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“I told them I was fine,” Cara said. “My parents, I mean. I called them earlier.”
“You’re with a void,” he said, glaring at Nick. “Nothing you said would make a difference. He’s probably twisted your mind while he feeds off your magic.”
“We had an entire conversation,” she said. “They sounded fine.”
“Probably didn’t want to alarm you, in case you acted differently in front ofhim.” Jay said ‘him’ with such disgust that the word was almost unrecognisable. “Voids can be erratic and violent. If you knew they were worried, you might have given it away. And ifheknew, he might have killed you on the spot.”
“I’m not a murderer,” Nick said.
Jay scoffed and his hands tensed as his fingers curled. The room filled with energy, and everything around them started to tremble.
Cara stepped between them before it could escalate. “Jay, we need answers. Nick isn’t the enemy. Vampires came for him and his family.”
“They want me to support them,” Nick said, steadily meeting Jay’s eyes over Cara’s head.
“You’re going to make an alliance with vampires?” Jay said. “You are a monster.”
Nick stepped forward sharply, but a soft whimper stopped him. He glanced over his shoulder at the dog. Finn had raised his head, and he watched them with big, soulful eyes. Another gentle whimper came from his throat, and Nick sighed.
“Sorry, buddy,” Nick told him, and turned back to Jay. “I’m not here to hurt anyone. I just want to protect my family. Samuel made me an offer-”
“Samuel? You’re on a first name basis?” Jay growled and moved in and grabbed Nick’s shirt.
Jay shoved him back and he knocked against the table, toppling the beer bottle and spilling it across the wood.
“Stop!” Cara yelled, getting in Jay’s way.
Nick resisted the urge to knock him out, but he felt something rippling across his hands. He glanced down and saw black veins flickering across his palms. He quickly clenched his fists, hiding the darkness and trying to suppress whatever the void was doing.
“Leave him alone,” Cara said. “He hasn’t done anything to anyone. You’re being an ass, Jay.”
Jay glared at him. “He’s a void, Cara.”
“If he wanted to hurt you, he would’ve done it by now,” Cara said.
Jay frowned. “Why didn’t he?”
“What?” Nick said.
“Why didn’t you use the void? My magic is still here. I can feel it. You didn’t take it from me.”
“Of course, I didn’t,” Nick said, exasperated. Finn was out of his basket, and he pressed his flank against Nick’s leg. Nick automatically reached down to run his fingers through the dog’s fur. “How am I supposed to take your magic if you’re not using it?”
Jay hesitated, and his eyes flicked to Cara before they returned. “Seriously?”
“What?” Nick demanded.
“This act isn’t fooling me. You’re playing mind games, trying to hide the monster beneath the-”
Nick pushed past the dog and grabbed Jay before Cara could stop him. He shoved Jay against the wall, almost knocking a picture frame off the wall.
“Stop calling me a monster,” Nick growled.
Jay’s eyes widened, but it wasn’t fear. “Again. Why aren’t you doing it? You’re not draining my magic.”
“I can’t do anything!”
Nick released him, giving Jay a chance to throw the first punch. If he started it, Nick wouldn’t have to feel bad about knocking him out.
