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The right bait was standing in front of him. “Let me guess, you and your team just got back from Baton Rouge.”
She smiled. “And we just missed you, thanks to those idiots with the FBI.”
“You missed me at Night Watch, too.” Every muscle in his body was tight, but his voice was easy and soft. “But I think you got a few of my friends.”
Beth shrugged. “Unfortunate collateral damage.”
What. The. Fuck?
“Jana was our target, and we had to make certain she wouldn’t find any sympathetic authorities in your area.”
“You killed five people.” And what was up with that subtle emphasis she’d put on “was our target”?
Beth stared at him. Didn’t blink. Davey shut the door behind them. “There was ample time for escape. The supernaturals should have moved faster.” She shrugged again, as if to say: Not my fucking fault they didn’t get out.
“You know, we could have killed you at the Mardi Gras warehouse.” Her teeth were white and a little sharp for a human’s. Her smile was just cold. “But we let you live. Do you wonder why?” Her gaze darted to Jana. She sighed a bit, roughly. “Why don’t you put her down on the couch? There’s no sense holding?—”
Jana stirred against him, then her body tensed. He glanced down and saw her lashes flutter open. Confusion and a haze of pain cloaked the blue depths. “Zane?”
“It’s okay, baby.”
“No,” Beth said clearly, “it’s really not.”
Jana’s eyes widened in understanding, and she jerked against him, tumbling from his arms. She staggered and managed to land on her feet, but she kept a death grip on his arm. “You.”
“Hi, Jana.” Beth’s smile dimmed a bit. “Glad you finally came home.”
He felt the fury vibrate through Jana’s body, and he expected fire to erupt in a blaze across the room.
Nothing happened.
“The drug slows the charge,” Beth stated, as if reading his mind. “She won’t be able to fire up for some time.”
“I don’t need to fire up—” Jana lurched forward. “I can still kick your ass!”
Davey grabbed her, catching both of Jana’s arms, and pinning them behind her back.
Zane lunged, ready to rip that kid apart.
“Easy.” Beth held up her hands. “There’s no need for this to turn violent, not when I want to help you both.”
Help them?
Jana stopped fighting against Davey. Her eyes were trained on Beth.
Beth’s gaze was on Zane. “You’re something special, aren’t you?” she murmured. “I didn’t see it at first. Didn’t realize, not until I saw you at Dusk.”
Oh, hell, she knew what he could do.
“What are you on the power scale?” she asked. “Nine, a ten?”
Zane didn’t answer, but he decided it was time he let his power out. Time to rip into Beth’s head and tear Perseus apart.
“Won’t work.” The faintest of lines appeared around those doll eyes of hers. She tapped her temple with her index finger. “I’ve got a spell in place to keep you out. Once I knew how strong you were, I figured I’d better call out the big guns.”
“Zane?” Jana’s soft voice. Lost. Confused.
But he knew she wasn’t lost. The woman was just biding her time as she planned her next move. Damn, he loved that about her. She was a fighter. In a few more seconds, he knew she’d be going after Beth.
