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He
brought up his email. He began checking for updates on some searches. His
fellow officers were trying to narrow down who could have been behind the
attacks on Chelsea. One of the gifts she’d been sent while not rare had been
personalized for her.
    The glass figurine stood on a glass base. Her name and a
poem were etched there. They hoped to discover where the figurine was purchased
and who paid for it. If they couldn’t discover the identity there, they also
searched for places where the etching might have been done.
    Whoever bought the little sculpture didn’t know Chelsea
well. They sent her a representation of something she found almost abhorrent.
The fairies and elves of myth.
    A winged fairy perched atop a grouping of flowers situated
on top of the base. Chelsea didn’t like the cutesy depictions, even if the
fairies of legend had been inspired by the Aelfir at one point.
    A loud boom echoed in the small office. The building
shuddered. Pictures dropped from the wall and crashed to the floor. Books and
supplies fell to the ground.
    Alex’s attention jerked away from the information on the
small screen of his phone. He jumped to his feet and ran for the door even as
he noted the damage. A shelf tore free from the bracket holding it the wall. It
crashed into one of the desks. Luckily, Gina had scrambled away from it. Light
streamed in through boards which had torn free from their support on the wall.
    He pulled his gun before he ripped the door open. At the
moment, that weapon might do more good than the blade at his waist. He had no
idea what had hit the building.
    Could it be some sort of magical creature? To stop
that, he’d need more than a gun. He doubted it. A creature wouldn’t stop at one
bump. Still, if necessary, he had his blade. The Aelfir fire imbued within the
dagger would handle any magical enemy.
    As he left the office, Alex’s eyes swept over the area,
searching for the source of that impact. He saw the delivery van rolling toward
the fields. He sprinted for the vehicle.
    It glanced off a parked car, changing directions slightly
and continued on. From the way the van moved, he suspected the stalker had aimed
it and jumped out before it hit.
    Alex needed to stop it before it rolled into the fields. Not
simply because it would damage the plants, but because that would mean more
work for Chelsea. And a late night for him waiting while she did her work. He
knew his woman. She wouldn’t leave if the plants were harmed.
    He ran up to the driver’s side and found the sliding door
open. He jumped in and stomped on the break forcing it to a halt. He jammed on
the emergency break to prevent it from rolling anywhere else and stepped down
from the van. When he turned away from the vehicle, he saw Chelsea standing on
the road.
    A man came from the prep building. He stopped and then began
looking around the lot. He started yelling as he ran across the yard. Alex
didn’t pay much attention to him. His attention locked on Chelsea.
    She stared at him, her mouth agape. Her wide eyes and that
stunned look told him that she’d guessed what he’d hidden from her. He’d run
faster than a normal Aelfir could. Fuck. He didn’t want her to find out this
way.
    His speed was above normal, even for Aelfir. His agility,
strength and reflexes had been honed and enhanced. During his training, his
magic had heightened those abilities as well as others to aid in his new role
as a Hunter.
    Alex took a deep breath. It could be worse. She watched him.
Her eyes looked twice their normal size. He could live with that shocked
expression. Especially when he considered the alternative. She could have a
look of revulsion or fear on her face.
    Some people in their society considered those who hunted at
best brutal killers necessary for the Aelfir to continue and at worst monsters.
Not Chelsea. They’d talked. She didn’t think that way. Still, doubts nudged at
the back of his mind. What was in her head?
    She walked over to him.