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sure this thing
with the bodyguard won’t last long, and then Mica should let you do what you
want.”
    “It’s not Mica holding
me captive.” Her eyes dropped to the coffee cup. “Drake is my captor, not
Mica.”
    Sherry sat back in her
seat, then threw out her hand. “How can Drake be your captor?”
    Desiree looked up, then shrugged. “He is the king of this area, and what he
says is law. It took a lot of fast-talking to get Drake to relent and let me
leave his protection to stay with Mica. If I refuse to do what he says, he will
command me to move back into the warehouse, and I will have no choice. Since
Mica and I are mates, he will allow Mica to come with me, but Mica doesn’t like
living with the nest. I couldn’t do that to him. So, I do as I’m told.”
    “But—but—that’s just
not fair.”
    “Whether it’s fair or
not is irrelevant. Drake is a dangerous man with a hot temper, and is accustomed
to getting everything he wants. Those
that oppose him have a very short life span. He doesn’t handle the word ‘ no ’ very well either.” She sighed.
“Since I was able to cast that spell for him, he thinks of me as a valuable
possession. He told us that there’s a vampire war brewing, and a clan about
three times the size of Drakes is vying for his territory. He thinks my magic
can help, and only allows me to leave as long as I remain at his beck and
call.” She brought a trembling hand up to her forehead. “Hey, is it me, or is
it getting warm in here?”
    Sherry shifted uneasily
in her seat and pulled on the collar of her sweater. “It is a little warm in
here.”
    “It must be my lack of
sleep, but I’m getting overwhelmingly tired.”
    “Now that you mention
it, I’m extremely tired too.”
    Desiree took a twenty
out of her purse and placed it on the table with the check. “I need to run to
the lady’s room and splash some cold water on my face before we leave. Maybe
it’ll help.”
    “I’ll go with you.”
They each grabbed their purses. “Are we going straight back to the mansion?”
They slid out of the booth and made their way to the lady’s room.
    “That was the plan.”
    “I guess we’ll talk
about the coven stuff when we get back to your house then.”
    Desiree sighed heavily.
“I may have to give you a rain check for a couple of hours on that one. I think
I need to lie down.”
    “Are you really that
tired?” Sherry asked as she opened the door to the lady’s room.
    Desiree brushed past
her and headed straight for the sink. “I’m afraid so.” She ran the cold water
and splashed it on her face, then grabbed a paper towel, wet it, and placed it
on the back of her neck.
    “Desiree, you don’t
look so hot. Maybe I need to call Mica.”
    Desiree stood up
straight at the mention of calling Mica. “No! I’m just tired—I’ll be okay.” She
swayed a little on her feet and grabbed the edge of the sink. “Just give me a
minute.”
    “You look like you’re
going to pass out. Sit down on the floor and put your head between your knees.”
    Desiree shook her head.
“No—I’ll be….” Desiree’s eyes rolled in the back of her head, then she hit the ceramic tile floor of the bathroom.
    Sherry hit her knees on
the floor next to her friend’s unconscious body. She grabbed her shoulders and
shook her. “Desiree…Desiree… wake up! Something’s wrong
with you, and we need to get out of here!” She brought a trembling hand to her
own forehead as her head started to swim too. Her heart raced with fear. “Oh
God, I think we’ve been drugged. Please—wake—up….” She fell forward,
unconscious, across Desiree.
    ***
    A lone figure opened
the bathroom stall and stood over the girls’ unconscious bodies. He pushed on
Desiree’s shoulder with the toe of his boot. She didn’t budge. “Let’s see you
get away again, witch,” he growled.

Chapter Six

 
    Drake paced the floor
impatiently. How long could it possibly take to eat breakfast? He looked up at
the