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pleased to assist, in fact I m sure they will expect to since they are Guardians. I told her
and watched through my lashes as she paled at the thought. Something was definitely
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wrong here and I didn t need my new Vampire spidey senses to know that Margie was
lying through her fangs to me.
I m sure Bodark s pack is out looking for him even now. She informed me and
I nodded.
You re probably right. I told her then released her hand and stepped back from
the bed as if to go. She looked relieved and I had to control the urge I had to jump on the
bed and put my knee on her already broken ribs to get the truth out of her. No doubt that
would cause me more trouble than I needed right now so I tried a different approach.
Oh by the way& I was supposed to call Alan about making dinner arrangements. You
don t happen to have his number do you? I asked and she pulled herself out of her
musings and nodded.
Sure it s& in my purse which is in the closet there. She told me offhandedly
and I moved to the closet and brought back her purse. She wrote down the number from
her address book and I took a second to memorize it and then shoved it into my purse.
She d given me both his personal and cell numbers. I put her purse back and turned to
go.
I hope you feel better soon. I told her. I m so sorry about Bodark. I promise
you we ll do all we can to find him and bring him back. I told her and watched as
something ugly flashed in her eyes. Had I blinked I would have missed it. I slipped out
the door and moved to the elevators. The others followed me in and when the doors slid
shut I turned to Owen and said. I need a cell phone. He frowned and gave me a look
that said he didn t think that was a good idea. Please Owen don t make this difficult for
once would you just do what I ask? He frowned but snapped his fingers and passed me
a phone which I flipped open and punched in the numbers. As the doors slid open it
started ringing and I did not recognize the man s voice on the other end.
Hello?
Hello this is Lexi Helyanwe.
Princess Lexi Helyanwe? The man asked his voice sounding surprised.
Yes.
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You wish to speak to Alan?
Yes please. I told him, being as cryptic as I could. My men were staring at me
oddly and I gave them an innocuous smile.
Hold on let me get him. Whatever you do, don t hang up. This will just take a
minute. The voice informed me and it sounded like he dropped the phone and I heard
the sound of his running footsteps. I walked into the lobby and crossed to one of the
chairs and seated myself on the edge while I waited. Marcus and Roa were surrounded
by women and I glanced at Owen who was alternating between giving me dirty looks and
concern over Marcus and Roa .
The phone was picked up and I heard Alan tell whomever it was that had
answered the phone thank you then the sound of a door closing. Princess& . He
breathed and my hair stood up on end from the lust oozing out of his voice and actually
licked my lips. I m pleased you called& it seems I am indebted to you.
Hi. I squeaked and he chuckled in a sexy voice while I took deep breaths and
tried to control myself. Ah what I meant to say was, hi there. Did I hear you correctly
earlier today when you said Bodark was taken by Valentine s men? I asked in a near
whisper.
He seemed to hesitate a moment before answering. Yes that s what I was told.
By who? I asked.
Margie called me from the hospital.
And did she say she was also attacked by Vampires?
Alan must have been thinking about that because he took a moment to answer.
She said& they d been attacked by Vampires who took Bodark and that she was in the
hospital after having also been attacked.
That s interesting. I told him softly.
Why?
Because I m at the hospital now. I just went up to see her and I would swear that
she was no more attacked by Vampires last night than you were.
What do you mean? Alan asked in a near growl.
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I mean& .the woman lied.
Lied? Why would she lie? Then is Bodark really missing?
I don t know.
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I ll be right over. He replied.
Ah& no I don t think that s going to be a good idea. I told him in a calm voice.
I could hear him breathing on the other end of the line. Not alone? He asked
and his voice held a wry sarcasm in it.
No& .not exactly. I replied.
Can you get rid of them? He tempted and his voice held that note that nearly
set me to drooling.
No& that s not going to be possible. I told him. It won t do you any good
anyway.
Why not? He asked a little more briskly.
Because something else is going on here. She lied to me about Bodark and I m
not convinced she cares that he was taken. When I told her we would do all we could to
get him back& .
What, what happened? He asked his voice sounding urgent.
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I don t know& for just a moment there was this look in her eyes& as if that was
the last thing she wanted. I finished lamely. I know it doesn t make any sense.
What do you want me to do? He asked and I nearly fell off my chair in
surprise.
I got up and moved away from Stela who was hovering. Dane, Owen, and Talon
had gone to rescue Roa and Marcus so it was only Stela I needed to avoid. From the
other side of the lounge I turned my back on Stela and asked softly. Give me Bodark s
address. Alan gave me an address in the Sherwood Forest area off Portola near Mt.
Davidson Park. Does he live alone? I asked.
He s an Alpha& we re never alone. He replied curiously. Why do you ask?
Well don t you think it odd that Bodark was taken and only Margie ended up in
the hospital?
I see your point. Alan replied. Can I meet you there?
Yeah I think I can get Dean to drive us over. I replied. We ll be leaving as
soon as I can drag my Drakes away from the humans. I told him and he chuckled.
Good I ll see you in about twenty minutes then. And Lexi& He breathed
softly and I swallowed.
Yes.
What you did to me earlier& .I look forward to returning the favor. He replied
then there was just dead air and I gave myself a shake and hung up the phone. I reached
for my communicator and spoke softly as I called for Dean asking him to bring the car
around.
And Dean, I want to swing by Bodark s on the way home. I told him, keeping
my eyes on Stela who was standing across the little lobby and staring back at me
thoughtfully. I wasn t certain he knew I was speaking to someone else and was probably
thinking I d lost my mind. The thought made me smile.
Bodark? He asked his voice sounding surprised. Being Werewolf I knew Dean
was familiar with Bodark. I didn t know if he d come to Gareth and Jace from Bodark s
pack, I d never asked. But prime Werewolf males did not enter an Alpha s territory
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