“Uh-huh.” But Alexei seemed distracted, as though he wasn’t paying much attention.

Shit.

Salem might have created a beast.

“I don’t have a camera right now, though,” Alexei said. “Think I’m also going to get some trackers for her.”

God.

He didn’t know if she would agree to that, but they would save that issue for another day.

“I know. You can sleep with us, for tonight,” Salem told him.

“Thanks. You won’t even know I’m there.”

Yeah. Somehow, he didn’t think that was going to be true.

She couldn’t move.

Pinned down.

Why? She’d done everythinghe’dasked of her.

Well . . . sometimes she’d pretended to. Simply because there were some things she couldn’t bring herself to do.

Buthedidn’t know that.

Or hadhefound out?

She couldn’t move . . . she had to get free.

Fight.

Fight your way free.

“Tamsyn! Tamsyn, stop!” a deep voice commanded.

Arms held. Legs pinned down.

Couldn’t move.

Her head. Surely she could use her head. She threw it forward, connecting heavily with something.

“Fuck! That fucking hurt.”

She knew that voice.

But she wasn’t in a place to think rationally. All she knew was that someone was holding her down.

“Tamsyn, stop, baby. You’re hurting yourself.”

There almost seemed to be anguish in the voice. And it sounded different from the other voice. But that couldn’t be right. Why would he be anguished? He was the one pinning her down.

Baby.

He called her baby.

That should mean something, but she couldn’t quite figure out what.