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that they had been far
more worried about identifying the traitor who had managed to slip
past their security to intern within their hallowed halls more than
they were about the life of a young woman they were leaving hanging
in the balance. Hell, if she followed all the guidelines they’d
given her, she wouldn’t have a prayer of rescuing her friend. Document each step planned in detail and forward written copies
to each member prior to acting ? If there had ever been a rule
made to be broken, it was that one. In Kit’s view the entire trip
had been a wash, and the instant they stepped out into the cool
night air the rage she’d been holding back burst to the surface.
When she stretched her arms out wide lightning snapped from her
fingers illuminating the night. Turning her face up to the sky, Kit
felt the moonlight burst through the rolling clouds and shine down
on her. It was as if the heavens had decided to endorse her anger
by shining nature’s spotlight on her from above. She shouted,
“Devin, I am coming for you. Save yourself and return Angie to her
home or turn her over to me.”
    Kit hadn’t really expected him to hear her.
Her plea to the dark sky had been more about venting than actually
trying to contact Damian’s brother. But one of the things they’d
discovered about her magic was that it was amplified by anger and
fear. No one knew exactly how or why—but there wasn’t any doubt
that was the case. Her granny stood aside watching as Kit tried to
pull the calm of nature to herself, but the only thing that had
helped was Trev’s touch. Since shifters were earthbound creatures,
both Trev and Jameson acted as lightning rods for Kit. When she was
overwhelmed by the energy that rolled over her when her emotions
took over, their touch was often enough to dispel the worst of the
excess.
    During a discussion while traveling to meet
with the Council, Ruby had explained, that in fact, it was Kit’s
inability to moderate the energy she attracted that was one of the
Council’s chief concerns. They feared she could easily fall prey to
the lure of dark magic partly because of it would appear that she
was more in control, at least in the beginning. Kit had felt it was
an unjust argument because strong emotions would fuel reactions in
anyone. But her granny had disagreed, shaking her head and
explaining, “That’s just it, Kit, power must equate to
responsibility and control at all times, or its use is
always going to be questioned.” Kit hadn’t fully understood the
truth of that statement until this moment, but even then she didn’t
have long to consider all the implications because Devin’s voice
filled her mind.
    ‘ The queen’s blood runs true in your
veins, meet me tomorrow where she lies cold and still. Bring Braden
but no one else or your sharp-tongued friend loses what little
favor still remains. Tomorrow. Sunset.’

Chapter Four
     
     
    Trevlon Wolf paced the length of the luxury
suite, cell phone in hand listening to his brother list all the
reasons their mate should not be allowed to meet with Devin alone.
Jameson hadn’t mentioned one assertion Trev hadn’t already used in
his numerous discussions with Kit—and not one of the very
persuasive arguments had met with even a sliver of success. But
right now Trev’s problem was calming his brother down enough to
actually find a workable solution to the problem. Honestly,
sometimes I’m not sure which of us is the most stubborn. “I
heard that, and it’s our mate. I’m right, so it’s simply tenacity.
Kit is wrong, so she is being stubborn.”
    “Yeah, well thanks for clearing that up, but
playing semantics games isn’t going to solve this problem, now is
it?” Fuck it , nothing he’d said had seemed to make any
difference to her. Trev knew his brother could use his compelling
voice to demand her compliance, but neither of them relished that
idea. There were a lot of reasons they were both reluctant to go to
that extreme, it was a perk