“The entrance to my court is in Ireland.”

“Then why’re you here?”

Denver wasn’t exactly next door to Ireland. It was at least a twelve-hour flight with a stop. Unless Van, her fey bestie slash possible boyfriend—I wasn’t quite sure which way she leaned when it came to him—had teleported her out like he was Scotty and she was in an episode of Star Trek.

“I’m harder to assassinate when I’m half a world away.” She shrugged. “Plus, my condo in Denver rocks, the coven here is more than welcoming, and the Colorado pack likes me better than my family does. I tend to like them back.”

“Assassinate?” Someone was trying to assassinate her?

“Hmm.” Cosette wasn’t elaborating. Honestly, I was shocked she’d said so much.

I put that aside and asked a question she might answer. “What’s with you and the pack?” Cosette got along really well with the unmated guys at St. Ailbe’s and not one Cazador had ever complained she could be a security threat. It seemed odd when things were supposed to be so tense between our races.

She flipped her long curls over her shoulder. “I have a thing for wolves.”

“Oookaaaay.” That so wasn’t an answer. I tapped my fingers on my leg as we walked. At least there was one thing she could tell me about right now. Or so I hoped. “What’s in the pouch?”

“Your get out of jail free card. I was hoping to get coins for Tessa and Claudia, too, but for now I just have the one, and you need it the most.” She held the pouch out to me again. “Although I’ll warn you. You shouldn’t go to Ireland right now if you can avoid it.”

I had exactly zero plans to go anywhere—especially Ireland—in the near future, but it was odd that she was worried about it. “Why?”

“My court hears things. Donovan’s pack was in a state before everything went down with Luciana and the news reports. Add in our recent adventures… And then there’s you.”

“Me?” Why would I be an issue?

“Yes. You. Now that Donovan’s mated, the Irish pack will only get more chaotic. Since you haven’t completed your bond to him yet…” She shook her head. “Trouble is brewing.”

“What are you talking about?”

Cosette was my friend, but sometimes she was so vague I wanted to wring her skinny neck. Why would having an uncompleted bond with Donovan cause a problem in his pack?

“I can’t tell you much more than I already have, but at the very least I wanted to warn you and leave you with a measure of protection.”

Protection? Now she was starting to freak me out. Donovan? What the hell is going on with your pack?

Nothing that I know of. And as Alpha, he’d definitely know if something was up. I’m in the middle of a pretty heated debate. Just tell me what you’re after.

I winced as I felt his stress level edging on nuclear. I shouldn’t have mentally bombarded him like that. Nothing. It’s okay. Go back to whatever you were doing.