Angel Seduced by Jaime Rush Read Free Book Online

the three non-Caidos who were in the worst shape. I figured we’d expose my father’s operation, and all of the children would be safe. But we never got back to them.” They’d been left there, abandoned to a fate Kasabian could well imagine. A flicker of hope lit his heavy heart as a memory resurfaced. “A Dragon woman escaped. She was the oldest of the captives.”
    â€œThe oldest…” Hayden tapped his mouth as he seemed to ponder that. “There was a story circulating around the Guard when I joined ten years ago. A woman who called herself Willow accused someone on the Concilium of imprisoning her, along with several children. She said she’d been there the longest. Her story couldn’t be substantiated, though, so they locked her in the psych ward. Another member of the Concilium tried to break her out, and they were both killed.”
    Kasabian ran his hand back over his hair. “From what I understand, my father was on the Concilium once.”
    â€œThe man who tried to help her was Kade Kavanaugh’s father. Kade is a fellow Vega, which probably keeps the story alive. Probably every new Vega hears, ‘See that guy. His father…’ I’ll take him aside at headquarters and find out what I can.” Hayden’s voice went softer. “So you remember your mother getting killed?”
    Kye’s head snapped toward Kasabian. “What?”
    All these years he had only known the bare facts. Now he had the images to go with them. “I called her as soon as we could get to a pay phone. She arrived, saying that others were on their way to help. My father showed up, killed her, then turned to us. But he hesitated. We heard others coming, footsteps pounding the pavement, so he memory-locked us instead.”
    Kye put her hand to her heart. “I’m so sorry.”
    Could she feel his ache at his mother’s loss, the guilt that he had caused it? And he had. “I’m going to find Treylon Grey.”
    â€œHave you tried Leaping to him?” Hayden asked.
    Kye stepped closer. “Isn’t that where you can pop in to some other place? So you just think of your father and you’re there?”
    â€œOnly if we know the exact location or have an emotional connection to the person, which acts as a touchstone,” Kasabian explained. “I’ve already tried to find the bastard, but I keep hitting a barrier. That’s an invisible force field we can erect to keep another Caido out.”
    â€œI asked Cecily at the Guard to check into missing Crescent children reports,” Hayden said. “There were an extraordinary number of them in the last year. I could ask her to do a search on your father’s name, but it will raise red flags.”
    Kasabian shook his head. “We don’t want to do that. See if there are any other ways for her to search. In the meantime, I’m going to keep trying my father. If he put the barrier over his location, I can catch him when he leaves.” He turned to Kye. “And when I do…this is why we have to sever this bond.”
    Her beautiful face was even more pale. “I’ll try.”
    â€œExcuse us for a minute, Hayden.” Kasabian led Kye to his bedroom for privacy, turning her to face him once they were closed inside. “Do it.” The words were hard to push out, because a part of him craved this bond.
    â€œRelax, like you did before. Let me take control.” Her fingers wrapped around his, linking them. She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply, determination tightening the lush mouth that was recently plastered against his. His gaze drifted down her long, graceful neck, the curves of her breasts, and the hint of cleavage. His Shadow thrummed.
    Her jaw flexed, and her eyebrows pulled down in a frown. Agony filled her eyes. “I can’t summon my Zensu magick. Before, when I felt romantically drawn to a guy, I got static. Now I get nothing!”