Infinity Unleashed by Sedona Venez Page B

shifters blessed by the Immortals in finding their true-mate, it was the best time to seal that mate-claim under the strength of the full moon. His wolf needed to claim her and the need would only get worse as the full moon time grew nearer.
    “Her? Enough with this shit, Torch! Use her fucking name—Infinity,” he snapped as they pulled into C&V’s underground parking garage. C&V—home to their upscale five-floor penthouse with multiple luxury apartments dedicated to their team.
    Boulder’s disposition soured when he saw Cruz and Factor engaged in a heated dispute.
    Torch glared at them. “This shit keeps getting better and better.”
    Boulder grimaced. He'd be damned if he admitted the internal turmoil was already starting and would only get worse the longer it took him to claim her. There were always repercussions from a mate-claim, both good and bad.
    Cruz’s and Factor's heads snapped around, stopping mid-sentence as they watched Torch and Boulder hop out of the vehicle. Cruz scowled, making the claw-mark scar on his cheek crinkle. Factor shoved his hands into his pockets with tense shoulders.
    Boulder smelled the anger in the air but chose to ignore it. Looking at Factor, he asked. “Did you send Nick's remains to the Degrassi pride like I instructed?”
    “Wasn't much to send,” Factor grumbled.
    Boulder's Alpha power washed over Factor, forcing his eyes down in submission. He hated having to flex his powers, but his missing mate was slowly sending him insane. His normal cool, rational personality was almost gone.
    “Yes. The remains are in route,” Factor responded.
    “Is everyone here?” Torch asked.
    Factor looked from Torch to Boulder warily. “Everyone except for Lola,” he grumbled.
    Torch looked over at Cruz. “Where is she?” Cruz and Lola were the closest in the team. If anyone would know where she was, he would.
    Cruz shrugged. “She had a family emergency to take care of. She'll be back in a couple of days.”
    Boulder crossed his arms, looking at him suspiciously. “What family?”
    Cruz looked at him blankly.
    Factor looked over at Cruz with disdain before grumbling, “Idiot,” as he marched away.
    Boulder opened the team bond only to find that Cruz had walled his mind. Cruz was hiding something and Boulder didn’t like it. Lola was an intricate part of their ragtag group of orphan misfits from the Fire and Ash war, but she was also prone to extreme bouts of emotional episodes. Episodes attributed to her hybrid empath-fae-human bloodline, but he suspected something else was going on and he needed to find out what.
    Torch pulled out his cell, dialing her number on speaker. “Bullshit. Either she has run off with one her lovers again or she’s pouting about some petty bullshit. In both cases, I don’t give a shit. She needs to be here taking care of business while we sort out this Infinity mess.”
    As the Director of Communications, Lola dealt with their demanding and often difficult clients, using her beauty and keen business skills. It didn't hurt that she occasionally helped with difficult cases using her fae powers to locate kidnapped clients with just a touch of their personal possessions. 

    Torch growled when Lola’s phone went straight to voicemail. “What the hell is going on, Cruz?”
    Cruz crossed his arms defensively. “That's not my business to tell.”
    Boulder and Cruz’s eyes locked. “Is she with Lucas?”
    Boulder despised Lucas, the fae king and also her estranged grandfather. He was a ruthless, conniving bastard who’d strung her along for months with the promise of revealing the names of the rogues who killed her family.
    Cruz's body tensed. “Look, guys, I can’t tell you. So stop fucking asking me,” he snarled.
    “That’s your final answer?” Torch asked.
    Cruz ran his fingers through his blond hair with agitation. “Yes!”
    Boulder glared at Cruz before storming past him. “Torch, we’ll deal with this shit later. Let’s go,” he snapped