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“Nothing.”
“It’s not nothing. You’re scaring me.”
“We have a tail,” I say as calmly as possible.
“Where?” She cranes her neck, but I yank on her arm.
“Don’t look,” I whisper.
“Is it a client or a mark?” she asks, surprising me with how focused she is suddenly. How calm.
“I don’t know. I didn’t get a good enough look.”
Lie.
It’s him.
My mate.
“Okay, we’re almost there,” she says, matching my speed easily now.
“I need you to go inside and lock the doors.”
She shoots me a look I recognize well. “No way, I’m not leaving you to deal with?—”
“I can’t concentrate unless I know you’re safe,” I tell her.
“I can help you. My magic?—”
“Kendall, please.” We reach the front steps. I stop to face her, letting her see my fear. I hate to make her worry, but I need to convey how serious this is.
In the backyard, a branch snaps.
Kendall jolts.
I tense.
Our eyes meet.
“Go inside,” I tell her.
“But—”
“Go.”
She finally disappears through the front door. I start for the backyard, drawing a blade from my boot as I go. A moment later, there’s an ear-splitting scream from inside the house.
Kendall.
Fear grips me. I race up the steps and shove my way through the door in time to see two vampires dressed in black, cornering Kendall against the wall. One of them has a knife pressed against her throat.
“Get away from her!” My heart squeezes, and I launch myself at the one with the weapon.
The unarmed vampire intercepts me. A crimson rose tattoo peeks out from beneath the collar of his shirt, confirming my fears. I raise my blade, but he knocks it out of my hand in a move so fast I feel the sting in my wrist before I even see him move.
He uses his size to shove us both back—away from Kendall and the other man. My skin is the only weapon I have left, and I don’t hesitate to use it. Wrapping my hands around the vamp’s throat, I squeeze and wait for my skin to do the rest—only to realize I never took my gloves off.
The vampire snarls at me. My gaze darts up to his face where a pair of angry red eyes stare back at me.
