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“We’re both murderers. We’ve both killed plenty of people. Some who deserved it, some who maybe didn’t.” I took a deep breath, then added the truth that would haunt me for the rest of my life, “Some who definitely didn’t. That’s what makes us monsters. And that’s why you should trust me more than you trust the twins.”
Now I had his full attention. Nico leaned forward, studying my face as if hanging on every word.
“Why should I trust you, huntress?”
“Because I’m the only one who will do what needs to be done, Nico. I’m the only one you can trust with this… because I’ve done it before.”
I leaned forward, letting my stare bore into him so he could see the truth in my eyes, so he couldn’t deny that I meant every word. His gaze jumped back and forth from my eyes to my lips now that we were closer together. Desire burned there, too restrained for my taste.
To reach that desire, I needed to find my way past his defenses. To do that, I had to earn his trust. And with Nico, that meant I had to promise that I would keep everyone else safe from him.
“What do you mean?” His gaze flicked up to meet mine.
I lowered my voice, forcing him to hang onto every word. “I’ve put down my own lover before.”
Dark realization slid into his expression, making him go completely still.
“And if I have to, Nico?” I gave him a determined nod. “I’ll do it again. I’ll be the one to run a blade through your heart and end you. I’ll be the one who turns you into a burned-out husk if I have to. You can trust me, Nico. Trust me with your life, because I won’t hesitate to end yours if you threaten our coven-mates’ again.”
Chapter Eight
Nico
How fucked up was it that I got instantly hard? I was just glad Mel couldn’t see my lap underneath the table between us. Part of me wanted to lunge across the table and plunder her mouth, kissing her until she begged for my cock.
Another part of me was wondering when the hell I’d gone off the deep end. Had I seriously popped a boner because she promised to end my life?
I was at a loss for words. Not that I was a man of many words to begin with, but Mel had a way of taking me by surprise at every turn.
She sat back in her chair, her hands still on the table as she studied me. The silence between us grew, and then she looked away.
Her voice was mournful as she almost whispered her next words. “Killing Ty was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. But knowing what I know now? I’d do it all over again. And this time I would make sure he was actually dead.”
I blinked in surprise. I thought she hated herself for that. At the time, she’d thought vampires were demons and needed to be put down like all other demons did. So she’d killed her own lover, someone who’d clearly mastered his initial frenzy and come out the other side. Someone who could have lived a normal life as a witch at her side, perhaps even joining a coven with her one day.
Instead, she’d killed him — or tried to, anyway. Clearly, Ty had survived with the help of his devil parasite, Andras.
“If you could go back… you’d still try to kill him?” I asked.
“Ty let that thing possess him, so he’s responsible for the deaths of countless demon hunters, along with all the witches and regs the biters turned over the past five years. Knowing what I know now? I wouldn’t hesitate.”
She leaned forward on one elbow, those tempting lavender eyes boring into me as I studied her in fascination.
“And if you threaten Hudson or Jax?” She tilted her head. “I’ll put you down, too.”
During a frenzy, vampires were too stupid to use our own magic, though the state of the van showed that I hadn’t hesitated to use my vampiric strength to my advantage. If I frenzied again, Mel could counter my strength and speed with her own,andshe’d have full use of her magic to fight back. Now that she was a vampire, I didn’t doubt that her skills matched her resolve.
My eyes fell to those kissable lips of hers again, and I remembered how they’d felt on mine after we’d come out of the frenzy. Kissing her had felt so natural. Having her legs wrapped around me as she fed on me and I fed on her? It was like we’d completed a circuit we hadn’t realized would give us the light to sustain us.
Was I falling for her? Yes. I couldn’t deny that to myself anymore.
I desperately wanted to taste her again, in every possible way.
Except I couldn’t get over all my hesitation so easily. I’d been holding myself back from everyone — from Jax, from Vaughn, and now from Mel — for so long. It was a practiced habit at this point.
With a smirk, I asked, “Is this how you flirt with all the vampire boys?”
She laughed, her predator’s eyes shining from the faintest light from the microwave. “By threatening your life? This one’s unique to you.” Then she leaned in even closer and lowered her voice. With a wide grin she said, “Some guys just get off on knowing their life is in my hands, ya know?”
