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hot and cold, high and low?” Taylor nodded.
    “It’s only your demon trying to settle inside of you now that it has been unlocked. It’s trying to learn your ways. Give it time.” Panahasi stood, directing everyone over to a shadowed corner. “Let’s party, demon style .” He winked.
    Taylor felt the air leave his lungs as he followed behind the large man. Dizziness and disorientation rushed over his body, and then they were entering some sort of club. It was dark, noisy, and smelled of bad alcohol. The act of leaving one room and ending up in what seemed to be whole other realm was playing havoc on his nerves, but Taylor managed to stifle it.
    His eyes darted up to the stage, seeing a woman sashay around, wiggling her ass to and fro. She had on barely enough to cover her private parts, although her top was less revealing than the boy shorts she wore. Ass cheeks smiled at him as the woman turned her back on everyone. Didn’t do anything for him, so what did that say?
    “I think we’re in the wrong place, Panny. The gender up there is all wrong. My taste runs a little more on the masculine side.” Cecil pointed to the performing woman.

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    “No, you’re exactly where you need to be, mate .” Panahasi laughed as ten men surrounded the group.
    “O h, shit, Maverick is going to kill me for this one.”

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    “Where exactly did they take Taylor?” Dagon asked when he couldn’t find a mate anywhere.
    Law and Loco sat forward on the leather sofa in Maverick’s office. “Why?” Law stretched the word out, his face changing from curiosity to rage. “Where’s Carter?”
    “That’s what I’m trying to find out.” He had been sniffing the air as he searched for Taylor but hadn’t smelled anything resembling mothballs. “I can’t find any of them.” Maverick stood so fast his chair clattered to the floor. “Find them.” He growled low. “With that demon bitch after Taylor, none of them are safe.”
    The hunt was on. Every warrior searched the Den but came up empty.
    “Could your mate have taken them out again?” Hawk asked.
    “Not likely. Cecil knows the dangers. Besides, no vehicles are missing, and Carter wouldn’t dare pop them anywhere. Something’s wrong.”
    Dagon’s gut was twisting with worry. If Taylor’s mom had gotten to him, there was no telling where she would take him. His chest constricted at the thought of never seeing Taylor again.
    He had to find him.

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    Chapter Six

    Now that Taylor knew why he acted flip- floppy around Dagon, he wanted to be with him. He sat there watching the performers on the stage, not really interested in what they were doing. His mind was on his mate as he picked up his glass of water and took a sip.
    Taylor played with the condensation that was running down the sides of the glass, seeing some of the mates jumping around and enjoying themselves and others looking around as curiously as he was.
    The place had some strange-looking people in here, and he used the word strange loosely. The place seemed to house all sorts of mystical creatures. Panahasi had reassured them that the Shadow Elves wouldn’t bother them, but after Ahm’s performance back at the Den, he kept one eye on them.
    There were Wood Elves there as well as other demons and some shifters. Panahasi pointed them out because they looked very human to the mates. “How you holding up?”
    Taylor gave a tight smile to one of the Demon Warriors, as Panahasi had referred to them, and took another sip. If he remembered correctly, this one’s name was Hondo.
    “I don’t think that woman up there is getting it for me.” Hondo snorted and shook his head. “That’s no woman. That’s Roxy. He performs here regularly.” Taylor looked back up at the stage with the new knowledge. A guy? He was pretty for a guy. He tried to make out a bulge in the front but saw none. “Where is he hiding his parts?” 70
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    Hondo laughed. “Don’t know, and I’m