“You weren’t kidding about the protective part, were you?” she asked.
I sighed. “Nope.”
“Well, Dallas, I do tend to get clearer visions, almost like scenes playing out like a movie. Those ones tend to be more definite than others and they tend to happen in real life soon after I have them.”
“But you said the future wasn’t set in stone,” Steele said.
“True. And for most cases it’s not. But for these types of visions, very rarely can someone change something in their present to alter the course of their future. Though it can happen, it doesn’t always. And I have the sense that whatever led to Cassidy being behind bars is going to happen within the next day or so, if not sooner.”
“Awesome,” I muttered. “I’m a magnet for not-so-great fortunes.”
“Sorry, girlie,” Maxine said. “I promise there are more positives coming in the future, but we gotta get you through this little hump first.”
“Thanks for the heads up,” I breathed out. And truly I was grateful. It would just be great to have a little break from the universe. “I think you gave us exactly what we needed.”
“My pleasure, my friend,” she said. “Let me know how things go.”
“I will,” I said.
The call ended and I faced the men. “Well, what do you guys think?”
Dallas leaned in closer. “What in the world could you possibly do to be put behind bars?”
“Your guess is as good as mine,” I said. “And my guess is it has something to do with Charlotte since she showed up and was apparently overly proud of herself.”
“That much is a given, my dear,” Malachi said.
I huffed and settled my gaze on Steele. “You’re quiet. Don’t have anything to add?”
He nodded. “I might have an idea. I have a friend who works for the SOTF. He’s been trying to find a smoking gun on Charlotte for quite some time. They don’t have any proof of her acting out, and because all of us had been loyal to her or terrified of her, no one has ever given her up.”
“What is the SOTF?” I asked.
“It’s the Shifter Outlier Task Force,” Dallas said. “Shifter police.”
“Ah. I guess that makes sense,” I said then faced Steele. “Your friend has been trying to get proof of Charlotte breaking laws for some time now?”
He nodded. “I’ve never had a reason to do so until you.”
My face burned.
“What do you see happening afterward?” Malachi asked.
Steele frowned. “I’m hoping when Charlotte shows up, as she did in Maxine’s vision, then she will do her normal thing and start to monologue. But we will have the cell and Cassidy bugged, so when she incriminates herself…”
“The SOTF hears it and has all the proof they need of her crimes because she would have essentially confessed to me,” I added.
“Exactly,” he said.
“All of that is fine and dandy,” Dallas said. “But none of it gets her behind bars.”
“Leave the rest to me,” Malachi said.
I stared at him confused.
He smirked. “I’ll go back to her. Play up some sob story about how I regret my actions. Beg to come back and convince her to arrest you for trespassing or some other nonsense.”
“You would be walking a very dangerous line,” I muttered.