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Loki grinned when he got the text. He hurriedly swallowed the last of his whipped-cream Frappuccino before waving goodbye to the cute barista behind the counter, then rushed out into the frigid autumn air.
He finally had a line on Puck.
Serin had told him to drop the whole thing now that her adversary was aware of his involvement. She said they wouldn’t be able to trust any of his sources. The best they could expect was another trap. But Loki wasn’t willing to accept that. Not only had he disappointed Serin, but he’d also been duped and used to mess with a friend. He lived by a code. Only he got to mess with his friends.
Loki had also learned Serin had lost her mate. He didn’t know the details, but it explained why she’d been so distant and short-tempered. She was simultaneously grie
