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Kira gave Xander a big hug, and he shook himself like a wet cat. “Mushy dragons,” he muttered.

They all trooped out to the front yard, and then Kira made a rift in space. They stepped through, and they were gone.

Chapter 26

Back at the territory, the remaining Bad Blood crew looked at each other.

Jasmin said, “We’re not really going to let them just go off like that, are we?”

Xander gave her a “duh” look. “Fuck no. We’re going after them.”

“But how are we going to find them?” Lissa asked. “They’re going to some weird not-in-this-world place.”

Xander looked smug. “That knife has a tracker in it. Sloan’s carrying another one, and he’s going to try to slip one onto Kira.”

They all stared at him.

“What?” he said, spreading out his hands. “I’ve lived with Flynn for over a year. Do you think I’ve learned nothing?”

Flynn was famous for planting trackers on the crew’s vehicles. It had saved their asses more than once.

Tank started to grin. “You are a sneaky sonovabitch.”

“I learned from the best,” Xander said.

Tank frowned. “But they’re going to the Dragonlands—or a land in between. Our electronic trackers won’t work there.”

“Flynn bought a couple of magical trackers off the black market,” Xander said. “After Sloan went diving into the spirit world with a ghost. I even got one of my own.”

Brody frowned at him. “Those must cost a fortune. How the hell did you afford one?”

Xander smirked at him. “Bought stock in the Broken Hill panther clan’s corporations. The prices were low because that asshole Alton Raines ignored the businesses when he was alpha—he was too busy getting his panthers killed in pointless wars. When Powell took over, I figured he’d turn things around. Which he did, and I made some good money.”

“Which you spent on magical trackers.”

“Among other things,” Xander said. “Jenny now has some truly stellar come-fuck-me underwear, too.”

“Let’s just hope they don’t have to shift, and leave that fancy magical tech behind.” Lissa said.

“Won’t matter,” Xander said. “Sloan’s wearing his around his neck. And anyway, Flynn better not fucking lose my knife, because my feelings will be hurt.”

“So, we gearing up?” Brody asked.

“You guys do that,” Xander said. “Save some of the good stuff for me.”

“What are you going to be doing?”

“I’m going to find us some extra backup.”

“Are you calling Ashley and Israel?” Jenny asked.

Xander dropped a kiss on top of her head. “Babe,” he said, “we’re talking sorcerers and dragons. I’m calling everybody.”