Page 78 of Those That Are Lost

We follow Antares through a maze of staff corridors and finally emerge into the back entrance of a bar.

“Okay, we need to split up. Who’s taking watch at the bar and who is heading into the lobby?” Antares looks far too happy about this mission. We’re here to kidnap two of Adicious’s vampires, not out for a night of alcohol induced fun.

“We’ll take the lobby.” Ty gestures to himself and Antares. “You two take the bar. And for the love of the gods be subtle.”

We all agreed to this yesterday. It would be less obvious to anyone that Ty and I were mated if we didn’t sit together on this stake out. We also wanted to test the telepathy, so we had to split up, as much as the idea filled me with nausea.

‘Don’t argue with him please, it’ll draw attention,’I tell Ty. He wanted Antares with him as he trusted Henry with my safety more. But seeing that Ty and Antares were still likely to piss each other off, I was worried about leaving them alone.

‘I’ll be good, I promise. I’ll just knock him out if he annoys me.’

‘Ty!’

‘Kidding.’He wasn’t.

Without breaking stride, Henryplaces his hand on my back and steers me into the bar. We head to the booths on the far side where we can see both entrances. Henry doesn’t take his eyes off me as he approaches the bar and grabs us a couple of drinks. We sip them slowly, talking in low voices.

“Do you see anyone you recognise?” Henry asks.

“No, I don’t think so. I wouldn’t recognise all of the pack though.” This was another reason Ty and Antares took the lobby. There would be more traffic through there. We had no idea if Adicious’s males were in their rooms or not. We didn’t even know which two it was that had been sent here this time. Antares had got vague descriptions, and Ty was hopeful one of them was Mitch but couldn’t be sure from the details we had currently.

‘It’s not any of those currently in the bar,’Ty confirms.‘I got a decent look as we walked past.’

“Ty says he didn’t recognise anyone either,” I relay to Henry. The bar is relatively quiet currently, about half a dozen people, both male and female. Four are loners, and another couple who are sitting in a booth a few down from ours.

“So, it's any males that arrive we need to keep an eye on,” Henry states. I nod in agreement, taking another sip of the soda he got me. It's the first time we’ve been out in nearly a week and I can’t help but think about sinking my fangs into one of these unsuspecting guests and getting some fresh blood.

Maybe if this goes well, we can visit a club on the way home.

‘All quiet still?’I check in with Ty. It turns out stake-outs are boring. We’ve been here over an hour and we’ve got nowhere.

‘Nothing to report. Apart from that Antares won’t shut up. He’sprattling on about this high-end bar he worked in after he was turned.’

Ty feeds me some of the conversation and refuses to ask Antares the questions I have on his life, so I store them for later. The bond between us works as clear as it does when we’re less than a foot apart. I wonder if the range is limitless. I hope so.

‘Fuck. Red, get here now!’Ty shouts through the bond.

I’m immediately up and out of my seat. “Quick, they need us.” I’m pulling Henry by his sleeve. I feel pain through the bond like Ty’s been struck,

‘Ty? Are you okay?’I fire at him.

‘Just get here.’

Henry and I walk as quickly as we dare without drawing attention.Has Antares finally worn my mate’s patience too thin? Have they run into Adicious’s males?That thought has me scurrying a little quicker.

I’m not prepared for what I hear before we even enter the lobby area.

“How fucking dare you! Have you been hiding out here this entire time?” It's a voice I recognise and one I’m not expecting. My steps nearly falter as recognition hits me.

Bree?

The sight that greets me has me rushing to my mate’s side. Bree lays a slap across his cheek. He takes it without even trying to block her. I know he could if he wanted. He does raise his hands up to try and keep her out of his space but he keeps them palms up. He’s not laying a hand on her at all.

“Where the fuck is she? What did you do with her?” Bree’s tirade gets louder, and I note several people in the lobby looking over.

I barge my way between them.

“Bree.” Saying her name, taking in the fact she’s in front of me. It's surreal. It's been so many months.