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the hell they’re called, are screwing up my Finding. And, you want me to ‘let it come to me’? Jesus.”
    “Feel better now that you’ve yelled at me?” Reed asked as he drove down the winding road where Josh had Found the path leading to their mate.
    As soon as Reed had proclaimed that he and Josh were going to Find Hannah, they’d geared up and started driving. It had only taken maybe thirty seconds once Josh was beyond the wards of the den for his powers to work. But, now that he was trying to force it, his powers were fading. He fucking hated the demon bite that had screwed up his Finding. He let out a breath. No, without the bite, he wouldn’t have had the strength to protect those he loved, so he needed to keep it in perspective. But it was hard as hell to do that when his mate was in a dark basement and bleeding.
    Yes, he’d seen that when he’d used his powers and cursed. He’d almost caused Reed to run off the road when he’d seen Hannah’s swollen face in his mind because his body had jerked so violently. When his Finding actually worked, he could Find any face he’d seen before and follow that path. But with the demon blood running through his veins, his powers were spotty now, at best.
    “We’ll find her, Josh,” Reed whispered as he took another sharp curve.
    Josh nodded even as fear clawed at his belly. “We can still feel her in the bond, so we know she’s alive.”
    “Yes, and we can use that to find her once we get closer. I know our bond isn’t like Adam’s and Bay’s. They can find each other no matter the distance, but we can find her once we’re closer.”
    Josh let out a curse. “We just have to get there. Meaning my Finding actually has to fucking work.”
    “It will.”
    “Who took her, Reed?”
    “I don’t know, but you said the scent was almost familiar, right?”
    Pain ate at him, and he cracked his knuckles. “I think so. That means I knew this guy, Reed. This guy came after our Hannah because of me.” The last word cracked when he said it, not because of the damage to his throat, but because he couldn’t hold in the emotion anymore. Damn it, he had to be strong for her.
    “No, this guy came after Hannah because he’s insane or because of something else, but this is not your fault.”
    “We don’t know that.”
    “Fine, but dwelling on it doesn’t help your Finding, and it’s not helping Hannah. So get over yourself for a minute and Find our mate.” Reed’s eyes glowed as his voice rose, and Josh reached to squeeze his mate’s thigh.
    “Thank you.”
    “Find her.”
    Josh closed his eyes and summoned his powers, or whatever he did to get them to work. He didn’t have a name for it and didn’t really want to name it. He was the only one of his kind in existence that he knew of, so it had never seemed important. He opened up is Finding, and this time, instead of hitting a wall, he continued down a fraying path until he saw her.
    He let out a breath then cursed.
    Fuck, she was in a cage and hurt. Really fucking hurt.
    He could see only her and the bars around her, and she was talking, though he couldn’t hear what she said. He concentrated, tugging on that fragile bond in his Finding and wrapping it around their trinity bond. He’d never done it before, but he knew it was the thing to do. As it melded, the connection grew stronger, their bond flaring back to life. It sparked, warmed, strengthened.
    There.
    “Keep going down this road for another mile then take a turn into a copse of trees that looks like a run-off. She’s in an abandoned building three miles past that.”
    Reed growled and sped up. “I knew you could do it.”
    “She’s hurt, Reed.”
    Josh could hear the strain of the steering wheel under his mate’s hands as Reed fought his wolf for control. He was doing his own fighting with his demon.
    “Can you see who has her?” Reed asked as he took the turn a little too fast.
    Josh braced himself against the door and focused his energy.