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“Good.” Sierra was one of my longtime thralls. Xavier had suggested I have her stay on the middle floor for the next few days. I’d agreed, telling him to take away her devices so she couldn’t communicate with anyone. In return, I’d instructed him to pay her triple her usual fee. “She agreed to the terms?”
“Yeah. She and Katie are a thing now, so she’s happy to move in for as long as you need her.” Katie was a member of my security team, along with two men.
“Good.”
“And Katie and the men said to say they’re behind you a hundred percent. They’ll keep your secret.”
I nodded. “But I still don’t want you to tell them about Tina.” I nodded at the sleeping Ridley. “Somebody wants her dead, and they’re willing to pay a boatload of money to make it happen.”
“Hmm.” His look said the jury was still out on “Tina.”
He withdrew, and I pulled on a pair of shorts and tried again to get Ridley to drink some blood-wine. This time, she woke up enough to take a small amount.
I left her to rest and went out into the living room where Sierra waited on a couch. A curvy, black-haired woman, she rose to greet me with a wide smile, and we air-kissed.
“It’s good to have you back, Zaquiel.”
“It’s good to be back.”
We sat on the couch, and I took the blood from her wrist. Energy surged into me. Somehow I knew my body had finally eliminated the last of the silver.
I felt like myself again. Focused, in control.
Back in the bedroom, Ridley was struggling to sit up. Her skin had an unhealthy flush and her eyes were blood-shot.
“Hey, take it easy.” I hurried across the room and guided her to lie back down. “What can I get you?”
“Thirsty,” she croaked.
I filled the wine glass and brought it to her lips, and she gulped it down.
“George.” She plucked at my wrist. “Knew who I was.”
“Rest.” I laid her head back on the pillow. “We’ll talk about it later.”
“No.” Her throat worked. “Listen.”
“Okay.” I took her hand. “What do you want to tell me? You really are a syndicate princess?”
A slight shake of her head.
“You’re not?”
“Not…that. He knew…I was Reaper—with you.”
“And you’re wondering how?”
Her fingers dug into my palm. “Crow. In the city.”
“Crow?” She was worried about a bird?
“My…alpha.”
Understanding dawned. “Your alpha’s name is Crow, and you think she’s the one behind the hit?”
She dipped her chin.
“But why?” I asked. “I understand why she’d put a hit out on me, but why you?”
