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“I don’t know. Why does she do anything she does?”
    “But she’s mated to your father.” Bea looked anything but convinced.
    “That doesn’t mean anything,” Lailah said, echoing my thoughts. “But no. I highly doubt she did this. Her magic is barely detectable. I wouldn’t have felt any at all.”
    Of course. She was the high angel. Her magic was strong but subtle. She didn’t leave traces. “Then the angel who did this either is an idiot or is deliberately trying to piss her off.”
    Lailah nodded. “Or both.”
    I worked closely with Chessandra. When she found out someone had targeted me, she was going to see it as a personal betrayal by one of her own. The thought should’ve helped put me at ease, since she likely wouldn’t let this go until the traitor was found. Instead, it just made me feel worse. I didn’t trust her. No one ever knew what she would do for “the greater good.”
    “I have to go.” I got up from the stool. “I have to tell Kane, and then I need to request a meeting with Chessandra.”
    Bea put her hand on my arm. “I don’t like this.”
    “Me neither,” Lailah chimed in. “Would you consider letting me investigate a bit first?”
    I hesitated. I had a serious curse threatening not only me but my future child. Every instinct told me to run to the high angel and demand she do something about it. Force her hand in some way.
    “What if she keeps you there for safekeeping?” Bea asked.
    “Oh, son of a…” She could very well put me in the room where time stood still. Or brush me off. Only goddess knew what she’d do to further her agenda. I wouldn’t even put it past her to lay claim to my unborn child in order to keep him or her safe.
    I met Lailah’s clear blue eyes. “You think you can find anything out?”
    She hesitated then gave me a curt nod. “I’ve got an appointment with one of the former council members tomorrow for the Avery case. I can do some poking around then.”
    “All right. In the meantime, I’ll retrace my steps and see if I can figure out when this happened.” At that moment, all I wanted to do was go home and fall into Kane’s arms. “Give me a call me tomorrow. And we’ll see if either of us has news.”
    “You got it.” Her eyes turned soft, and for a second, I thought they misted.
    “Lailah? You okay?”
    “Yeah. I’m…oh, dammit.” She reached out and pulled me into a fierce hug, nearly knocking the breath out of me.
    “Whoa.” I automatically hugged her back, my emotions warring with shock and tenderness. Lailah and I had history. And while she was my friend now and we both trusted each other, we weren’t besties in the strictest sense of the word. We didn’t hug. Ever.
    “Sorry.” She pulled back and wiped her eyes. “It’s just not right what’s being done to you. And I’m more convinced than ever that my kind are gearing up for some sort of war.”
    “With whom, though?” Bea clutched one of her leather-bound books. “The demons?”
    That was the natural guess. Demons and angels had been in a struggle to control souls since the beginning of time.
    Lailah let out a frustrated grunt. “Maybe. But there’s no noise on that end other than the usual grumblings. If there was an epic battle coming, you’d think we’d hear something. Only we haven’t. That just leaves an internal battle in the angel world, which isn’t out of the realm of possibility.”
    My soul guardian heaved a heavy sigh. “A lot of the angels I’ve spoken to are unhappy with the leadership. Only they’re quiet about it because no one can pinpoint a specific thing they dislike. There’s a high amount of distrust and unease. A feeling if you will. But that’s hardly a concrete reason to revolt. Still, I don’t disagree with them. And because of that, if a rebellion starts, I have no idea which side to support.”
    Bea put her hand on Lailah’s arm. A small spark of magic lit under her touch. Probably a comfort spell. “Try not to be so