Page 28 of Beauty At Stake
“Yes, ma'am.” A few taps and the picture zoomed in to show a street.
“Good.” I picked a spot in an alley, then looked around the room. “Get in close everyone.”
“One moment.” Star held out a hand to Sullivan. “May I see that?”
Sullivan handed his laptop over as Star's King's Guard strode in from the backyard.
I looked at Star.
He winked at me.
That man knew me too. And he was usually one step ahead of me.
“Form groups.” Star spun the laptop to show his guards. “We're laleking here.”
“Seren.” Raza laid a hand on my shoulder.
I sighed. “Fine. You can come. But then you're going home.”
Raza nodded, but it didn't feel like agreement.
Chapter Twelve
Our group was down a Wild Hunt team, but it was still large, what with all the Demons. So when we suddenly appeared in a Phuket alley, we attracted more attention than I would have liked. Someone even screamed. Thai people were used to the paranormal, but the sudden appearance of a huge group, like a bunch of aliens beamed onto Earth, would mess with anyone.
“Shit,” Kill said. “Should I go after her?”
“Nah.” I went to the alley mouth and peered across the street at our target. “In light of all the Angel shit circulating the Internet, I doubt that will cause much of a stir.”
Killian snorted. “Valid.”
“What is that establishment?” Raza peered over our shoulders.
“You don't know how to read Thai?” I smirked at him. “But this is your territory, isn't it?”
Raza leaned closer and whispered in my ear, “Are you going to be a naughty girl all night?”
A shiver ran down my spine. “Have you . . . did you pick that up from Daxon?”
Raza's eyes narrowed. “I don't need advice on how to tease my wife.”
I rolled my eyes forward. “It's a bar. From the looks of it, a dive bar.”
“My favorite kind,” Kill said. “I assume this guy will have cameras watching the place. So, we gotta be careful.”
“We can't lalek in,” Star said from his lean against the alley wall to our right.
“And we can't glamour ourselves,” Sullivan said.
“Neither can we,” Melissa said.
“We can go in, disguised as tourists,” Star glanced at his Guard. “Stagger our entrance. And after we apprehend the Demon, the rest of you can come in and handle any vampire hunters we find.”
“Sounds good to me,” I said.
“Agreed,” Sullivan said.
The vexes nodded.
