I almost hugged her. I would have if Sass hadn't been right there. Still debated wrapping my arms around both of them as my vampire spoke up.

There is one other we must consult then, she sent. To all of us, clearly, as the rest of the gathering nodded to me. Surely he will have information for us. His experience and wisdom is necessary, I'm thinking, to solve this mystery.

I hadn't seen Max in weeks, knew he'd stepped down as ...