Zoey Avenger (Incubatti Series Book 2) Read Free Page B

I’m not in a position to activate her.”
    “That’s going to disrupt our plans.”
    “You think I don’t know that?” Olivia responded. Her operations officer, a blonde bombshell with wintery blue eyes, crouched with a vial to collect blood from the incubus puddle. “Don’t bother, Heidi. What I’m looking for isn’t in their blood.”
    Heidi rose obediently and shifted towards her, filling the bottle with Zoey’s blood instead.
    Olivia stood and watched, displeased. Ten out of the past fourteen nights she’d been alerted by Paul, whose Cambions picked Zoey up by accident, only for Olivia to arrive to the location too late. Had she been ten minutes faster tonight, she would’ve gotten her dream list: Zoey and a full-blooded incubus, disabled enough to transport without a fight and healthy enough for medical experimentation.
    “You don’t know what’s causing this?” Paul grew nearer. With one blue eye and one green, he was unique in looks, lean, strong and wary, drawn to her sex magic and compelled to stay by their common goals.
    “Hopefully her blood tells us,” Heidi answered.
    “Maybe she’s not the miracle of genetic engineering you expected.”
    “Shut up, fool,” Olivia snapped. “Before I was the Chief, I was the scientist in charge of genetically modifying the Halflings. I know what I created with Team Rogue, and they’re not flawed.”
    “Then what’s wrong with her?”
    “I don’t know, but I have to get a handle on it fast. At this rate, she’ll burn out soon.”
    “You think he’s the key.” Paul lifted his head towards the puddle where the incubus had lain.
    “If the research you brought me is correct, then yes. What prevents you Cambions from becoming completely independent of the incubus society may also stop her blackouts. We won’t know until I can bring in an incubus to experiment on.”
    “Our situation is improving,” he stated. “With my election to the Incubatti Council, I have access to information that should help us. Our genetics lab is pretty well locked down, though, compliments of the former Enforcer Chief. I’m doing what I can.”
    “I have plans for Ethan,” Olivia said. “Depending on what Zoey does.” Her senses tingled, the way they did when an incubus was around.
    Her gaze sharpened, and she turned towards the direction of the World War Two Memorial. The light tinkling of the fountain at the center of the fifty plus pillars reached her. None of the shadows moved, and nowhere did she see anyone lingering.
    But she knew he was there, without knowing who it was. “We’ve got company,” she whispered. “Heidi, call for clean up and get that sample to the offsite lab tonight.”
    “Roger,” Heidi said crisply. Olivia’s loyal second-in-command strode away and pulled out her cell.
    Olivia turned away from the location of the incubus, doubting he’d let them get anywhere close to his position, since he had no business being there unless he was following Zoey. It wasn’t like Declan, Zoey’s soul-mate and the Enforcer Chief for the Incubatti, to do something like this, but Olivia could see him sending one of his brothers or another incubus he trusted to keep an eye on Zoey. Olivia wasn’t in a position to pick a fight with him yet and pushed the sexy, powerful incubus from her mind.
    “Paul, we’ve got their location and plan on engaging soon. Keep your Cambions clear of Team Rogue for a day or two. It’s time to turn up the heat on Zoey and see if we can’t smoke out this rat. We can’t risk her falling into a blackout and not recovering. I’d say her time is limited.”
    “If she won’t cooperate?”
    “There are four more,” Olivia said with a shrug. “Zoey is my masterpiece, but the others will do.”
    Paul glanced towards the WWII Memorial, picking up the traces of incubus magic as well. “Good luck.” He started away at a trot.
    “I don’t need luck,” she whispered in response. My time is coming. Declan wouldn’t know