“Mmm. Aggressive. I like that in a man.” She smiled as she dropped her gaze to the cloth around his hips. “I’m sorry all you have to wear is my itty-bitty scarf. But the black silk matches your eyes. At least you’re color coordinated. Take care of the scarf, because I want it back.”

The cat snorted. “Give it a rest, Sparkle.” He offered Dacian a man-to-cat stare. “She wants me to stop her when she starts acting like the old Sparkle Stardust: a manipulating, fashion- and sex-obsessed, all-around shallow bitch. Personally, I think she was a lot more fun when she was dedicated to eternal shallowness. But that’s just me. I need a cookie.” He glanced longingly at the door.

Enough of this crap. Dacian speared each of them with a hard stare. “Who are you? What are you? And why did you bring me here?” And where the hell is Taurin?

Reaching down, Sparkle picked up the cat and cuddled him between her impressive breasts. The cat’s expression brightened. A lot. He didn’t mention the cookie again.

“I’m Sparkle Stardust and this is Ganymede. We’re cosmic troublemakers, powerful beings in charge of—”

“Everything.” The cat managed to look superior even peering out from between her breasts. “At least I am. I’m the most powerful of the troublemakers.”

“Edge thinks he is,” Sparkle reminded him.

Ganymede’s whiskers twitched. “He’s nothing next to me. For tens of thousands of years I’ve created chaos throughout the universe.”

Dacian narrowed his gaze on the cat. Probably a shifter. “What are you when you’re not being a cat?”

“Anything I want to be, bloodsucker. But I like being a cat. Cats can sneak around and find out things. People aren’t afraid to tell secrets in front of cats.” He wiggled his butt into a more comfortable position. “Usually I’m a black or gray cat, but I decided on black-and-white this time because I’m feeling conflicted about Sparkle’s nutty plan to make herself into someone she’s not.”

Sparkle’s deep sigh made Ganymede’s eyes glaze over for a second. He recovered quickly, though.

“Okay, enough of me. This is about you. Here’s the deal. Your brother’s been looking for you for a lotta years. Since he works for Sparkle, we’ve sort of kept an eye out for info about you.