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Then the beast will be locked on site.
Unable to step foot away, no matter her might.
Finally, the hunt will begin.
I reread the words three times, not sure I was understanding. This would be a piece of cake for Levi to decipher. Witches and their nonsense riddles.
“Can you translate this for me, Vince?” I turned the document his way.
Vince slipped into his chair, letting out a grunt that sounded like a laugh. “Those witches are something, right? Can’t just say things plainly.” He rubbed his hand over his head, smoothing his hair back before picking up his drink. “From what I’ve been told, the plan is for Charlie to complete some kind of predestined circle, get bitten by you three brothers, then turn into some kind of monster.”
I kept my face neutral, not wanting to give anything away.
“Then she’ll be locked down at the Duke compound, and Sal will bring more of his pet witches to take out your security fence.” He leaned forward, a sick expression on his face. “And the hunt will begin.” He raised his hand as he leaned back. “But hey, I’m just the messenger, and Sal is a sick fuck. Pays well, but yeah…a slimeball.”
I leaned back, trying to keep it cool. I had a job to do, and this information was new but not totally surprising. “I assume he plans to take out the Duke clan while he’s at it.”
Vincent shrugs. “No need. When he kills her, your clan will transfer to him.”
“Riiight.” I steepled my fingers under my chin, channeling a bit of Kane. “I’d like to propose a new deal.”
“Sal isn’t known to negotiate, especially when he’s winning.” Vincent laughed as he pulled off his sunglasses. “But, for what it’s worth, I’ll let him know. Now for my favor.” He rubbed his hands together. “I want a night with Charlie.” He grinned. “One night, no holds barred.”
I wanted to rip his motherfucking throat out. “Probably not a good idea… She’s wild—”
“Don’t get me wrong. I’m not suicidal.” Vince motioned to his throat. “I have a witch collar, and I want to see her on her knees. No biting, I promise.”
“Awww, but all I want to do is bite, Vince-baby.” Charlie came around the corner, blood dripping from her jowls, her claws red, in full beast mode.
Chapter Thirty-Two
Charlie
“I thought we’d agreed you’d wait for my signal.” Johnny pushed his chair back—the clatter of metal hitting cement made my ears ring.
“I got bored.” I swiveled on my heels then dove for the first of the three werewolves roaring toward me. They were fast. I’d give them that.
Levi caught another one mid-leap, and Johnny, now in his beast form, took out number three. Instead of a bloodbath, I sent the command through our link, bite and secure.
I was building an army, wasn’t I?
I pinned down the one I’d caught, my knees on his chest as he fought to shift to his wolf. “Nah-uh, big guy, you’re mine now.” At the sound of Levi and Johnny doing their thing, I leaned in and took the bite.
It was over in a matter of seconds. My fur was sticky with blood, the humans at the gate and on the door had shot at me. I’d bitten them, too, but I doubted they’d make the transition to werewolf. The crystal-clear water in the pool made me want to dive in and get the worst of the gore off…but first…I turned to Vince where he still sat, under protest, in his chair. Lex had him pinned, his big black wolf twice the size of Vince in human form.
“Where were we?” I said as I left bloody footprints on the concrete, the squish squish of my beast feet squeezing it out of my fur damn near comical. “Oh yeah, we were talking about the renegotiation of a shit deal.”
“You crazy bitch, you’ll never get Sal to agree—”
I darted one monstrous arm out to grab Vince by the throat, cutting off his air, along with his voice.
“I don’t need to get him to agree. You do.” I pulled him close, his feet scraping along the ground as I hauled him to face level. “From now on, you work for me.”
I flicked his jaw with my thumb, loosened my grip, then sank my fangs into the meaty flesh between his neck and shoulder.
Chapter Thirty-Three
You came to me from both sides of the ether world, parting the shadows with your bodies in human form. Two men, my men, you both have one purpose in mind, and I felt it like an electric shock along my skin.
