Page 140 of Death Game: Supernatural Battle

My oldies.

For Kyros.

And not to sound like a superhero, but I was doing this for Bluff City too.

My shallow breaths deepened, and the clamminess left my palms. This could go one of two ways, but regardless, I’d conduct myself with dignity.

Dignity my grandmother gave me.

Laurel pulled up outside a large building I couldn’t recall glancing at twice in my life. It looked like a conference centre.

Before I forgot, I sent the address to Fred.

Kyros’s fury had largely melted away to panic at this point. I sent him as many soothing and calm thoughts as possible, knowing his powers would be bursting to take over.

Get. Away.

I jolted in my seat.

“Basil?” Tommy asked in alarm.

An awed gasp left my lips. “I just heard Kyros in my head for the first time.”

“Freaky shit,” she replied.

Kyros?

Leave, he shouted in my mind.

Whoa, that was really loud. He followed the order with a barrage of words I couldn’t make sense of. I winced, pain stabbing over my brow.

“He wants me to leave,” I said, sliding out of the car after Josie.

My crew surrounded Tommy and me, and as I approached the building doors, the steady stream of Kyros’s thoughts hammered my forehead.

What is she fucking doing here?

I told her to leave.

She can’t be hurt again.

Never.

Protect my true mate.

Kill.

“I need a second,” I announced, leaning against the wall.

“What’s wrong?” Tommy asked.

If the vampires inside were paying attention, they’d be listening to her. I tapped my head. Aside from the obvious problem of having another person in my head when I needed total focus, complete joy filled me as I heard Kyros’svoicefor the first time.

The mental sound—if that’s what it could be called—rumbled through my body just as his voice rumbled through me in real life.

Kyros, I’m okay, I thought, testing it out.I’m coming inside—

His thought cut me off.Over my dead body.

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