y

Not Kevlar, but

an outfit for tonight-something that screamed 'money' and 'power.' So

Leo-little jackets with protective runes sti

tst

were heavy, delibera

nd. I kept examini

vy

t it lacked the warmth a b

nked by two Silver Lake warriors. They looked out of place among th

s were bloodshot, and he smelle

d coolly. "You

d, his voice low. "Now. Father is furi

iors. "Did Clayton call in my license plat

issed, confirming my suspicion. "You m

aughed. "For w

oked around nervously to see if anyone was watchi

to the cloth

u've done? Ainsley... when she heard you were alive, she col

d, my patien

. "The woman who stole my mate and watc

xter lied. "We all th

s ago. That night. I was freezing. I was dying. I reached

face we

. "I felt you hear me. An

Blocking a pack member in distress was a seri

ing. "He said... he said if you were rejected, you were

"You chose your daddy's appr

no ch

have a choi

to grab my arm. "

ut right here. It would be self-defense. But th

ed his grab

at. "Not because you ordered me, but becaus

es clerk and handed her a black c

for me,"

back to

eyes. "But remember one thing: it's easy to invite a preda