“Police believe that two people dressed like monsters in order to break into the store. But what we find odd is that the store owner doesn’t believe anything was stolen. One dressing room was ransacked but other than the front door, there was no other damage and nothing else was taken. I don’t know, Bob. Does that look like two punks dressed up for Halloween—in December, no less—to you?”
The other anchorman, Bob, shuddered. “It sure doesn’t, Helen.”
We’d had thralls caught on television before. It wasn’t ideal, but Shara was right. With modern technology, it was impossible to prevent detection. Most of the time, the human mind dismissed what it couldn’t understand. Or came up with some other explanation, like kids dressed up in costumes. That was easier to believe than monsters roaming the countryside. “That’s not too bad,” I said to Daire, but he shook his head and let the show continue.
“Maybe it’s a coincidence,” a woman said into a male journalist’s microphone. I recognized her as the sales woman who’d helped us yesterday. “But we had an unusual customer yesterday who used that changing room. A very beautiful woman, with two incredible men. They referred to her as queen.”
“Queen?” The man asked. “Like ‘Your Majesty?’”
“Yes. He called her that. He even went down on his knees at one point. And she spent…” The sales woman’s eyes widened, catching herself before blurting out an amount. “A lot. We’re supposed to deliver it today.”
“The hell you are,” I retorted.
“I gave her our address,” Daire said.
“Fuck. The last thing we need right now is a bunch of curious reporters spreading tales about a queen in Kansas City.”
“We’d better call Gina.”
The doorbell rang. Daire checked through the peephole before opening the door to the very person we’d been talking about. She saw the television on and nodded. “Good. You’ve seen. Has she?”
“Not yet.” My first reaction was to send Daire to knock on the door, but that was ridiculous when I had a bond with her. I just hesitated to intrude when she was obviously upset and needed some space, and Daire’s lighter personality might be more welcome than mine. :My queen.:
:Yes?:
Her emotions felt calmer in the bond. She’d mentioned a bath before too. Evidently the hot water was definitely something I needed to be sure she indulged in when she was upset and stressed out. However, she was still worried she might never be the queen I expected her to be, which was nonsense. I had no expectations other than she take my blood whenever she wanted. I let her feel that shining in the bond, though I didn’t say the words. :We have a situation. Gina’s here to discuss.:
Mentally she sighed. :I’ll be right there.:
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