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ting with anger as he glares at Zee.
Zee growls before spitting out blood, and he cracks his neck to the side.
“You really want to do this? Here? Now? I thought we weren’t worth your effort,” Zee snaps.
“What’s he talking about?” Karma asks. It hurts me to see her, because I can’t help but worry what Slade might have done to Kya. I just abandoned her there with that monster.
I notice several of the others walking out, and Ella comes into view seconds before she blurs and gets between Slade and Zee. For the first time since I met the cold-hearted killer, Slade suddenly looks something other than detached.
His eyes narrow, and he takes a step back, but I can tell he doesn’t want to hurt her.
“Move, princess,” he growls. “Trust me when I say I’m doing you a favor.”
“Like you did with Liam?” she asks, stepping closer to him. “Are you trying to make everyone think we’re killing people based on personal vendettas? It seems a little sneaky for your style.”
The intimidation factor he has seems to be lost on her. She doesn’t act the least bit scared, and he doesn’t even seem to be trying to scare her.
“He pissed me off. Had nothing to do with you.”
She doesn’t even blink at his confession.
“Sure it didn’t. You didn’t try to turn the entire council against us?” she accuses.
The silver in his eyes grows brighter, and I almost stagger when her eyes turn just as silver.
They’re the same?
Why didn’t Kya tell me that?
“If I wanted them on your ass, I’d have taken his body back to your house and giftwrapped it for them. I cleaned up my own mess. Like I said, it had nothing to fucking do with you.”
I keep my mouth shut, not bothering to point out Slade and Liam acknowledged the fact they didn’t know each other. The last thing I need to do is remind him why he’s here. Ella seems really in control.
At least I think that’s her name.
“Right. Just like you didn’t go after Roslyn, knowing Thad was in love with her?”
“She’s a fucking traitor to our kind,” he snarls. “And don’t forget who bailed your ass out when you went in blind and almost got yourselves fucking killed while trying to save her!”
They’re practically touching now, and she’s still not backing down. Her head is leaned back so she can stare up at him, since he towers over her.
“And now you suddenly want Zee’s girl dead? What is it with you and targeting us? You won’t go after the red jinn. You had Kya tell us not to go after them. Now you’re here chasing one of ours again.”
It’s like I’m suddenly a part of the group. How did that happen?
Zee made it crystal clear that I’m not his anything.
Not that I care. The last thing I need in my life is a vampire boyfriend.
Christ, my life sounds like a Mad Hatter concoction.
Unfortunately, mentioning me has made Slade remember I’m here. Pure hatred seethes from his gaze, and I’m damn happy he doesn’t have the power to kill someone with just a look.
All eyes turn toward me, following his gaze. Zee vanishes from the ground, and suddenly he’s in front of me, blocking me from view.
“Fuck off. You’re not touching her,” he snarls, sounding feral again.
I peek around him, hoping Slade is scared of the big bad vampire that seems to have magic. Not sure how that happened, since none of the books I’ve read have said anything about—
