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Chapter 13

Sometimes he was so fucking stupid.

“Stay.” The woman hooked her arms in his.

“Sorry, love, I’ve got to go.” He untangled himself and walked toward the car, the blood splashing around in his belly as he jogged in the rain.

The car was empty, but Archie’s coat was still inside.

What the fuck? “Archie?” He turned around on the sidewalk, spreading his arms as he scanned the street. Where had he gone? He tipped his head to the sky, the cold drops tapping his face, the chilly wind tearing at his hair.

For a few seconds, everything quieted around him as he homed in on the faint scent trail Archie left. Gael wasn’t the best tracker out there, far from it, but he picked up Archie’s smell and went to stand by the building Archie had been leaning against.