There is a vampire in my office. Not just any vampire either. My mate is in my office. Everybody, be cool. His wolf didn’t take the warning to heart. The beast wasn’t done losing his s**t and howling a blue streak. It made it difficult to focus on the task at hand. “The vampire council is coming to Longville.” “Yup.” “Any idea why?” he asked. “No clue. My father didn’t exactly go into details.” “Try and take a guess.” “Could be because of the mounting disappearances. Ten in ten weeks in such a small space could make people suspicious.” “And that would make them come here?” “Maybe,” she replied. “They never leave their stronghold.” Celestine’s voice tightened as she spoke. Reece was sure there was more. She was sharing vampire secrets, but not all of them. He wanted to push, but he

