Scrubbing my hand over my face, I stand and face the hunter. He’s a threat to the wolves as well and if anyone gets to kill them, it’s Demi. “I’ll explain everything when Demi wakes, Zander. I need you to stand down.”
This is the first test of his loyalty. He agreed to be part of the Blood Mafia and as such, conceded to me calling the shots.
The hunter looks over Demi’s fallen body. His eyes fill with red, like Demi’s do when she’s feeling the blood thirst.
“Zander.” I let every ounce of my power bleed into my voice.
His glowing red eyes meet mine. “Ten minutes, Mateo. I’ll give you ten minutes. If she’s not awake by then, I’ll slaughter you all.”
Tyra gasps. “Zander.”
X pulls on her arm, keeping her lover from running to the male hunter. I consider him for a beat.
The kid has balls, I’ll give him that.
“You can try.”
I know Zander is faster and stronger than Demi, which means he can kill me. I won’t let him know that I know that.
Evelyn materializes out of thin air, having flashed from somewhere inside the building. She stands in front of Zander.
“There he is,” she says with a sigh. Evelyn runs her hand over his chest and down his stomach, hooking her fingers in the top of his pants. “I knew I liked you.”
A bit of the red filling his gaze bleeds away when he glances at my sister. “What?”
Leave it to Evelyn to defuse the ticking time bomb. I don’t have time to worry about her motives. She’s distracted the hunter for the time being.
I turn and go kneel before Demi again. “Come on, baby girl. Wake up.”