Shadow of My Heart (Shadow-Walker Tribe Series) by Caryn Moya Block

danger.”

 
    Chapter Five
     
    “Explain to me how a terrorist cell has information on Cara,” Raven said, looking at Joe and Derek, sitting across from his desk. Derek sat, his head down, fiddling with the large silver hawk ring he always wore on his right index finger, while Joe looked worriedly at Derek, then at Raven.
    Raven couldn’t lose Cara now. They were bonded. The Shadow Dimension had accepted her as his true mate.
    “Well, from what I have been able to piece together so far, the cell bought the information from David Lear,” Joe began. “He is a nasty fellow who would sell his own grandmother. David Lear got it from Amanda Patterson. She works in accounting, the woman with the platinum hair. She occasionally stays late to sleep with Derek. I gave Derek the file on Cara's apartment to check the security for her building, like you requested. Amanda must have helped herself to the information while visiting with Derek.
    Fred Black, you remember him from night security? Anyway, he thought Amanda was acting strangely and followed her into Santa Fe to a bar. He saw her sell Cara’s picture to David Lear. Fred came and told me, which got the ball rolling. Thank goodness he followed his instincts and trailed Amanda.”
    “Why would she do this? Wasn't she screened before she was hired?” Raven asked.
    “I just had a conversation with her,” Joe explained. “I used telepathy to read her mind. She believes she’s in love with Derek and that he was going to dump her for Cara. She sold the name to get back at him and remove the competition. That agent in Iran, turned traitor, had our brochure in his briefcase. He must know the company is somehow connected to the shutting down of the uranium flow. Faheed Adar is looking for revenge. Derek is the one in the media. His picture is flashed all the time. That’s probably how they picked him out. Cara was linked to Derek in the tabloids at the annual awards banquet.”
    “Put Amanda and David Lear under surveillance. Put a security detail on Cara. Immediately,” Raven said, running his hand through his hair. This was too much. Cara was finally ready to accept his proposal and now this. She was leery of the spying his team did. She had mentioned that she didn’t want to constantly be worrying about whether he was out endangering his life. He promised her he would not become involved in spying again. Now, she was the one in danger. He understood how she felt if her fear was as deep as his.
    “I'll do it. It's the least I can do, since Amanda is my fault,” Derek said, rising from his chair.
    “I've already set up the teams for Amanda and Lear,” Joe said. “I thought you might want to speak with Cara, Raven. Bring her to New Mexico. We can better protect her here.”
    “Her class gets out for summer this coming Friday,” Raven said. “I can't ask Cara to leave before then. I planned to fly out to California Friday night. I was going to propose before I asked her to leave everything and move in with me.” Could he tear Cara away from her students? She wouldn’t want to leave this close to the end of the year. He couldn’t ask that of her. “Derek keep her under surveillance until I get there Friday. Then, you can be back up for me. Joe, if you would be available when Derek needs to sleep, it would make me feel better. Keep her safe for me.”
    “Don't worry, Bro. We'll keep an eye on her,” Derek said.
    “Go now, Derek. I want her guarded at all times,” Raven said.
    Derek walked into the shadows in the corner of Raven's office and disappeared.
    “I gave Derek the file. This is my fault as well,” Joe pointed out.
    “If Derek hadn't been fooling around with Miss Patterson, none of this would have happened,” Raven said. “Why can't he wait for his mate like the rest of us?”
    “He is waiting. These women mean nothing to him. He is just having fun.”
    “Fun that is endangering my woman,” Raven said. “You know the prophecy. Without her, our