Page 10 of Blood Gift

“Not so long as I have anything to say about it,” he promised.

“You’ve said enough already,” I murmured, holding his gaze.

We stood that way for a long, silent minute, sizing one another up. He could’ve ended me in a single wave of his hand, sent me flying through the window and splattering to the sidewalk. If I took out a few humans when I landed, so much the better for him.

I glared at him, daring him without words.

Instead, he placed the glass on an end table. “I’ll let you get your rest, then. Please, come see me tomorrow. We’ll talk about a plan for you.”

“I don’t need you to—”

He cut me off with one sharp, cold glare. “You and I both know why I need to. I’m not the only one behaving condescendingly here.”

He took his coat off the hook and threw it over his arm before leaving without another word.

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