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brains, too?
Still think you can beat us? Asterio asked with a smirk, leaning against his sword in a relaxed
position like it was a cane.
We ll be back, one of the demons snarled.
Lift the shield, Queen Magdalena whispered. Asterio nodded and undid his protection barrier
with another chant. She walked down a few of the steps and let out a loud whistle. We evened the
playing field. Come and get us.
No! The demon leader shouted as the rest turned back toward us. I watched in awe as the
Queen lifted her hands and power flowed from her fingertips. She lit up every demon on the lawn
besides the leader that she still held captive.
I just got hard and I m not even into women, Ayden said in awe. Darcy cuffed him playfully
upside the head as the Queen burst out laughing.
I take it that s your way of giving me a compliment?
Yes, your highness. Sorry, sometimes my mouth moves before my brain catches up.
My dear, it happens to all of us. She turned to me and raised a brow. What would you like
me to do with the leader?
I ll leave Darcy to answer that. I have no idea on the protocol for the local warriors. I m
assuming they have some sort of jail that can house demons for questioning.
We do, he said with an evil smile. Can you knock him out for a couple of hours? We can get
him transported then.
We should make sure the demons didn t try to attack anywhere else first, Ayden suggested.
Everyone was a flurry of movements then, some pulling out their cell phones to call and check in.
Well, that was anticlimactic, one of the fae warriors grumbled. I thought we were going to
get to fight.
You ll get your chance. I chuckled, shaking my head. The demons are organized now and
attacking as opposed to their usual ways of hiding and trying to not draw attention.
How many are there? Queen Magdalena asked.
We just don t know. There s no official registry of all vampires, though the covens keep track
of their own. But until recently, half our race didn t live within covens. I sighed, knowing full well it
was a question that plagued every warrior. Just how large were our enemies numbers? We have no
clue, but right now we need to know who s leaking information to them. My understanding is this isn t
the first time they ve been privy to the inner workings around here.
No, it s not, Darcy growled, shaking his head. They attacked Riley at the warrior compound
not too long ago and bragged about how they kidnapped one of the cooks and tortured them until they
talked. But that was before the wolves even got here so they have to have some new source of
information.
The purple-eyed beauty rubbed his hands up and down Darcy s chest. We ll figure it out, big
guy. For now, we re safe, they re dead, and no one even got hurt on our side.
You re right. You re always so smart, babe, Darcy cooed, hugging his smaller mate.
It made me think of my own wolf mate now that the dust had settled. I turned around and realized
Tyler was gone. I grabbed Asterio s arm to get his attention. Tyler?
I don t see him, he answered, panic in his tone. Tyler! We raced inside, calling out his name
as the wolves came up from the basement. One of them pointed out which room was his and we raced
toward it, knocking frantically on the door.
Oh, for god sakes, go away, he bellowed. Like any good mate, I didn t listen, instead breaking
the lock on the knob and entering. Yeah, add it to my list of crimes. I almost dropped to my knees in
sorrow when I saw he was packing. Asterio made a distressed sound, verbalizing how I was feeling.
So, you re packing to come stay at Barnabas s house, right? I asked, my voice cracking
slightly.
No, he whispered, shaking his head, still not turning to face us. I m leaving to go start over
someplace where people don t know me and maybe try living among humans. I could get a
construction job building houses, have a peaceful life, and never hurt again.
Then we ll come with you, Asterio offered.
Right, because you guys aren t the main reason I m leaving anyways.
But we re not the only reason. And just like that, the lightbulb went off over my head. We
won t ever let the demons take you again, cub.
His shoulders went stiff and I saw him flinch. I decided to leave when I got back and Ayden
pissed me off. Obviously even the people I thought were my friends think the worst of me as well. I m
tired of my past and being a wolf clouding everyone s judgment of me.
I didn t understand, Tyler. I m so sorry, Asterio pleaded as he stepped forward and took the
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