It was a Thursday night almost dinner time. Ivy and Nina were here tonight, we all had the night off and were making pizza's.

It was nice to have everyone here at the church. It seemed lately either Ivy and Nina had dinner plans with Ivy's family, Ivy was working a run, or I had an event to attend as Trent's security escort, but tonight there was nothing going on.

Oh I was very happy for Ivy and Nina, but it always made me a little lonely watching them together. Not that I felt that way about Ivy, I loved her more than anything, but like a sister, or a best friend.

Jenks only had a handful of kids left here at the church, so I think he was feeling it too.

I was about to take a shot on the pool table and heard the phone. Both Ivy and Jenks yelled. "I'll get it."

For some reason Jenks like to answer the phone, and Ivy, well she just likes being in control and keeping surprises to a minimal.

I heard pixy wings coming back in the room and in a panicked voice. "Rache it's Quen, he sounds worried, you better talk with him."

I took the phone. "Quen, hey its Rachel, what's up, the girls okay?"

I had Ivy and Jenks all hovering close by to hear the other end of the conversation.

"Rachel I called to check and see if Trenton was there. Jenks says he's not, and has not been there at all today."

"No Trent hasn't been here today, should I be expecting him?"

"No, but when ever I don't know where he is because he's taken a detour from his normal day, it usually is to stop to your church or involves you some how. Rachel he promised the girls he would be home for dinner three hours ago. there is no answer on his phone, he's not returning text, nothing."

"Okay calm down Quen, where was he going today, was he with anyone?"

"He had to go downtown to see his attorney, get a few contracts straightened out, but I called there and they are gone, so I called his attorney's personal cell phone and he said Trent left there about 3 hours ago."

"Okay so it's only been 3 hours, calm down."

"Rachel, you don't understand he's been getting some weird calls over the last few days, and a couple of times I wondered if we were being followed. I chalked it up to paranoia, but now I think I was wrong. Rachel I think someone took him!"

"Quen, take a deep breath. What about his car, where is it?"

"My security team is working on the GPS tracker now." Quen said and seemed to be thinking a little clearer now.

"What, okay, I was just told his car is by the little airport he uses. I gotta go."

"Wait Quen, who is with the girls? Why don't you stay and I will check it out. Okay?"

"The girls will be fine with the nanny they are going to bed now. How about I pick you up on my way?"

"Okay see you soon."

I hung up the phone.

"Did you guys get all that?"

Ivy's eyes were big and Jenks just shook his head yes.

"Rahce I'm coming with you. That damn cookie maker kind of grew on me, I'm worried." Jenks said going to land on the edge of the pool table.

"Yeah Rache, he's like the rich nephew we don't like but put up with, right Jenks."

I couldn't help but let out a little laugh at that, that was exactly how Jenks refered to Trent on our trip to the west coast. Yes even Ivy had a small soft spot for Trent. He helped save me when no one else could and that was big for her. If Trent had not put my soul in the bottle I would have burned alive.

"I will tell you I will kick his Elf ass to the Ever-After if I find he is just messing around trying to stay out of sight and did not let anyone know his plans." But somehow I didn't think that was the case. I was really worried.

Quen was not the type to over react.

Quen got here in record time. We got in the car, me if the front passenger seat with Ivy and Nina in back. Jenks flew over to whisper in Quen's ear.

"Trent doesn't have some woman he is hooking up with does he?" Even with Jenks trying to whisper I still could hear the question.

"Quen answered loud enough for us all to hear. "No Trenton does not go fooling around with woman causally." He looked at me as he said this.

Okay, I just looked out the window, trying to get a handle on all this.

Would it bother me if we found him and he had been with a girlfriend and just lost tract of time? Damn I think it would, it shouldn't, but it would.

I still wake up on occasion from dreaming of that night in his spelling hut. I have to say some of the dreams tended to be very erotic and I didn't stop him.

"Rachel, Rachel?" Came Quen's voice.

"Oh, ah what."

"When was the last time you talked with Trent?" Quen asked.

"Ah, yesterday, he wanted to make plans to go riding with the girls. For tomorrow."

We got to the airport, Quen entered the code to get inside the gate.

Sure enough his car was there, or one of his cars.

We pulled up and walked over. The drivers door was not fully closed. No one was insight. I glanced around and the place was completely deserted.

"Do you know if they have cameras?" I asked.

"Yes they do." Quen answered.

"I'm on it." Jenks said flying away at max speed.

Ivy pulled out latex gloves like she was at a crime scene.

"Should we call the FIB?" I asked Quen.

"I would rather not get them or the IS involved."

"But what if its really serious, why would you not involve them, because of brimstone and Bio-drugs, what if he is in danger Quen?"

"Not yet. If we need to we can call later, it's been less than four hours so they wouldn't get involved yet anyways, not even for someone of Trent's wealth."

Okay maybe Quen was right, but later I would push the issue again.

Ivy walked over to Quen and I. "Well I see why he is not answering his phone, it was tucked under his seat. Almost like he hid it."

