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bellowed again. His face reddened and his jaw twitched. “No. Fucking. Way.”
    “It’s too late. The creepers you met on the road saw her daggers. That’s why they backed down. They will report to the Satellite, hoping he can eliminate the threat. All creepers are terrified of the Sai because it’s the one weapon that can kill them. They’ll do anything to stay alive.” Ian paused to let it sink in then added, “Kill their leader and they will all die.”
    “Now you’re telling me the Satellite knows who Flame is and will come for her?” Hatch glared at Ian.
    “Well, sort of. It gets worse.” Ian cringed. “He will want to mate with her. If he can join with a Sai warrior, then he breaks his own curse. He will be immune to the Sai and be able to feel love again. Mating will no longer be just a ritual but a satisfying act. His powers will increase as well.”
    Hatch went off in one of his tirades. His temper exploded. “How the hell is she supposed to help you? I trusted you and you deceived us into coming here. She thought this was a pleasure cruise. Now some evil fiend will be coming for her and she won’t even know who he is. This is bloody insane, man. No! I am not letting you ask her to do this! No bloody way! No! No! No!”
    He stomped out and slammed the door so hard the walls shook. Raef followed him, trying to calm him down. Their friends dispersed while shaking their heads.
    “You really went over the edge this time, buddy,” Perry said, giving Ian a friendly pat on the back. “Get a grip and move on.”
    Flame remained seated on the couch, feeling shell-shocked yet compelled. “Better pour me another drink, Ian.”
    “I’m sorry, love. But my biker group has been on this for a long time. We need your help if we are to restore safety to the night and stop this creature.”
    Flame swallowed the rum, relishing the warm sensation it delivered. “Why here? Why are they in the states?”
    “To avoid the Sai—very few people here wield a Sai. The Satellite is cunning. He and his creepers made their home here, but nobody wants to admit there’s a problem. They think as Hatch does, just unruly creeps at night.”
    Flame processed the information, now understanding why her sisterhood chose to remain hidden. If the Satellite knew of them, they would not be safe. “Does the Satellite have a weakness, anything that might help me recognize him?”
    Her calm response clearly impressed Ian. He sat down beside her. “Yeah, he has a weakness, only one. And he keeps it well hidden. However, one woman did discover it.”
    “Why didn’t she kill him then?”
    “She wasn’t a sisterhood warrior so she had no power against him. Typically, the Satellite does not kill. He leaves the dirty work to his crew. Once he takes a woman, he also gains control of her mind. The Satellite is exceedingly powerful. Each time he mates, his capabilities grow stronger.”
    “You learned all of this in Asia?”
    “It has taken me years to put this all together and a ton of research.”
    “You do sound a bit obsessed.”
    “I am.”
    “Did this woman tell anyone what she’d uncovered?”
    Ian gave a slight nod. “After he used her body to empower his evil soul, he sent her back to her husband. About eight months later the Satellite discovered that she knew about his one vulnerability and he willed her to die. She told her husband about his weakness just before she died.” Deep emotion filled his eyes.
    “So why didn’t her husband tell someone?”
    “What good would it do him to tell someone who couldn’t help? He has been waiting a long time for the right woman. A sisterhood warrior who fights with Sai daggers…” He paused, his expression deepened. “I’ve been waiting for someone like you.”
    Speechless, Flame just stared at him in shock.
    Ian’s voice was laden with emotion. “That’s why Cassie is in Asia with her family. Once I learned of her pregnancy, I didn’t want to take the chance of losing