is a total shit storm.” Rubbing his brow, Devlin appeared exhausted.
He gave me a cautious look to see how I was holding up and I pointed to Daniel. “I’ve had company. I’m fine.”
“ I’m still not a hundred percent who’s involved with this, but whoever’s inside Darcy is enjoying it. They’ve had me running around in circles the past hour, knowing that I won’t touch them.”
“ Because of Darcy,” I agreed. I knew how Enforcer interrogations could evolve when the captive was painstakingly elusive and stubborn—talk first, touch next—usually with fists. Violence was never the answer, but sometimes, sometimes the threat of it was an effective tool.
“ It’s everything I can do not to reach over and throttle her, but I just can’t.”
“ Because it’s Darcy,” I repeated.
Devlin nodded quickly and let out a heavy sigh. “We could be here all night. I think they’re enjoying the run around they’re giving us. I did manage to get some details, though.” He paused and watched me carefully.
“ What?” I asked, dread sinking in my gut. It was never a good thing when Devlin looked at me like that.
“ You sure you’re ready to know? It could simply be a way to mess with our heads.”
I knew exactly what he was about to say before he said it. “Let me guess, they said Darcy’s dying.”
“ And that it’s only a matter of time before she fades away and she’s gone forever.”
That’s twice the hijacker in my wife’s body had said that and my wolf pushed forward, ready to rip their throat out for threatening our mate. “Do we believe them?” Darcy, or the person inside her, was still sitting in her chair unable to move. It would be too easy to go inside that room and beat them to a bloody pulp, striking hard and fast until they all but screamed the answers I needed.
This had unleashed a darkness in me—a viciousness I never knew I was capable of.
“ We’d be fools not to.”
“ Then call Vivien. Information be damned. I want my wife back, Devlin, and it’s about time she’s returned to me.”
Glaring through the mirror, as if my sheer willpower could unravel the mystery behind the possession, there was a flash of a snarky smile across Darcy’s face. She couldn’t see me, but in that moment, I swore she did. Licking her lips, our eyes seemed to lock and she blew me a kiss.
The chains didn’t allow much room for movement, but somehow she managed to raise her hand to her face, not shifting her gaze. She knew she had an audience and must’ve known that I’d be observing, because what she did next was just for me.
Mouthing the words, goodbye Darcy, the imposter began laughing as she gouged a deep cut into the side of her face, licking the blood from her fingertips.
There was no holding me back. The stranger in my wife’s body had just thrown down the gauntlet, challenging me to try and stop them. I couldn’t refuse—wouldn’t.
Not giving Devlin and Daniel a chance to find out what had just happened, I barged past them, storming into the interrogation room.
“ There you are, my lover. I knew you’d be watching.” The voice gloated.
“ Who are you?” I thundered, slamming my fists down hard on the table to prevent myself from laying my hands on Darcy.
“ Oh, you don’t know, loooover?” The last word was drawn out for emphasis. Darcy’s lips curled into a seductive grin. “After all we’ve been through, do you really think death would stop me from getting what I want?”
“ What?” My question came out before realization hit. “Amber?”
“ See, that wasn’t so hard, was it? My name always did sound good coming from your lips.”
“ You’re claiming to be Amber? The one my wife killed during a wolf challenge?” I had to be sure. All this time I’d believed we were free of her, yet here she was—back and still trying to come between me and Darcy.
“ How about you release me from these restraints and I’ll help you remember?” Her gaze
He gave me a cautious look to see how I was holding up and I pointed to Daniel. “I’ve had company. I’m fine.”
“ I’m still not a hundred percent who’s involved with this, but whoever’s inside Darcy is enjoying it. They’ve had me running around in circles the past hour, knowing that I won’t touch them.”
“ Because of Darcy,” I agreed. I knew how Enforcer interrogations could evolve when the captive was painstakingly elusive and stubborn—talk first, touch next—usually with fists. Violence was never the answer, but sometimes, sometimes the threat of it was an effective tool.
“ It’s everything I can do not to reach over and throttle her, but I just can’t.”
“ Because it’s Darcy,” I repeated.
Devlin nodded quickly and let out a heavy sigh. “We could be here all night. I think they’re enjoying the run around they’re giving us. I did manage to get some details, though.” He paused and watched me carefully.
“ What?” I asked, dread sinking in my gut. It was never a good thing when Devlin looked at me like that.
“ You sure you’re ready to know? It could simply be a way to mess with our heads.”
I knew exactly what he was about to say before he said it. “Let me guess, they said Darcy’s dying.”
“ And that it’s only a matter of time before she fades away and she’s gone forever.”
That’s twice the hijacker in my wife’s body had said that and my wolf pushed forward, ready to rip their throat out for threatening our mate. “Do we believe them?” Darcy, or the person inside her, was still sitting in her chair unable to move. It would be too easy to go inside that room and beat them to a bloody pulp, striking hard and fast until they all but screamed the answers I needed.
This had unleashed a darkness in me—a viciousness I never knew I was capable of.
“ We’d be fools not to.”
“ Then call Vivien. Information be damned. I want my wife back, Devlin, and it’s about time she’s returned to me.”
Glaring through the mirror, as if my sheer willpower could unravel the mystery behind the possession, there was a flash of a snarky smile across Darcy’s face. She couldn’t see me, but in that moment, I swore she did. Licking her lips, our eyes seemed to lock and she blew me a kiss.
The chains didn’t allow much room for movement, but somehow she managed to raise her hand to her face, not shifting her gaze. She knew she had an audience and must’ve known that I’d be observing, because what she did next was just for me.
Mouthing the words, goodbye Darcy, the imposter began laughing as she gouged a deep cut into the side of her face, licking the blood from her fingertips.
There was no holding me back. The stranger in my wife’s body had just thrown down the gauntlet, challenging me to try and stop them. I couldn’t refuse—wouldn’t.
Not giving Devlin and Daniel a chance to find out what had just happened, I barged past them, storming into the interrogation room.
“ There you are, my lover. I knew you’d be watching.” The voice gloated.
“ Who are you?” I thundered, slamming my fists down hard on the table to prevent myself from laying my hands on Darcy.
“ Oh, you don’t know, loooover?” The last word was drawn out for emphasis. Darcy’s lips curled into a seductive grin. “After all we’ve been through, do you really think death would stop me from getting what I want?”
“ What?” My question came out before realization hit. “Amber?”
“ See, that wasn’t so hard, was it? My name always did sound good coming from your lips.”
“ You’re claiming to be Amber? The one my wife killed during a wolf challenge?” I had to be sure. All this time I’d believed we were free of her, yet here she was—back and still trying to come between me and Darcy.
“ How about you release me from these restraints and I’ll help you remember?” Her gaze
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