ending his call . "The FBI's radar has been triggered with the disappearances. They are looking into it. They think it may have been a break away from the ring we busted last year,” he said grimly. "They figure there must have been a silent partner involved that they didn't find."
Phoenix stood and said, "We need to head to her apartment . Now."
The other men agreed and began to gather their things . Phoenix went to inform Marty and Lucy about the situation regarding Jasmine Dupree. He informed them that they would return when they had located her. Lucy packed them some food for the road and they left just after lunch.
* ***
The men let themselves into Jasmine Dupree's apartment an hour later with the key that Keni Creswell had given them . It was a small, one bedroom apartment, tidy and decorated to give it that homey feeling. Phoenix and Gabe had barely walked into the living room when they both inhaled sharply and turned to each other.
"Mate ," Gabe growled.
Phoenix nodded and said, "Jasmine Dupree is our life mate. We must find her."
J ackson put his hand on Phoenix’s and Gabe's shoulders and Phoenix felt himself calm immediately. It was one of Jackson's gifts as an Otherkin, he could control others emotions. It was a helpful tool at times, coming in very handy like now when the princes’ emotions skyrocketed in scenting their life mate.
Phoenix took a deep breath, again inhaling the scent of his life mate. He looked over at Gabe who was trying to calm as well. "We need to merge and try to find her."
Gabe nodded, he couldn't stop all the emotions swirling around in him . They had searched so long for her, had tried to find her in so many places, traveling the globe. Now they found she was minutes away from them and had possibly been abducted by a human trafficking ring. He couldn't even let his mind go to what they might be doing to her. He snapped out of his thoughts when Phoenix placed a hand on his arm.
"Gabe, we need to merge ," Phoenix said to him.
Merging was a gift the Otherkin had to be able to merge the spirits of life mates. They were able to connect on a mystical level and once mated, could speak telepathically together.
Phoenix and Gabe moved to the living room, Jackson came in from the bedroom with one of Jasmine's pillows . "This one has the strongest scent," he told them as he handed it to Gabe.
Jackson and Cade moved the small coffee table from the center of the living room off to the side . Phoenix and Gabe sat down, Indian style, facing each other as they both took the pillow between them. They closed their eyes and began the merge. Jackson and Cade positioned themselves in the room to protect their princes while they were in the merge trance.
Phoenix felt the pull immediately to Jasmine , eternally grateful to find her still alive. He felt Gabe's shock as well that they had connected so fast to her. It was as if their spirits were being pulled in by Jasmine's spirit. They both guessed that she must be sleeping as it was the strongest time for a non-Otherkin to merge because their subconscious was more open. They were pulled across the space of time to suddenly be in a small park in the city.
‘ Where are we ?’ Phoenix asked.
‘ I'm not sure, this looks familiar ,’ Gabe replied.
‘ Helllllo. My, aren't you two hot .’ The men both turned to see Jasmine sitting on a blanket on the grass.
Gabe smiled at her . ‘ Thank you. May we sit with you ?’
‘ Wow, this is new. I like it. I have never dreamed of two men, this should be fun,’ she said as she gestured an invitation to sit with her.
Both men sat on either side of her and she handed them a glass of wine . ‘ Drink ?’
Phoenix took the glass and set it down . ‘ Jasmine ...’
‘ You know my name already and everything. Oh, I'm loving this dream. I hope I remember it, I am not in a happy place right now and need all the boosting I can