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the autopsies tell us, we may or may not tell them. I mean it is entirely possible the second man fell and broke his neck, and that a real jaguar broke the first man’s neck.”
    “True, but it doesn’t explain why the first man was drained. No vampire killed him, and a lycan would’ve torn his throat out. Elves would not have done it. The fae and wizards are both capable and since they’re also fae, demons can drain a person. The question is why, and why now? If they’re trying to gain an advantage, they’d wait until the games were underway.”
    “Why indeed? And unfortunately, we still have three more universes to inspect. We need answers and soon. Corbin, can you contact your father and see if the vampires have been warring with any of their competitors? I’ll contact Jason and see if he is aware of any disputes.”
    “I’ll see to it now.”
    I left and went to contact Jason. He transported within minutes of my summons.
    “Lauren, what’s up?”
    I filled him in on what we’d found and what we suspected. Then I asked him if he knew of any current disputes. He snorted before telling me the question was as inane as asking if there were cars on the freeway during rush hour. He made a valid point. But this appeared bigger than the usual garden-variety pettiness. He didn’t say anything for so long I thought he wasn’t going to answer me.
    “I’ve heard rumors of a power struggle between the fae courts.”
    “Tell me something I don’t know. Queen Mab still has a price on my head. The Unseelie hate humans.”
    “I am aware of Mab’s vendetta against you. She is rumored to have raised a considerable army of demons and Kelpies. Queen Aerlene of the Seelie fae is raising her own army.”
    “Why haven’t we heard anything concerning this? And why let the fae host this if they’re preparing to go to war?”
    “You know as well as I do they’ve battled for ages and it is their turn to host. We couldn’t refuse based on rumors and speculations. Besides, we thoroughly vetted their design team. We found nothing on any of them. Do you want to fill me in on what you’ve found so far?”
    I went over what we’d established and what we suspected. By the time I brought Jason up to speed, Corbin had returned.
    “Hello, Corbin.”
    “Hi, Jason.”
    “What did your father have to say? Was he aware of anything that might shed some light on things?”
    “He doesn’t think the White Court or Jade Courts would have anything to do with this and nothing to gain. He isn’t sure what the Red Court is into, but he doesn’t think they’d profit from sabotaging the games or even disrupting them. He ruled out the Black Court. Yet, he can’t rule out a lone wolf. There are likely agendas he’s unaware of.”
    “Jason, what about the wizards?”
    “Lauren, if there are any, they are acting on their own accord. The council would have nothing to gain and much to lose if anything goes wrong while they are providing security. It would certainly reflect badly on us. Yet, as Corbin said, it doesn’t mean someone isn’t acting independently. How do you plan to handle this going forward?”
    “We are waiting on the autopsies to find out what killed our guards and we are placing security outside the universe until we know what we are up against. Things are still proceeding as planned. Until we get to the bottom of this, nothing changes. We are still preparing to have the wizards move the universes once we inspect them all. Tomorrow we are proceeding to the second one. If we don’t run into any more trouble we may get through the third.”
    “Let me know if you need more help and keep me posted.”
     
     

Chapter Three
     
     
    T he next morning, we met in our conference room. The autopsies came back on the two dead guards. As we expected, both died from broken necks. The first man had claw marks on his shoulders. Jaguars are excellent climbers and it would appear one killed the guard. The autopsy did not determine how