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our other
properties and to The Pit where fights to the death settled disputes and
grievances. I’d been standing in front of the portal to Supernova for nearly
twenty minutes when Doyle found me.
    “Oh good, you haven’t left
yet,” he said coming to a stop beside me. When I didn’t reply he asked, “Is
something wrong?”
    “I can’t go through the
portal,” I growled barely containing the wave of fury that threatened to
consume me.
    He looked at me, then the
portal and then back at me again. “No shit?”
    I shook my head and stepped
back. “All this time I thought I was just second guessing myself when I decided
not to go see Renee, but it wasn’t me making that choice, it was that fucking
spell. It hasn’t just been keeping me away from her in our dreams; it’s been
keeping me from going to Supernova.” I ran my fingers through my hair. “How
could I have been so stupid?”
    “It’s not your fault
Solomon...”
    I glared at him and he
clamped his mouth shut. “Don’t Doyle, not right now.” I took a deep breath,
then another one but it really didn’t help much. The fox wanted his mate, the
vampire in me wanted the sorcerer responsible for the spell, and I couldn’t
figure out how to give either one of them what they wanted.
    Doyle cleared his throat
beside me and I took another deep breath pinching the bridge of my nose between
my thumb and forefinger. “What is it Doyle?”
    “That hurricane in the Gulf
isn’t going to Texas anymore. It’s coming here and they expect it to make
landfall tomorrow evening.”
    Just what I fucking needed
right now.
    With a hurricane on the way,
I wasn’t going anywhere so I slammed the door on the portal and strode down the
hallway heading to my office. I couldn’t stop this hurricane from coming, but
with the right preparations and a lot of luck, I could minimize the damage it
caused for most of the Mississippi coastline. Besides, tackling this storm
would help me blow off some steam so that maybe when I did catch up with Renee
I wouldn’t end up strangling her.
    ~ Renee ~
    “Are you going to stare at
that portal all night Renee?” Dimitri asked sliding onto the barstool beside
me.
    “After the dream last night I
was sure he’d show up tonight.”
    “I told you, the spell won’t
let him come through that portal.”
    I turned to face Dimitri.
“You also said he wouldn’t be able to find me in my dreams. Then he found the
house and you swore he wouldn’t be able to get inside. You don’t know Solomon.
He’ll never give up now that he knows I’m his mate.”
    He reached out to caress the
side of my face. “Maybe if you told him about us he’d get the picture and stay
away.”
    I pulled back out of his
reach. “There is no us Dimitri.”
    He shrugged. “There could be
Renee. You don’t have to stay here with the nightshifters. We could travel the
worlds together, go places Solomon would never even think to look for you. All
you have to do is say you’ll be mine and we can leave this place together.”
    It was the second time in my
life a man offered to whisk me away for a better life and for just a moment, I
seriously considered his offer. Dimitri was very good looking with his dark
brown hair brushing his collar and his well-toned body dressed in designer
jeans and a fitted black shirt. On top of that, we got along very well and had
a lot of fun dancing and partying here at the club. There were times though
when I looked into his deep blue eyes and saw something slithering in their
depths that made my blood run cold; some hint that once he got me truly alone
I’d never be safe again.
    “I’ll keep the offer in mind
Dimitri, but for now I’m going to stay here and take my chances.”
    Red flames flared in his eyes
then he shook his head and they were blue again. “You are the most stubborn
female I have ever met Renee, but I’m not ready to give up on you just yet.” He
stood and offered me his hand. “Will you at least dance with