Page 18 of Shadows of Light
“At Aurora,” Orin said.
Brokk’s mouth parted, and Del scowled. “What was he doingthere?”
“Apparently, scaring the shit out of everyone.”
“They say he tore them apart,” Daphne whispered.
Orin gave a dismissive wave of his hand. “Been there, seen that. It’s his new favorite pastime. We all need a hobby.”
Brokk rolled his eyes while Del swore, and Daphne chuckled uneasily.
“We have to go to Aurora,” Del said.
Orin wasn’t sure if the vamp wanted to go because he intended to see the wreckage Cole left behind, to find his future son-in-law, or to learn if that son-in-law had cheated on his fiancée.
Nothing astonished him anymore, but he’d bestunnedif Cole cheated on Lexi while there. His brother was completely out of his mind and ruled more by shadows than himself, but he was a faithful lunatic.
Orin couldn’t see Cole turning to anyone other than Lexi. Not only was she his mate, and lycansneverstrayed from their mates, but she was also the love of his life. However, if by some miracle he happened to be wrong, things could get ugly with Del.
He couldn’t order Del to stay here, but he could give him a reason to. “The lycans are still outside the door; wouldn’t you prefer to stay with Lexi?”
“The dragons have that under control,” Del replied. “We should go now so we can return before Lexi finishes with Maverick.”
Orin wouldn’t argue with him, but they couldn’t leave the door unprotected with those hairy beasts pacing about. He had no doubt Brokk was coming too; nothing would stop him from tracking down Cole, so he turned to Daphne.
“Are there any other immortals from the prison nearby?”
“Yes.”
“Go and get them and come right back.”
Daphne bent her head before hurrying away to find some of the others who had followed him in the prison realm.
CHAPTERSIXTEEN
Half an hour later,they stood outside Aurora with their heads tipped back to gaze at the top of an eight-foot dildo.A dick that size must be meant for giants,Orin decided.
However, there were plenty of immortals with some unusual talents. But still… he tilted his head to examine the penis before deciding it was definitely a giant’s play toy.
No onehadthatunusual a talent with dildos. He would have found them and bedded them by now if they did.
Once he confirmed that in his mind, he examined the metal piercing at the top of the fake cock. Part of the piercing protruded through Alston’s eye socket. His black eye, which popped out when Cole shoved the piercing through it, lay in front of the penis. The dead fae’s mouth hung ajar.
In front of the dildo, written in Alston’s blood, Cole had scrawled,Traitors will die, on the stones.
Simple but effective, Orin decided.
“Well, now,” Orin drawled with a chuckle. “You don’t see that every day.”
“It’s not funny,” Brokk said.
“Oh, yes, it is. Alston was always a dickhead; now he’s literally one, which makes it more funny.”
A smile tugged at the corners of Brokk’s mouth before he suppressed it.
“Let’s find out what else Cole did while he was here,” Del said.
“I think you can relax; I don’t think it was any women. He may not be the Cole we all knew anymore, but I bet he came here because of Lexi. The shadows whisper to him and tell him things none of us could ever know. Alston always wanted power; I bet he assumed Lexi was weaker without Cole and would be easy pickings.”
