I shook my head. “It is not a car curse.”
“How many cars, Abby?” Merick gave me a bored look.
I shook my head. “I’m going to go call Travis and see if he’s fixed it.”
He chuckled as he went up the stairs, and I pulled my phone out and found the contact for Travis.
“Um, hey, Abby.”
There was a hesitation in his voice that I didn’t like. “How’s my car Travis?”
“Well, I just got here to change the battery, and well…”
I sighed. “What’s the damage.”
“It’s not here.”
“You’re kidding me, right? No one would have stolen that POS.” I rubbed the bridge of my nose. “No sign of it?”
“Nothing.”
“Smell anything odd?”
He was quiet for a moment, and I imagined him sniffing the air. “Nothing unusual, but depending on when it was stolen, the scent could have faded.”
“I’ve had a car stolen once before. If today is any indication, this one will come back the same way.” Crushed, with Nick’s fingerprints on it.
He was playing with me. It had to be him. “I’ll call Levi for the Hummer.”
“Sorry, Abby. Did you need to be somewhere soon?”
“I was going to check out a location.”
“Want to borrow my car?”
I snorted. “I don’t want to destroy it.”
He was silent for a moment. “Huh, I didn’t think of that.”
I rolled my eyes. “Thanks for the heads up. I’ll contact security to see if they have anything on camera.”
“Good idea. I’ll see you tonight.” He disconnected the phone.
I sighed and called Levi next. To my surprise, he answered.
“Abigail, what’s wrong?”
“My car was stolen from the PIB parking lot. I was hoping someone could bring the Hummer down tonight so I can have it tomorrow?”
There was grumbling behind him. “Hush, Mario.” Was what I heard from Levi.
“You can have the Hummer. Tonight, stay safe with the wolves.”
Interesting that he didn’t mention anything about the council meeting. “I will. Why are you even awake?”
“Sometimes, my duty as the king keeps me up all day.” He hung up on me without another explanation.
I sighed and sat on the couch, leaning my head back. I was stuck at the house unless I wanted Merick to take me to the location, but he’d disappeared up the stairs right as we got home.
I pulled the computer to me and started it up. If I couldn’t go there physically, I could at least pop it into the computer and see where it was. I was really hoping it wasn’t another old crime scene location.
CHAPTER SIX
“Are you sure?” Mason’s voice came over the phone. “That is the middle of nowhere, Abby.”
“Yes, I’m sure. I’ve double-checked it on a normal map and the internet. It’s a ghost town. The second location, same thing, a ghost town.”
Mason hmmed for a moment. “Well, we’ll check it out. If Liz sent you those coordinates, she did it for a reason.”
“Yeah, and I haven’t gotten anything else from her. I’m worried about her.”
“Agents don’t typically just go missing. If she’s undercover, there’s a record of it somewhere. Right?”
I thought back. “When I went undercover, I was listed as on leave. I don’t have access to the PIB databases right now because O’Donald took that from me when I went on vacation.”
Mason sighed. “Okay, I’ll pick you up, and we’ll go take a look at the first location.”
I glanced at the clock. The first location was a ghost town about two hours away. I had enough time to get there and back before Simon picked me up. “Okay. I’ll be ready.”
I would have left Mason on his own to travel, but I didn’t trust that something wouldn’t blow up.
“Are you going to have a bodyguard coming?”
“No, I should be fine as long as I’m with you. Levi trusts you enough to not lead me into a trap.”
He snorted. “That wouldn’t do me any good. I’d rather have you on my side and in the field than against me.”
“That’s comforting.” I hesitated a moment before I asked. “What’s the situation with Nick?”
Mason sighed. “He’s being released into PIB custody on suspicion of tampering with key evidence in a case.”
“Interesting. I’ll be expecting a call from O’Donald then. I’ll see you in a little bit.” I disconnected the phone and texted Levi a little bit of an update just so he’d know where I was and that Mason and I were both working on the case.
I puttered around the house, making myself a cup of coffee to go and grabbing a snack before Mason got there.
I walked out of the house when he pulled up in his cruiser, and he waved to me as I approached the car. Getting into the passenger side, I let out a little sigh. “Okay, let’s get this little road trip started. I have to be back so Simon can pick me up tonight.”
“Hot date?” Mason laughed.
I shook my head. “Full moon run with the wolves.”
“You aren’t a wolf.”
“Nope. But my magic surrounds their grounds. It’ll be nice to be up there on the full moon.”
Mason shook his head. “When I first met you, you barely wanted to be a witch.”
“No, I was insecure in my abilities. There’s a difference.”
“And now, you’re running with the wolves, sit on the vampire council—”
“Not by choice,” I cut him off. “Any responsibilities I have with the vampires is accidental, and it wasn’t Levi’s plan.”
Mason tightened his grip on the steering wheel. “Are you sure it wasn’t his plans?”
“You’re starting to sound like Nick. Levi didn’t want me to be involved in politics.” I looked out the window. “What he wanted
