"No. I just don't want my brother's penthouse to become a crime scene and my first partner to an event to go to jail. It would cause too much harm to my reputation."
Ivy felt no guilt lying through her teeth.
'When did I become such a good liar? And the reason is soooo good!!' she couldn't help but praise herself in her mind.
Walking back, she stared at Nyx, who seemed to have cooled down and in control.
'This is why I keep away from men.' She glared at Nyx as she took her seat.
"What business do you have?"
She glanced at Xade as she questioned, who immediately straightened up and knew better than to pass sarcastic comments or show his displeasure after the scene.
There is a chance she will throw them all out to keep her 'reputation'. They all heard what they spoke in the kitchen with their super hearing abilities.
That was a statement which seemed to calm Nyx the most. Not caring about Theon. Even if she didn't care about him, it was okay. But she should not care about someone else.
Theon walked in at the same time she put forth her question but Xade already began speaking so he quietly took a seat.
"It is about what you said the other day."
"That you're a douchebag?" She raised a brow.
"That we are different." Xade ignored her comment, knowing she was trying to provoke him.
"So, you are finally willing to admit that you are?" She mocked as she glanced at Theon and Nyx and tilted her head asking, "You two too?"
"Yes." The second time Nyx spoke.
Taking a deep breath, Xade calmed himself.
"I am a phoenix; Nyx here is a dragon and Xade Boy is a vampire." Theon teased Xade with the silly nickname he got.
"Stop!" Xade spat through clenched teeth.
The tri looked at Ivy to gauge her expression.
"Are you too shocked by my handsomeness to have lost power over your voice?" Theon's sweet voice floated through the air.
"You flatter yourself too much. I just already know whatever your species are. You think I won't figure out about the rest of you just because I didn't bring it up."
Xade's jaw hit the ground while Nyx's eyes widened for a fraction of a second before he covered his surprise.
"You are so up to date with everyone around you, beauty, it makes me wonder if you are not who you show?"
"Of course, I am what I show. I have no reason to hide."
Ivy bawled her right hand into a fist with a dark glint in her eyes and Nyx suddenly gasped for air as if being chocked.
Theon and Xade alternated their gazes between Ivy, her fist and Nyx though Theon's surprise was far less shown than Xade's, who looked like a child coming to the circus for the first time.
Just as Nyx's face started changing color and skin started going dark with scales appearing on several parts of his face and body, Ivy released him.
She smiled menacingly as she watched Nyx calm his dragon and his breath. Nyx looked at her in wonder with a gaze like he couldn't recognize her.
"Don't worry. I am not your Ivy, phoenix. She is fine for now and I will let her know what you all came to tell her."
Ivy's smooth, feminine voice changed into a deep, masculine but smooth one.
"But what I did just now is also something my light can do. So just remember what happened now can also happen with my real light present."
As she spoke, her figure morphed into a man's. It was well built, not too much muscle and neither too lean. Too perfect to be true.
Ivy's face only remained and the trio immediately put their guards up and prepared for attack.
Just when Theon was about to grab hold of the imposter, 'Ivy' started fading and Theon's hand passed through air.
Eventually, the entire man with Ivy's face vanished into thin air, as if he was never there.
"F*CK!"
Theon finally lost his cool not knowing what happened to his precious mate before running around the house, searching for her and instructing the other two to do so too.
Banging of doors was heard for the next couple seconds as they all searched for their mate before returning to the living room.
"Nowhere," Nyx murmured and Xade shook his head.
At the same time, a distinct flapping of wings was heard and they rushed to the balcony.
"What's with your faces?"
"She's missing."
These two words were enough to make Engel go crazy.
He rushed around the house checking for her and calling her name like a mad man.
Unable to find her, he asked the trio what had happened and Xade recounted everything from them meeting Cristian to Ivy's disappearance and their frenzied search.
"I had just seen her this morning."
Engel walked to the Ivy's room and the rest followed.
He picked the note he had left for her which was left untouched.
Looking around, he checked the bathroom and then the bed, which only had his touch.
"There's no trace of her." Xade voiced out as he moved around the room trying to take in any presence.
"there is another presence, very light but it's there."
Theon glanced at Nyx with his shining black eyes, who immediately utilized his dragon's power to sense the unknown entity.
His body was covered in scales in some places like a tiger and eyes turned yellow as his sclera became blood red.
"it is dark," he glanced at the other three, "shadow."
That one word was enough for them to be buried in concern.
Theon, Nyx and Engel transformed into their respective forms and flew away.
"And what and I supposed to do?!" Xade was agitated at being left without a word.
He walked out, only to go to Cristian's office, compelling his way through and finally, compelled Cristian to recite the events of the previous night and this morning.
The revelation was shocking and he needed to let the others know of it soon.
'Where the hell are they?! The one time I need them, they are nowhere.'
Not knowing where to go, he left to see Strider.
Meanwhile, Nyx flew off to see Orien and Engel went to check on the defenses in case any broke.
But Theon was nowhere to be found.