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few minutes of us searching the unit.
 And I ve got one over here, Jaxon chuckled.  Plus there s one
here labeled Vatican Raid so, um, they might have stolen shit after
all.
 Oh, we can t keep holy stuff, I groaned.  There might be a
finder s fee for its return though, right?
 Let s worry about that later, Lief snickered.  For now, let s
work on getting a few of these journals sent by courier and whatever
you want to plot. We don t have to deal with this all today.  Right, good, okay, I m going to make a
quick, private phone
call, I agreed as I stepped out of the unit. I trusted them not to steal
from my family& That and there were cameras everywhere. I jogged
down the end of the hall and stepped into the stairwell where I knew
I d be alone. Then I called Wesley, conferencing in Dewey.  Hey, how did it go? Wes asked as
Dewey came on the line.  Is everything okay? I didn t expect you to call.
 I needed advice and I had an idea, I said cryptically.  I had what
Wesley had in his secret place and then some. And I decided I want to
institute a plan B.
 An escape plan in case something ever starts happening to
Omegas again, Dewey surmised.
 Yeah. We give every Omega some form of instructions, maybe
as simple as getting to the nearest coven, and we pay the vampires to
get them out from there if it goes down. But we need somewhere safe.
So, I had an idea and don t laugh, but can you really like buy an
island? Maybe somewhere that Council members who are hooked in
with human authorities can t extradite us from.
 That s a scary but good idea, Wesley said after a moment.
 You re right. It would need to be somewhere that we couldn t just be
pulled right back out of because the Council s always connected. I d
talk to the vampire in charge of where you re at. He seemed to be
connected. He might be able to give us a lead on how to go about this.
We d also need to set up like housing there because I m not getting
stranded on a deserted island.
 Though it would be fun to watch my men walk around naked,
Dewey chuckled.  Yeah, and we d need supplies. We d have to be
smart about this. But I d want to tell my men.
 Right, but when does it stop? Those Omegas before thought their
men loved them. I know yours do but where is the line we draw? I say
only a select few know about this and if the shit hits the fan, the
Omegas all have a vampire contact to get them out.
 Which means we d have to tell Ellys about where it is, Dewey
hedged.
 I m okay with that. The man had proven trustworthy and hell, put
it in there that if we do this right, and things go bad, we d take his
people too. Because if they ever come after us for real again, you can
bet they d go after the vampires, Wesley said with an edge to his
voice.  I ll talk to him today. He s still staying here while things get sorted out and Carson can take
his history of what happened so we
have records of it.
 Good, I ll talk to the guy here, I agreed.
 And I ll&  Dewey started to say and trailed off.  Yeah, I got
nothing on how to help until we know more. Once we do I can start
figuring out ways to get extra supplies to the location in case we ever
have to run with just the shirts on our backs.
 Then we have a plan. And I was glad for that and that they
didn t just laugh at me. I might have experienced more than I should
have by twenty-one but in lots of ways I was still naïve to the world.
We quickly said our good-byes and I jogged down the stairs to the
lobby. The guy smiled when I approached and I rolled my eyes.  You
heard everything. Duh, of course you did.
 Sorry, sweet cheeks. It was just too juicy not to listen in, he
chuckled.  I can tell you that we have something set up already like
you re planning. I ll talk to Lord Ellys about the practically adjoining
island we own and the few for sale in the area. There were some
humans who just couldn t afford them anymore or were persuaded
they didn t want to live around us.
I instantly got that message and while it was kind of creepy, I
understood and was grateful for it right then.  That would be great
and something to only be discussed with Wesley Orson or myself for
now.
 I hear you loud and clear. You want me to look into getting that
stuff to the Vatican and what your take would be?
 Yeah, that would be cool as long as I don t get arrested because I
have it in my possession, I answered with a snicker.  And I want to
take two handfuls of what s in the treasure chests, and get it put into
some off, off-shore accounts.
 Very smart, he agreed as he jotted down notes.  Always wise to
have a rainy day on the tornado size plan ready. Might I suggest a
smaller handful to take with you or have sent to you? Cash is great, credit cards can be traced, but
rocks very rarely don t get the door
open when you need it to, if you get my drift.
 I really, really like you, I giggled, shaking my head.  Okay, I ll
bring down handfuls to deposit and a pocketful to have couriered to
my address.
 And what are you going to tell those sexy men while we do
this? he asked delicately.
 They know this is new and I m trusting them with a lot so to give
me space with a rest.
 Honey cheeks, you need to keep those men. I ve never heard of
big bad wolves being that patient or understanding. If you don t treat
them right they can have me all they want, he said with over-the-top
flair.
 What is your name? I chuckled, dying to know.
 Meredith, he answered with a snicker, handing me his card.
 Yeah, I know, hilarious. My parents thought I was going to be a girl
so they still gave me the name. Ha, ha. Whatever, I got turned and
never looked back on my past life except for keeping the name. I was
born to be a vampire.
 It s a good look on you, I agreed with a wink. He laughed and
shooed me away. I headed back up to the unit, smiling as my new
men were sitting on the ground as they sifted through another crate.  I m waiting for one of us to find
the Holy Grail, Jaxon mumbled
as he held up some golden, gaudy-ass goblet.
 Or those creepy scarabs like in The Mummy that are going to eat
us all, Lief added.
 You think this is what Wesley found in his too or was it just
gold, journals, and paintings? Asher asked.  This is a lot to take in,
guys. I froze, worried suddenly as I backed into the shadows.  You getting caught up by the fact
Brody is rich? Jaxon asked
darkly, eyeing over Asher as if seeing the man in a new light.  No, no, nothing like that, he swore as
he shook his head.  I just
keep thinking what happened to those Omegas centuries ago. And now Brody s part of a bloodline
that would be one of the first targets because he s powerful. He spread his arms wide as he looked
around
the room.  Maybe this is the answer.
 Babe, I don t get what you mean and you re starting to worry
me, Lief whispered as he rubbed his arms.  Please tell me that
you re not talking about taking this from Brody or something.  No! Never! he growled in
frustration.  I d never hurt Brody and
there s not enough money or jewels in the world that would make me
want to hurt him. I m saying there s more than we could ever spend in
our lifetime, even our longer version because we claimed an Omega.
Let s take it and run with him. We can hide him and he won t ever be
in danger then.
 You want to get out now in case things get worse and not better,
Jaxon surmised.
 Don t you? Tell me it hasn t crossed your mind since you ve
claimed him to pack a bag, change your names, and run, Asher shot
right back.
 Yeah, it s crossed my mind, Lief agreed.  There s going to be
backlash from what Wesley, Tristan, Carson, and the whole gang has
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