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general s house down and had the burn marks on her ass as a
souvenir. The VPA and High Council had cautioned Izzy s tribe not
to stir the waters too much, they wanted to catch Ormond red-handed
and give him a fair trial.
Probably because they knew the Amazons would take matters into
their own hands. Izzy s fingers twitched. Yeah, she d love to tear into
the Eturians personally. Those bastards had been tormenting her
friends and people she considered family for years. Nearly everyone
in her life had been touched by violence at the hands of the Eturians.
The way she figured, payback was a bitch named Izzy.
That was part of the reason she was in Wyoming. She d been
chomping at the bit to destroy Steele. Izzy growled. She hated bullies
and that s exactly what the Eturians were, picking on the innocent and
helpless. Not that Grant was either, but he wasn t as equipped to deal
with the Eturians as a band of hardened Amazon warriors.
Fallon touched her arm gently. Izzy forced a smile. Ormond had
gotten away last time. He d turn tail and run the minute he d seen
Luther s house on fire. Her hand brushed the burn marks on her ass.
She hadn t gone out looking for him because her queen had asked it
of her. But this time though, it looked as though she d fallen right in
the path of Ormond Steele s next victim. She wouldn t let him get
away again.
Well? he asked, looking from Izzy to Fallon and back again.
Fallon rubbed the back of his neck, his face indecisive.
We can t say, Izzy finally told him. We d have to find out who
the nymphs were planning to take you to before we could tell you
anything.
Grant s eyes flared with anger. She understood why. She d want
to know exactly what was going on as well, but it wasn t their secret.
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It was the Council s, and they could put Izzy and Fallon behind bars
for centuries if either of them divulged that information without
clearance.
I m sorry, we can t tell you. She frowned. She really was sorry
she couldn t tell him. Well what do you know, she thought absently.
Let me contact a few people, find out what they know of this area
and how much we can tell you.
She s correct, taureau, we cannot say anything yet, but we will
help you, Fallon promised, earning a smile from Izzy. She knew she
could count on him.
Grant s face was impassive, but his eyes never wavered from
Izzy s face. I don t have room for another person so you ll have to
stay somewhere else, Plaisance. His eyes warned her he hadn t given
up on finding out what was going on. I ll accept this for the time
being, but the minute anyone is in danger, I don t give a fuck who you
talk to, I m going to want answers.
Izzy nodded. I understand, and we ll make sure that doesn t
happen, she promised. She looked at Fallon. Do you want to try
talking to you-know-who, or find the nymphs?
Fallon shrugged. I will speak with the powers that be. You are a
better tracker than I am, he told her with a smile that she returned.
I ll be back as soon as I find anything out. He turned to leave,
stopping at the door. Fouine, do you wish to send a message to your
sisters?
A shock ran through Izzy s body. She hadn t even thought of her
sisters. Her eyes met Grant s and she knew why. The damn bull was
distracting her. She just wasn t sure what she could do about it.
Yes, I have messages. She gave Grant a wary look. I ll tell you
outside.
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Grant watched Isola slip out of his house with the incubus. He
couldn t put a name to the look on her face, but it hadn t been nice.
Something bigger than his mother s words and the killer nymphs was
bothering her. He hoped it was him, but with that crazy woman, he
couldn t be sure.
Sighing loudly, he picked up the phone. He d have to call in his
assistant, Iris, to catch his slack at the office because it seemed that
he d wandered into a problem bigger than the Ball.
His fingers paused over the number pad. That might be the
connection they needed to look into, he thought. Everyone of
importance in the Veil went to the Ball, that s why security had to be
top-notch. He put the phone down again. He d talk with Isola about it
and see what she thought before he made any big decisions.
He headed to the kitchen. His stomach was growling, and if Isola
was as hungry as he was, she d want food. While he whipped up a
massive vegetarian omelet, he thought of all the things he needed to
do.
He d have to call his mom and make sure she was fine. She d
seemed shaken up by Isola s accusations, but he wouldn t contradict
the Amazon. She was absolutely right.
He filled a skillet with a whole bag of hash browns. He needed to
talk to Ricky, bring him into the killer nymph loop. He chuckled as he
threw some vegetables in the omelet.
This wasn t exactly the best way to woo a female, but it appeared
to be the way he would win her over. Killer nymphs, overprotective
mothers, and bears. Yup, he sure knew how to romance the ladies.
* * * *
I don t see why Albreda won t let me call, Izzy complained as
she followed Fallon further away from Grant s house. This was
turning into the most fucked-up morning she d had in a while. And
that included that day she d awakened fully clothed with four
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comatose satyrs in her tent with no idea how they got there. The cuts
and bruises on their faces had been enough to tell her they hadn t been
invited. She shrugged. It isn t like I m going to lead Rosetta and
Saga into temptation or anything.
Fallon said nothing, though the look he gave her told her plenty.
Izzy kicked at a clump of snow. Right, she did tend to drag others into
trouble, but that was only because trouble was so easy to find! Didn t
anyone understand that she needed to be in the thick of things, to
know what was going on? So her judgment needed a little improving,
so what? She was capable of facing anything on her own she d
proved that to herself and others over the last hundred years.
When did you decide to join the Guard, fouine?
She winced. It was bad enough to know that her tribe wanted her
out of their hair, but for her queen to suggest such an extreme
change& it was disheartening. She hadn t given much thought to it at
the time and she would ve never thought she d entertain the notion,
but now she wondered if it wouldn t be the best thing for her. The
Guard was revered among the Amazons. They were the best of the
best. It would be an honor to join them. Even if it was something she
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