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“You’re not Elijah,” she stated.
His eyes widened, and he studied her so intensely her heart stalled.
“What she means is I can take care of myself, but she doesn’t think you can,” Elijah spoke from above their heads.
Her eyes widened in shock, and she tilted her head back to scan the trees above. Did he want to get himself killed? She found him crouching on an impossibly high branch, and Elijah jumped down and landed on his feet, in a crouched position upon the ground.
“I don’t think so,” Isaac grumbled. “Still hiding from me?”
“I didn’t know if you wanted me to show myself.”
“Better than spying on us from above.”
Thunder crashed in the distance as he glared at his mirror image. He apparently did not like the image of Elijah lurking in shadows, watching them. She couldn’t blame him; neither did she.
“Isaac, calm down,” Sabrina warned. They didn’t need another Enforcer interfering in this mess, so he needed to keep his emotions in check.
He nodded and pulled himself together. “Where’s Louisa?”
“Gone. She ran away after Sabrina left. You should really get her in her house now. Or are you going to leave her outside in another endearing fit of jealousy?” Elijah asked hopefully, perking up in his excitement. “I’d be happy to escort her.”
Isaac growled, and Elijah laughed.
“Knock it off, Elijah,” Sabrina snapped. “It’s not funny.”
He sobered at her admonishment and gave a curt nod of his head. “Go now, before she decides the stage is set nicely and returns.”
“Elijah—” she started.
“Sabrina, go. Now.” He stared at her, love in his eyes, and she tore her gaze away.
Isaac grasped her hand and dragged her away. She looked over her shoulder, and her heart broke a little at Elijah’s face. Isaac squeezed her hand and she met his eyes. He gave her a reassuring smile. He paused and turned to Elijah. “I’ve changed my mind. We’ll work together. Meet me here at ten o’clock tonight so we can work out the details.”
Sabrina gasped in horror as Elijah nodded.
“Oh, hell no!” she shouted in fury.
“Oh hell, yes,” Isaac insisted, his jaw set stubbornly.
Not allowing her the decency of a proper fight, he pulled her into his arms and ran full speed to the house. In seconds, they were behind the locked door. She wasted no time turning on him in rage.
“Isaac, you can’t do this. What if the others find out?”
He tensed and looked out the window. “I can’t let her hurt you, and not do everything in my power to stop her.”
“Letting you kill yourself over me is not in my power.” She pushed his chest. “Look at me!”
His eyes collided with hers, and his jaw hardened even more. Not a good sign. “Watching you die is not in mine.”
“Your life will be forfeit if you do this,” she argued.
“My life is forfeit without you,” he cried in frustration. “I won’t budge in this. I need you to be safe. I am willing to take the risk of discovery, so long as I know you are alive and free from Louisa.”
Sabrina glared at him. “I will not let you destroy yourself for me. What kind of person would I be if I allowed you to do this? I’ll leave here right now, if that is what it takes to get you to stop this nonsense. Not killing your brother is one thing, but joining him? It’s treason.”
Isaac growled low in his chest, and pinned her between the wall and his hard body. “You will not leave me, do you understand? You are mine.”
Her eyes widened in apprehension at this new side of Isaac. Unsure how to proceed, she nodded and watched him nervously. Dare she argue more? He dropped his forehead against hers and pulled her into his arms.
