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the Book of Secrets before your time runs out.
    Luckily, I have a plan.”
    Chloe’s heart was beating rapidly as they headed back to her friends waiting but for an entirely different reason. Her body still tingled after Seth’s brief touch and she felt flushed and maybe a little aroused. She ran through all the reasons in her head why being attracted to a hybrid angel in a dream realm where she had no control was a bad idea but still she felt the pull.
    ******
    They had moved to a table in the back of the club to discuss Seth’s plan for getting them out of this mess. The club was fully packed now, the loud music coming from the many speakers around the place vibrating the floor.
    “Ok, so we’ve narrowed down the location of the book to two places – your old apartment in Pasadena or your storage unit in Glendale.” Seth looked at all three women as they nodded in agreement. “It would be easier to just move ourselves there using the power of the dream realm but that’s not possible because Alexander’s realm works a little differently than our normal one. He is the only one who has that ability here. So, Chloe and I will go to the storage unit and you two will go to your old apartment. I have a car outside and I’ll drop you off there so that you can begin the search.”
    “Finding that book is not going to be easy,” Laurie c ommented. “What if we’re wrong and it’s not at either place?”
    “Then, it’s going to be a dark day for you and every rea l person in this dream realm,” Seth replied, his tone serious. “As long as the book is out of his possession, Alexander is vulnerable. He’s waited for the right time to bring you here and if he doesn’t get it, he will wreak
    havoc. I don’t know that I have the power to stop him.”
    “We’re going to be dust here and dead in the real world, aren’t we?” Nicola asked, her voice scared and small.   
    “I’ll do my best to keep you all safe.” Seth looked at Chloe intensely for a moment. “It’s time. Let’s go.”
    Seth lead the way for them as they moved through the thron g of people to the entrance of the club. They stepped outside, coming down the stairs to the valet area and the balmy summer heat hit caught Chloe off guard. She hadn’t expected it to be so real but outside under a night sky
    full of bright stars was the ever exhilarating Sunset Boulevard. Cars f illed with rowdy kids, barely out of their teens, were bumper to bumper and rap and dance music could be heard blaring from each car from a long distance. The Hollywood cruising scene was just as she remembered
    it.
    Seth lead them to his big SUV parked around the back of the place and helped them inside, Nicola and Laurie taking the back seats with Chloe riding shotgun. Just as he was pulling out of the parking space, a big white truck blocked them in. The driver got out and headed for them.
    Laurie gasped from the back seat. “Good God,” she said in disbelief. “It’s Byron.”
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    Alexander
    Alexander had fed on the spiritual energy from the girl in the club so he was feeling just fine at the moment, strong and confident in his success. He had brought those three meddling bitches to his realm where he was in control and he had high expectations of retrieving his Book of Secrets very soon. He smiled darkly. Their lives depended on it, after all.
    He was watching them right now in the parking lot from his vantage point and was pleased to see them accompanied by the hybrid bastard Seth. Angels, especially hybrids, weren’t all sweetness and light and he knew that Seth may be his undoing if he didn’t stay strong and keep one step ahead. He almost looked forward to fighting him again, feeling superior as his recent victim’s energy coursed through him.
    Alexander was focused particularly on the one named Nicola . She was a fiery little piece of ass, of course, but still she had aroused him sexually and piqued his curiosity. She may be of some use to him later. He