Page 4 of Her Silent Knight

Chapter Two

SIN TOOK A DEEP BREATHand released it slowly.

The bandits came to a complete stop. Directly in front of her sat Rhen. She watched him remove his helmet and dangle it from the handle of his ride. Tonight, he had his long black hair pulled back into a low ponytail.

As usual, she felt some type of way when her eyes connected with his. Don’t be attracted to a vampire, silly girl. It won’t end well for you. His black eyes roamed over her and then he smiled.

“Hello, beautiful. Did you miss me?”

Just because she was attracted to him, didn’t mean she liked him. “No. I didn’t. I was hoping I could catch the train before you fools showed up.” Engines revved around her. Apparently, they hadn’t liked her comment. Screw them.

“If we hadn’t shown up, you would’ve had to deal with this bastard by yourself.”

“This wouldn’t be the first time. It’s not like you always keep up your end of the deal anyway.”

Rhen clutched his chest. “You wound me with your words. You’ve only had to defend yourself twice in your two years of being here.”

“That number should be zero. I give you my blood, you give me your protection. That’s the way this works, remember?”

“Of course. How could I forget?” He licked his lips as his gaze drifted over her.

Sin rolled her eyes. “Why did it take you so long to get here? I could’ve been dead by the...”

“He wouldn’t have killed you. This irritating as hell shifter doesn’t take kill missions from The Deciders. Only capture and turn over missions.”

“Being captured is worse than being killed. You know what happens when you fail to keep up your end of the deal, right?”

That gorgeous smile disappeared from his face. Good. She didn’t like it when he smiled at her. Vampire charm was a real thing. It was how they lured in their victims and made them compliant enough for the vamps to feed off them. Sin refused to be swayed by Rhen’s charm.

“Don’t be like this, little witch. I knew you were in no real danger.”

“Whatever. You failed to protect me. Therefore, you don’t get any blood this time around.” A faint red ring formed in his eyes. Sin swallowed but didn’t back down.

“I’m low on supply,” Rhen told her. “The other vamps at the camp will be upset when they hear this.”

“Screw them.”

“Will you be saying that when they show up at your front door?”

“The protective wards will keep them away.”

“For how long? Not forever.”

He always tried to intimidate her with threats. “Your veiled threats won’t work. No protection. No blood. That’s what we agreed on.”

The tick in his jaw let her know he was pissed. He wouldn’t attack. Having her alive and as an ally was better than killing her and draining all of her blood. Plus, there was no guarantee that he’d win against her.

He’d seen her fight. She’d almost killed him upon their first encounter. Though she was short and on the thick side, she could handle her own. Even against six bandits. They may win. But a few of them wouldn’t make it back to their camp.

And the rest would regret ever having fucked with her. Rhen didn’t want those problems. Yet, for a moment, he appeared ready to lash out. Then he gifted her with another one of his charming smiles.

“Don’t be like this, witch. Look around you. What do you see?”

“Bandits on bikes.”

“They’re snowmobiles. Not bikes.”

“Bandits on bikes.” He hated it when she called his ride a bike. Oh well. She liked irritating him just as much as he liked irritating her.