Page 21 of Beauty At Stake
“You think he killed them?” Kill asked.
“If he was going to kill them, he could have done that at the vex house and saved himself the trouble of disposing the bodies.” Star narrowed his stare around the modern home. “But he took them. That tells me he's not done with them yet.”
“But he left five more to deal with us alone?” I shot back.
“He wouldn't have known that Killian had psychometry, and we'd be able to find this place so quickly.”
“What? Demons don't know about me?” Killian smirked. “I thought I was famous on Hell.”
“Hardly.” Star strode to the kitchen. “And that's a good thing.” He started opening cupboards and then the fridge. “They're fully stocked.”
“Yeah, this is their headquarters,” Kill said.
Star looked at me.
“Yup.” I went to the light switch and flicked it off.
“What the fuck?” Killian asked.
“If this is their headquarters, the Demon will eventually show up.” I clicked my comm device. “Speed it up. We might have a Demon incoming.”
“Copy that,” came through my earpiece.
“Maybe I should stay.” Star followed me into the corridor.
“We're good.” Kill came in behind him. “We have Seren. Your people might need you.”
Star looked at me.
“He's right. We're good here. Let us know after you've secured the prisoners.”
“And let me know if you need me to return.” Star vanished in a fall of embers.
“I really wish I could do that,” Killian muttered.
Chapter Ten
“Ambassador?” Extinguisher Gavin Sloane came up to me holding a small device.
“Fuck,” I muttered.
It had been two hours, and the Demon hadn't returned to the vex house or his vampire hunter headquarters. Now, we knew why.
“Yeah, I'm sorry. We swept the area, but we rushed it because you warned of incoming threats. I just did another more thorough pass and found this set into the base of a lamp. It was a good job, would have missed it without my locator.”
“He's been watching us this whole time.” Killian took the tiny camera from the extinguisher. “Probably having a good laugh.”
“Well, now he knows about your psychometry.” I pulled out my scry phone. “King Astaroth of Hell.”
The little slice of enchanted crystal filled with mist. It didn't clear up, even when Star answered, since he used his letaq.
“Yes, Seren?” Star drawled.
“We found a camera,” I said.
Star cursed. “You just now found it?”
“They rushed the search because I told them the Demon might show up. The extinguishers just did another sweep and—”
