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“And I’m Jack, none of this detective shit.”

She nodded. “Got it,” she turned to her mother, “Mom, promise me you’ll go with them. I don’t want her to come back and kill you.”

Neri blinked at her mom, the tears about to spill were real. And when Thalia sighed, she knew she’d won.

“Call out if you need me and I’ll come to you.”

“Fine, moró korítsi. I love you that’s the only reason I’m going. But let me know from time to time how you’re doing, okay?”

“I will. I love you, mamá.”

“We’ll help her gather her clothes for the next week. Here’s my card and if you need any help, please don’t hesitate,” Tajo said.

Neri nodded. “Thank you both for understanding. Thalia knows how to get a hold of me if she needs help.”

She watched them go into Thalia’s house and she turned to Hunter.

“What do we do with the bodies?”

“I already called for a clean-up. We have a cleanup team. The same thing happened at your place.”

“Huh, I never thought about it since that night. Ready to go back?”

“Yeah, but we have to bring a body for Liv to dissect.”

Neri smiled and jogged around the house and toward the shed in the back. She wrapped the closest dead shifter in the tarp she found and tied it together with a rope, preventing any leaking of blood. Neri grabbed Hunter’s hand and with a wicked grin and pictured Kai’s living room. They landed next to the couch while the dead shifter landed on the coffee table.

“I think I could use a nap,” Hunter said. His lip tilted up in a smirk.

Neri yawned.

“Good idea.”

And with that, Hunter reached for her to flash them back home. But before they left, she heard Kai’s distinct snarl.

“Neri!”