"Quen walked over. That's his private cell phone. His business one is gone. I will get the security team to check for usage. He didn't pick either up phone."

Ivy handed the phone to me. "Is there a password on the phone?"

"Ah, yeah. Angel."

"Angel?" I said and made a face, what an odd password for an Elf.

"Yes." Quen said and walked to the other side of the car.

"Rachel! Come look at this." Ivy said peeking into the car.

"Looks like the remnants of a spell." I said

"Yeah, anything look familiar?"

"Yeah, actually. Quen come over here."

Walking over Quen asks. "What did you find?"

"Looks like a spell was thrown, but I don't know, it reminds me of the smell of the spells from our trip, the Elves that were after us. This almost feels like wild magic was used."

"You might be right." Quen looked at me. "There are few Elves on this side of the continent that would want to harm Trenton. Any luck with his phone?"

"No checking it now. I see a lot of missed calls, all from you. One from Ellasbeth. She left a message."

Listening to the message. "Trenton, I wanted to say good night to the girls, but apparently you cannot be bothered to answer your phone. Call me as soon as you can."

And she hung up.

I see Quen's brow furrowed in thought.

"What did you think of?" Ivy asked.

"Usually Ellasbeth calls the house phone for bedtime, only calls Trent's phone at bedtime if she cannot get us on the house phone. We were home and never heard the phone ring."

"I don't want to alarm anyone, but I smell blood." Ivy stated.

"Does it smell fresh?" I asked.

"Fresh enough, not a lot, but enough."

We looked around with our flashlights, it was dark enough it was hard to see.

"Here by the car. Just some splatter, Not like someone bled out."

I continue looking through the calls, and don't see anything that stands out. "For a length of time today he didn't get any calls on this phone." I inform the team.

"Yeah, well most of his calls would have been on his work phone." Quen said with some thought.

I continued looking now for any text messages, or anything else I could find.

I found a string of text messages.

Can you meet me?

When?

ten minutes

give me twenty

"Well he was planning to meet someone, just let me get to the beginning of the messages."

I get to the beginning of the messages.

(unknown phone) Trent we need to talk, can we meet?

(Trent's phone) Who is this?

(unknown phone) Oh silly its me Rachel, forgot I dropped my phone and just got a new one.

(Trent's phone) And you changed your number?

(unknown phone) Yeah it was quicker then getting it transferred.

(Trent's phone) Why don't I stop at the church on my way home, It won't be too far out of my way.

(unknown phone) I can't meet you there, I want to talk alone.

(Trent's phone) What's wrong?

(unknown phone) We just need to talk. Please don't tell Quen your meeting me.

(Trent's phone) Why?

(unknown phone) Come on you know why, please just meet me, I promise you won't be sorry.

(Trent's phone) Huh?

(Unknown phone) Can you meet me?

(Trent's phone) When?

(Unknown Phone) 10 minutes?

(Trent's phone) Give me twenty.

(unknown phone) ok

(Trent's Phone) How about at the airport where my jet is?

(Unknown phone) Okay

"I'm going to call the number the text came from."

"Any luck?" Quen asked.

"No disconnected."

"I'll have my team track the number, although I will bet it is untraceable.

"You think Ellasbeth knows anything?" I ask.

Just then I hear pixy wings. "Someone messed with the security footage, there is nothing there to see."

"I'm calling her." I was pissed someone just used me to get to Trent. He came here thinking I wanted to meet him, Someone that thought by my promising him he wouldn't be sorry if he met me was texting him. Did they think we were an item? Lot's of people thought that, not just Ellasbeth.

I call Ellasbeth's number back.

The phone rings and I hear a hesitant "Hello?"

"Where is he?"

"Hello? Who is this?"

"Your worse nightmare if you've done anything to him."

"How did you get this phone?" Came the cool voice on the other line.

"Found it, but guess what Trent is no where to be found."

"What, is that why he never picked up, who is this? Is this that witch Morgan?"

"It is and I will tell you right now, Ellasbeth if anything happens to him you will be sorry."

"What on earth are you talking about? "

"Trent seems to have gone missing." I inform her.

"Oh don't worry, he is probably just with one of his little whores." She laughs. "You don't think you are the only one do you." She laughs again.

"Ellasbeth, this is not a game, we found his car, and there are ruminants of a spell. Kind of like the spells used to chase us down when Trent was trying to rescue Lucy from the West Coast."

I knew that would piss her off, and I could hear it in her voice.

"Put Quen on."

"Quen for you." I held out the phone.

"Yes Trent is missing, it looks like someone took him. Good then you wouldn't mind the team stopping by while they are out on the West Coast investigating his disappearance."

"Thank you."

After Quen hung up. He looked defeated. "I am not sure if Ellasbeth is involved, but my gut tells me the West Coast Elves have something to do with all this. We need to go to Seattle."

"Quen you can't come, you are all the girls have right now, and you need to take care of them. I will go."

Jenks and Ivy looked at each other and gave a nod. "We are in, the three of us will go to check Seattle out. Quen you stay with the girls."