew. “For several weeks now I’ve felt a … disturbance.”
“What kind of a disturbance?” Kiril asked.
Rhi shrugged, but couldn’t hide the unease she felt. “I’ve tried to locate it, but it’s everywhere and nowhere. I can’t say it’s one person.”
“So it could be a group,” Con said and looked at Henry. “MI5 perhaps?”
It didn’t take a genius to realize Henry worked for the agency. Who exactly was this Denae Kellan was asking about? Did she work for MI5 as well?
Rhys ran a hand through his hair. “MI5 would have to get intel on us first.”
“What did you do to piss off MI5, Con?” Rhi asked, making sure to put an innocent expression on her face.
Con’s eyes narrowed into dangerous slits. “Nothing.”
“Hmm. I doubt that. Regardless, nothing I looked at took me to MI5. It took me all over Scotland, into Wales, and England, however, just to name a few places.”
Kellan moved until he was leaning back against a wall. “And no’ to any one person?”
“No.” Rhi shook her head slowly. “The odd thing is, if I didn’t know better I’d say they were using … magic.”
Henry’s face drained of color. “Magic?”
“Later,” Banan told him.
“Any distinct kind of magic?” Con asked her.
Rhi thought back over the times she’d tried to find the source. “No. There were times I swore I felt the Dark Ones, and other times I would’ve wagered my new boots it was dragon magic.”
If it was possible, Henry grew paler, but he held it all together as his gaze took in everyone.
“How close are we to getting the new ID for Denae?” Kellan asked Rhys.
Rhys checked his phone. “In a matter of hours.”
“It needs to be faster,” Henry said. “You need to make sure there’s no trace of her when MI5 comes looking.”
Kiril stood. “Doona forget Matt.”
“He needs to disappear as well,” Henry said.
Kiril’s smile was slow as his gaze landed on Rhi. “Sounds like fun.”
She watched him walk from the room before she turned her attention back to Con whose gaze seemed to be glued to her. “You don’t have to believe me,” she told him.
“I doona,” Con stated.
“You do so at your own peril. Whatever is out there is strong. Strong enough that I felt it.”
“Which means you’ve been in this realm for a while.”
Rhi lifted a brow, daring him to order her to leave. Because while the Kings might be powerful, and they might have won the war between their people, he couldn’t make her leave.
“Who cares?” Rhys said. “Leave Rhi. We’ve a more pressing matter.”
“That’s right. Denae,” she said. “I think I’d like to meet her.”
Kellan didn’t move but she noticed a muscle twitch in his jaw.
Fascinating.
It was Con who said, “No.”
“So who is it that has a soft spot for this Denae?” Rhi asked. “Is it Kellan? Or is it Con?”
“Enough, Rhi,” Banan said.
But she wasn’t nearly through. It was too easy to irritate Con, and she was too good at it.
“I can
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