How the hell had they found us? There was no way Chris showing up here tonight was a coincidence. Not with my luck. “We have to get out of here before they see us. Is there a back door to this place, Eldeorin?”

“Um, guys.” Peter nodded toward the back of the club. “I think they thought of that, too.”

Jordan turned to look behind us. “Fuck! There’re two more of them back there.” Her eyes were resigned when they met mine.

I wasn’t ready to throw in the towel yet. I reached up and tugged on Eldeorin’s arm, and he sat beside me.

“Will you help us?” I’d only met him an hour ago, but it felt like I’d known him for a lot longer than that. I couldn’t explain it, but I trusted him like I trusted Aine.

“I am not sure you are ready to be out in the world, little Cousin,” he replied, taking one of my hands in his. “The Mohiri are strong warriors. Perhaps it would be best if they took you home where it is safe.”

“No place is safe for me.” I shook my head at his puzzled expression. “It’s a long story, and I’ll tell it to you later. But first, we need to get out of here. Please.”

“If he’s going to do something, he’d better do it soon,” Roland whispered urgently. “They are closing fast.”

My fingers tightened on Eldeorin’s arm. “Please.”

Eldeorin’s blue eyes stared intently into mine. Behind me Jordan made a sound of dismay and my heart sank. I broke away from his gaze and looked up at the warrior who stood several feet away. His brown eyes passed over my friends and settled on me. I swallowed hard. And then he smiled.

It was not a “gotcha” smile, which was what I expected. It was sensual and inviting, the kind of smile a man gives a woman he wants, and it made heat invade my face. I looked down after a few seconds, waiting for him to call out to Chris. Disappointment burned in my throat like bile. I had been so close to finding Madeline, and now it was all over.

Jordan’s gasp brought my head up again in time to see the warrior continuing his slow trek through the crowded club. “What the hell?” she whispered. She looked at me and her mouth fell open. “Oh, this is priceless.”

“What?” I asked.

Eldeorin leaned toward me. “I pray I am not doing you a disservice, Cousin.”

“What the...?” Roland sputtered. He looked down at himself and then at Peter.

Jordan let out a short laugh. “You two look good as elves. I think it might be an improvement.”

“Speak for yourself, pixie,” he retorted.

“What?” Jordan rounded on Eldeorin. “You made me look like a pixie?”

It took me a few seconds to realize what they were all going on about. Eldeorin had cast glamours over us. I could see through them, so everyone looked the same to me. “What am I?”

Roland grinned. “You are the hottest nymph I’ve ever seen.”

“What?” I pictured the almost naked nymph I’d seen dancing earlier. “I’d better be wearing real clothes.”

Jordan stood and pulled me to my feet. “It’s probably best that you can’t see it. As long as it gets us out of here, right?”

“Ugh! Let’s go.” I glowered at Roland and Peter who were staring at me, as was every other male around us. “Stop that.”

“Sorry,” my friends said sheepishly, and turned away.

“If it makes you feel any better, it doesn’t look like you,” Roland said without looking at me.

Eldeorin led us to the main entrance, right past Chris, who was scanning the room. I tried to look straight ahead, but I couldn’t help myself. I glanced at Chris and found him watching me. Oh, crap, he knows it’s me. But then he gave me a slow smile. Okay, this is beyond awkward. I wanted to run out of there, but I looked away and forced myself to walk at a normal pace.

The moment the heavy outside door shut behind us, I released the breath I was holding and smacked Eldeorin on the arm. “A freaking nymph? Really? I think my cousin was about to hit on me. Do you know how gross that is?”

His smile was pure mischief. “It got you out of there, didn’t it? And we are all cousins in one way or another.”

I didn’t examine that statement too deeply. I had a feeling Eldeorin had no boundaries when it came to cousins, species, or gender. “Thank you for helping us,” I said instead. “Can you take the glamours off us now?”

“There may be more warriors around. Once you are safely inside your vehicle, I will remove them.”

“Good idea,” Roland said with a smirk as we walked to our car. “In fact, maybe Sara should keep hers for a few days. It’s the perfect disguise.”

“Careful, Roland,” I told him sweetly. “I don’t know how to create glamours yet, but I might someday. How would you like to spend a day walking around in a bikini?”

He winced and raised his hands. “Point taken.”

When we reached the car, Eldeorin hugged me before I could open the door. It was a good thing I had gotten used to hugging, because faeries were an affectionate bunch.

“Stay safe, Cousin. I will check on you soon.”

“How will you find me? Do you have some kind of radar for finding other faeries?”

He laughed softly as he released me. “Something like that. Now get out of here. It won’t take those warriors long to see that you aren’t in the club.”