“What now?” James looked quizzically at me. I had just told him my ideas about the email from John. “I’ll reply within five days, not that I see the point. I met Vincent and there’s no doubt in my mind that if Malika is sent back, he’ll kill her.” I sent a text to Robert and told him that they both needed to come to the house on urgent business. James and I walked back to the kitchen where Malachi stood near the counter tapping on his phone. “Everything okay?” I nodded at Adara and sat down at the table. “What did John want?” Malachi turned his attention to me and sat down across from me at the table. “A claim was lodged against me.” Malachi sat up straighter. “What claim?” “The new Alpha of Mauritius claims that I aided Malika in running from her Alpha and that I’ve been harboring

