Page 180 of Wolf Roulette

Prince Kyros shut the passenger door. “Yes, my beauty.”

My lips twitched at his stricken expression. “I’m glad.”

I faced the neatly parked black vehicles, certain my guests would hear every word. “Welcome to Ni Tiaki lands. Thank you for agreeing to help us win this game and for coming so far. There’s a possibility that a Luther guest will arrive in an hour. Please stay in your vehicles and follow my head team to parking spaces around the back. You will be shown to refreshments and your accommodation. I ask that you stay hidden until negotiations conclude as Luthers have very good ears and very good noses.”

Trixie and Nathan would make sure those yet to arrive received the same instructions.

“A possibility he’ll come?” Menace filled Kyros’s voice. “We came here to negotiate seriously.”

I got the feeling this vampire kept his power tucked away. Even now, though, my body wanted to react to his menacing threat. My head team reeked of adrenaline.

“There was a misunderstanding with Mr Greyson,” I answered. “The negotiations can still move forward.”

“You reek.” His green eyes blazed.

I smiled. “Ditto. Want some oil?”

“He refused to weaken his sense of smell.” Basilia sighed.

The head team watched on in silence as I led the vampires into the manor. They knew the true nature of our guests, but it was obvious their reaction was greater than mine.

When Basilia and Tommy visited alone, Wade’s reaction wasn’t this strong.

Actually, he smelled far less stressed than the others. He must cope better for some reason.

After refreshments, we gathered in the conference room.

“Is this house for sale?” Basilia glanced around.

She considered this a house? How big was her damn mansion? “The tribe don’t acknowledge ownership of land. This valley is in trust. I couldn’t sell it if I tried. If I did try, the tribe would place me in a freezing river and whip me with reeds.”

The billionaire hummed. “That’s a no?”

I exchanged an amused look with Wade. “It’s a no.”

“Thought I’d check. Shall we begin then? It doesn’t seem Mr Greyson is coming.”

The door burst open, and my heart leaped into my throat as Sascha strode into the room.

He froze. His fangs exploded as he whirled to face Kyros and Basilia. A terrible growl ripped from his throat

Yeah,I hadn’t told him Vissimo would actually be here. Consider it a little test before Water.

“Sascha, these are representatives of King Julius. May I introduce Crown Prince Kyros Atagio and his mate, Princess Basilia Le Spyre.”

Sascha stalked to stand in front of me, extending his claws.

Kyros was having a battle of his own. His green eyes flared. His fangs were visible—sharp but far smaller than ours.

“Theystink,” Sascha snarled.

“Yes,” I said reasonably. “Horrible, isn’t it? We smell quite bad to them as well.”

The hairs at the back of my neck rose at the combined threat of Sascha and Kyros’s ripping growls.

This wasn’t a great start.

“Would you like some orange-scented essential oil to help?”

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