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started last night. I thought you guys put a spell on the place or something. If so, it’s cool and all, but I had to call in extra help to keep the fiends watered.” Jabbing her head toward the bar, she pointed at two extra servers. “You’re saying it isn’t a spell?”
    I shook my head. “At least not one either of us knew about.”
    “Damn.” Charlie glanced around the club and then shivered. “That’s kind of creepy.”
    “Yeah,” I agreed. “Well, there’s nothing to do about it now. Maybe we should ask Kane what he wants to do.”
    She eyed the group of men crowding the stage. So far, they were keeping their distance from the dancer. “I’ll call in extra muscle just in case.”
    “Good idea.” I nodded toward the office. “Kane and I can’t stay, but if anything goes down that you don’t like, give Pyper a call. She’ll know what to do.”
    “You got it.” She leaned in for a quick hug, but stopped and held up her hands in a surrender motion. “Maybe not tonight.”
    I chuckled. “Maybe not.”
    The battle to fight Kane’s incubus energy was a real struggle. My senses became fuzzy and all I wanted to do was go back into that office and climb on top of him. Get a grip, Jade. I stood at the door, holding the handle for at least a full minute, trying to erect my glass silo in order to block out everything around me.
    Finally, when the walls slid into place, I took a deep breath and retreated back into the office.
    Kane was sitting at the desk, his head in his hands.
    “Hey,” I said and placed my hand on his back. “You okay?”
    He lifted his head, his brow knit in a pained expression. “Headache. It came on suddenly, as if my energy’s being leeched out of me.”
    I dropped my barriers instantly and ran my fingers lightly over his forehead, leaving a whisper of my magic behind.
    Kane let out a tiny moan of relief. As I was pulling my hand away, he caught it in his and kissed the tips of my fingers. “Thanks.”
    I smiled down at him. “You’re welcome.”
    He gazed up at me, his features smoothing out. “Did you find what you were looking for when you went out there?”
    “Yes. The club is charged with your energy for some unknown reason. The people are lined up around the block because of your incubus pheromones. What we don’t know is why. Charlie said it’s been this way since last night. She thought we spelled the place to be sexually charged in order to boost business or something.”
    His eyes went wide with surprise. “Damn.”
    “Yeah.”
    He stood up and stared at the closed door.
    “There’s not really anything we can do about it right now,” I said. “Tomorrow, after everyone’s left, we’ll check into it. Maybe get the advice of the other incubi.”
    “Maybe.” But the way he said it made it sound as if telling any of the Brotherhood was the last thing he wanted to do.
    “We can worry about it tomorrow. For now, Charlie has it under control, and I told her to call Pyper if anything gets out of hand. She’ll be able to contact Bea or Lucien.” My solution for Charlie wasn’t the ideal plan, but it was better than nothing. Kane and I had a job to do.
    He retreated from the door and walked to the middle of the office. “I’m ready when you are.”
    I positioned myself beside him, slipped my hand into his, and held my breath when our world tilted. The soft glow of the office light winked out, replaced by pure darkness. Wind rushed in my ears, and then, still holding Kane’s hand, my feet slammed into the ground. I didn’t even stumble.
    “We’re getting better at this,” I said to Kane as my eyes adjusted to the lack of light.
    He didn’t respond and was so silent that had my fingers not been wrapped around his, I might have thought we’d been separated. Anger and hatred crawled over my skin, and my heart slammed against my ribs. “Who’s here?”
    Kane shifted, tightening his hold on my hand. “Jade?” His voice was strained.
    “What’s wrong?