Shifters of Grrr 2 (80 page)

Now he came back to her side to wait until they could leave and start their real mission. Damon's team hadn't found anything at the bar they'd gone to but the fact that Zorth's team had, showed some of the places on the list were hiding their secrets well. Once the main targets were taken care of, she was sure they would attend to the rest of the list. Zorth leaned over and grabbed her hand squeezing it gently. She sensed he could sympathize with the boredom she was enduring as the loose ends were tied up. Luckily she could see they were almost done and not a moment too soon if they hoped to have any chance of working all three targets Damon had selected for tonight.

Damon signaled that their part was done and Carly and Riley were left in charge to turn the scene over to the locals while Candi and Cage took those arrested for involvement with the blood drugs in to a local supernatural jail. It was a good day's work already but they were just getting started. They all would meet at Damon's house to get ready since a certain kind of dress and look was required to blend in. She could admit she was excited to see Zorth with the bad boy look. He'd be hot, he was already sexy as hell.

They got there and the guys went to a guest room while the ladies went to Marissa's room. Marissa even had a dressing room between her closet and bedroom. How cool was that? Damon had his own closet so she didn't have to share. They'd each brought clothing with them, but Marissa nixed most of it. It seemed she'd gotten things for each of them and they were downright sinful. Hell, why not since they were playing a part?

She handed out the undergarments and the hose. Harry had a red hot bra, garter belt, and panty set, and black fishnet stockings. It looked incredible on her and she would be drawing attention especially with the tight red sheath she would be wearing and the black fuck me heels. Will was in a sapphire blue set with sheer black hose and a blue V-neck cutout that was missing material in all the right places. She would be wearing silver sky high heels and Dare and Nicky would melt when they saw her.

Marissa would be wearing a black set with red threading and nude hose. Her dress was halter style, body hugging and backless. It was black with a little red trim and her red high heels were at least three inches high. Marissa had given her a deep purple set that she loved with black hose. She had a long sleeved dress that hugged her upper body but the skirt didn't fit as tight. It had a cutout that bared her stomach and half her back.

All of them were pure sex
come a calling
. She'd never felt sexier in her life and she knew Harry didn't ever dress like this. It was good for her to try something like this. Will dressed like this when she went out and when she went undercover so it was nothing new for her. But she still looked incredible, they all did. She couldn't wait to get a look at the men. Right now, Marissa was helping them with their hair and makeup but as soon as that was done they'd join the guys.

"All right, everyone happy with their look except for Harry who's scared to look too sexy?" Marissa asked with a smirk? Harry stuck out her tongue at her. "Hey, watch the lipstick, kiddo." Harry rolled her eyes. "I saw that!"

They were all laughing as they made their way out to see the men. She almost swallowed her tongue as she caught sight of Zorth. He was in leather mostly. His black leather pants fit tightly showing off his incredible ass and his long legs. He wore black leather biker boots, the ones with the squared off toes. His black leather jacket fit his shoulders nicely and hung open exposing a dark blue dress shirt that had a couple buttons open to show off his tan chest. Her mouth watered and her hands itched to undress him. She felt heat in her belly, fierce and hard to control but she bit it back.

He was the bad boy of any woman's dreams and he was hers. All she had to do was make it through the night and she could claim him. Just the thought of what she could do to him was delicious and as her eyes moved up his incredible physique, their eyes caught and held. She would swear his eyes glowed with desire or even some kind of magic, after all he was a demon of some sort. She wondered what his powers were and decided when she had a chance she would asked.

She looked around and saw Marissa was drooling over Damon and Will was trying hard not to look at Nicky or Dare. Harry was checking them all out with a look of approval on her face. "You guys are some excellent eye candy," Harry said.

She couldn't agree more. The only negative was that they would draw attention from everyone with the way they all looked. The men would draw the eye of anyone that appreciated a sexy hard body while the girls would draw in those who liked soft curves. Even among the attractive superaturals their group would pull in looks. The guys looked gorgeous but they also looked badass so maybe that would back off anyone who thought about getting a closer look.

They loaded up into their SUVs and they all headed to their selected targets. They had a parting of ways just before they hit the final turn and it was time to find that inner calm before all hell would break loose. They weren't going in this place to find evidence since that had already been acquired. They were going in to position themselves so evidence wouldn't be destroyed when they shut the place down.

They pulled into the parking lot ready to get out and go into the target establishment. The lot was about halfway full which would make for less people to process once the club was shut down. It was the one they'd been to earlier and it looked like the restaurant was just closing. It was right at eight p.m. which was the closing time on their sign. One less thing to worry about. They strolled passed the bouncers who leered at Harry and her but cast respectful glances at Nicky and Zorth. They saw a fight they would lose and wanted no part of it not even for such lovely prizes. She shuddered at the thought of being claimed by one of those animals. She leaned closer into Zorth's side feeling well protected.

The odor hit them as they entered but they had no choice but to overlook it. They tried to find a table that had been cleaned off but they had no luck. Zorth moved them to the bar instead. Nicky had his arm around Harry and they appeared to be a loving couple to anyone who might take even a long hard gander at them. Nicky probably wished he had an easier mate like Harry to choose but his choice had already been taken away from him.

He eyed the bartender while Zorth tried to see where the manager and his office was located. She and Harry just looked around for anyone that might cause trouble. That was probably half the guys in here. She saw nothing but difficulties ahead with this rough crowd. Harry didn't look calm and relaxed either with her nervous gaze traveling all around. She was hoping Harry was coming up with a spell or two to equalize things, just in case. The doors slammed shut and the bouncers pushed on them but they wouldn't open. Zorth!

