Take Her to HeVan (Nephilim Book 6) by Lucy Kelly Page B

as you want, sweetie. Well, no more than will fit into the garage, okay? Now, the reason I called you in here is because Karlo Darvik’s credit card was used yesterday afternoon. That means he’s either alive or someone found the shuttle and found his stuff, or he got out of the shuttle and then someone found him and robbed him.”
    Ishme took hold of her hands. “As much as I would like to think he’s alive, he would have contacted us. All the warriors know how to get in touch in an emergency. If he’s in a place where he can use his credit card, he could buy a pre-paid phone.”
    “It’s no use speculating. His brother is searching the forest northwest of Boulder for the crash site. We should tell him what’s happening. At the same time, I’m going to get to work online and see what I can find out about these charges. Maybe it’ll give us some leads. Should I cancel the credit card? If he were robbed, I’d hate for the thief to be able to just spend our money,” she said.
    “I’ll let you make that decision. You’re the expert on this sort of thing,” he said, kissing her on the forehead. “While you do that, I’ll contact Charl Darvik and let him know what’s happening. If you come up with any more information, he can look into it for us.”
    “Okay, I’ll do that.”
    Ishme got up to make his calls. He was about to leave the office when Becky called him back.
    “Hey, a kiss on the forehead, that’s all I get?” she asked with a pout.
    He turned right around and gave her a deeper kiss. “Better?”
    “Much better, I love you.”
    “I love you, too, my heart.”
    Smiling, Becky turned back to her computer. “Now, let’s see who’s been buying what in Boulder, Colorado.”
    While Becky did her thing on the computer, Ishme was in another room he and Nyal shared as an office/den. Becky had said it wasn’t much of a man cave. There were a couple of desks facing each other at one end of the room. The other end had a couple of chairs and a mini fridge. Becky had offered to decorate a room specifically for them to hang out in. They had turned her down, saying they’d rather spend time with her.
    She let them get away with that because they were still technically newlyweds. At the same time, the twins would be arriving soon, so she was going ahead with her plans to turn part of the basement into a men only room. They had more and more Nephilim warriors visiting and it would be a good place for them to hang out.
    Charl Darvik was carrying a SAT phone in his pack so it didn’t take long for Ishme to reach him.
    “Hello?” said Charl.
    “Charl Darvik? This is Ishme Namkin, Ankida to Becky Anderson.”
    All Nephilim knew Becky. She was one of the first three women from Earth known to be of Nephilim descent. She was also the creator of all their Earth identities and a founder of the women’s Sanctuary.
    “Ishme, greetings fellow warrior, do you have news for me?” Charl asked.
    “Yes, your brother’s credit card was used in Boulder yesterday. Becky is looking into it. We should have some more information in a few hours. I thought you might want to head in that direction,” said Ishme.
    “I haven’t found anything here in the forest. There’s still a lot of acreage left to search. I should have found something. I’m in the area where the traitor Hend must have landed the shuttle. If you have a stronger lead, then I agree I should look into it. I must find my brother’s body.”
    “You don’t think your brother could be the one using his credit card?”
    “No, Ishme. We have no other close family. He would not leave me grieving alone. If he were alive, he would contact me. No, a thief has stolen his credit card and possibly his identification. I will find this person and they will lead me to my brother’s body,” Charl said.
    Karlo could hear the pain in his fellow warrior’s voice. “Anything you need to aid you, you only need to ask and it shall be given. May the Goddess bless your