Nicky jumped up on the bar and got everyone's attention. "The doors won't be opening until we are through here. We are from the DEA and the FBI. Everyone here will be questioned, those not involved in illegal activities will be released once everyone has been talked to." He stared down anyone who started to argue.

Zorth went to the manager's office so that he could question the manager and search through all the files, drawers, storage areas and so on. She and Harry would set up their tape recorders and begin taking statements. Nicky would keep an eye on the crowd in general and help wherever needed. People started lining up once they realized they weren't leaving until everyone had given a statement. She was relieved that the place wasn't packed. Hopefully they wouldn't be here all night.

The statements were pretty much the same. No one saw anything, heard anything, or knew anything. They were all just out for a good time and most of them insisted they hardly ever came here. It was no surprise but she wished someone would use a little imagination to make their story interesting. Harry looked bored to tears and Nicky divided his time between growling at the men who leered at them from down the line and checking the bar out for any hidden contraband. He was starting a good size pile of items in one corner of the bar.

Things were going smoothly which was usually a harbinger of trouble. Trouble came on paws as one of the men in line, tired of waiting and possibly feeling guilty, morphed into a giant brown wolf. He lunged at Nicky seeming to feel his wolfish form gave him an advantage. He didn't realize that Nicky was a true alpha not to mention an old vamp. He was already in his superior form and the wolf, not even a lesser alpha, was about to be schooled. Nicky caught him by the throat at he went airborne. It reminded her of a child holding a puppy by the scruff. The wolf wiggled and whimpered but was helpless to get himself loose.

Nicky glared at him as if he was a recalcitrant child. "If I let you down, will you behave now? I'd hate to have to break your neck."

The wolf nodded. Most of the people hardly noticed the whole exchange leading her to conclude that all these people were familiar with supernaturals in general and wolves in particular. So much for keeping the humans, which most of these people were, happily ignorant of the magical world. She looked at Harry who just shrugged. They continued on as they had before the interruption except Nicky was keeping a closer eye on the line. A knock came at the door and the door opened automatically.

Cage strolled in first followed by Candi. Everyone in line watched this new threat closely. When Candi and Cage set up next to her to take statements, people started to move to their line. It looked like things would be moving faster. Candi muttered, "The fun part of the job."

She couldn't agree more but unfortunately every job had its boring tasks. With the extra help it seemed things were going fast. Now that Cage was here, Nicky went to help Zorth giving the impression that he'd only stayed to protect them because they were female. She wanted to be offended but to be honest, she had felt safe because of his presence. She felt safe now because of Cage who she was sure could keep things under control long enough for Zorth and Nicky to get to them no matter what happened. These males were all super alpha and she had faith in every one of them.

She looked up at the next person she had to question. He was one ugly, dirty asshole. His stench hit her and she fought a gag. There'd been a few stinky ones but this guy took the prize. He also leered at her and licked his lips as if he'd ever have a chance at her or any other decent girl.

"Hey Baby. Maybe after we're done here, I can buy you a drink and we can get to know each other better?" he said.

"Sorry, I'm not allowed to date the people we question," she answered smiling sweetly.

He smiled back showing black nubs where his teeth should have been. He breathed fetid air into her face making her unable to prevent a gag. "I won't tell anyone if you don't."

Harry looks over at him. "I'm not deaf you dumb ass. Everyone already knows."

He huffed and flushed slightly. "They're your buddies aren't they?" he asked sheepishly.

"They're also my mate's friends," she whispered like it was a secret.

"Oh, I understand," he said with a wink. She was sure he didn't understand at all.

She started asking him questions and he answered pretty much like everyone else. She was relieved when he was finally done and he walked off to join some of his friends. Another guy moved in front of her. "Don't be too hard on Macky, a beautiful woman can tempt a saint." He said with an oily smile. What had she done to be so lucky to get two flirtatious males in a row?

"I'm sure he'll find someone else to give his attentions to."

"That doesn't mean his heart won't be breaking," he observed. She shot him the
you've got to be kidding
look. "Okay, I give up," he said holding his hands up in the universal gesture of surrender. "Just trying to be friendly."

Harry leaned over. "Next time don't try so hard," she said.

"You two some kind of buddies or something?" he asked.

"When people bother me, she gets to turn them into frogs," she said.

He paled as he looked at Harry. "I'm not bothering anybody. Just trying to get this done and get out of here," he muttered.

"Let's get on it then," she said as Harry nodded her approval. No one tried to start a conversation after that and they were done in no time.

Zorth and Nicky came out to join them and the doors opened. "No need to keep anyone but those implicated in the drug dealing," Zorth explained. "Now we need to meet Damon at the third place, they just got there so we have a lot of work to do."

She looked at Zorth and could see how tired he was. It had been a long night and it wasn't over yet. She reached over and took his hand squeezing it hoping it would comfort him. Candi and Cage took the prisoners hauling them off to jail and the evidence to log in while the rest of them headed out to meet up with Damon's team.

They pulled into another parking lot a few miles down the road. It was less than half full of cars so hopefully that meant there wouldn't be too many people. If she was honest, she didn't care for this job that Zorth did every day. Saving the witches had been gratifying enough to make up for the poor work environment but this was just tiring and irritating. When they went inside and she saw the other team, it was obvious they felt the same.

"Glad to see you guys," Damon said and there was a big grin on his face.

It was clear they were trying to work through everyone as quickly as possible. She and Harry got in position and started taping statements. Candi and Cage probably wouldn't make it back tonight and Riley and Carly weren't anywhere to be seen either. Cole was working with Damon and Zorth and Nicky paired up to go through the storage areas. Marissa, Will, and Dare were also taking statements so they should be done in a couple hours at the most. Right now the thing she wanted more than anything else was a hot bath. She promised herself when they were done, that's what she would do.