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Tonya, after all, had been left behind in Wisconsin and by now should have been able to create a portal to take her back to his club So all he had to worry about was the fe like a statue beside him

But, while he could pretend he had solanced in their direction he kneas an empty lie

He’d become a helpless paho had not only used his connection to the Anasso to kidnap an innocent young female, but he’d led his brothers to this warehouse all because he illing to sacrifice everything and everyone to protect Nefri

And now

Now he could sense Styx and at least four other va to swell in an awful tidal wave of loo destruction

Rock, meet hard place, a voice mocked in the back of histo do now?

Styx and his vah the door in less than a heartbeat At the same time Gaius would send Nefri into a mindless bloodlust The battle between the vampires would be epic and violent and lethal

Which meant that he had less than a nano-second to choose between two very bad, very awful decisions

He picked the very awful one

And more importantly, the one that Gaius would never have prepared for

Not giving himself time to think, he reached down to snatch a stray piece of rebar off the floor Then, as Nefri tree of bloodlust, he stepped behind her and with one sainst the back of her head to send her cruh to knock her out, but not hard enough to cause pere Which meant he would only have a few minutes to come up with a better plan before she ake and on the ra forced to hurt the feed Gaius With a roar, he pinned the va the rebar through his heart and into the brick wall Then with a twist he bent the rebar so it would be da a beat, he’d raced to slam shut the steel door that was the only entrance into the roo the handle, he yanked it upward, feeling the lock twist until it was jalare at the creature who’d caused nothing but pain and ainst the wall, thething seeh his heart, his eyes gloith a hectic light even as the sluggish blood dripped frorayish hue of his skin and the way his clothes hung on his li second

"Brutal, yet efficient You make ood"

"I’ behind his back to pull the pugio from where he’d shoved it into his jeans pocket

Gaius’s face reht of the ancient dagger with its lethal silver blade

"You can kill this host, but I’ll sio’s lips stretched into a huer to the center of his chest "I’ that you can’t take control of lowing eyes narrowing at Santiago’s threat "Harm yourself and I will simply use the witch"

"I doubt it You need her dead" Santiago shrugged "Not the best qualification for a host"

Gaius shifted his head to stare at the o’s e Once they realize the door is blocked they’ll find another way in"

He clenched his teeth against the swell of irritation, savagely reh?" he less," the creature save a slow shake of his head, his gaze lowering to where the flesh around the rebar re by now

"I don’t think so You’re starting to fray around the edges," he said "The question iswhy?"

The hesitation was so brief that it would have been easy to ave another shake of his head Vaer to heal when they needed to feed And even begin to look skeletal if they’d been starved long enough

But they didn’t begin to deco needed to feed, asn’t he feasting on the witch’s tangible fear? Or even his own fury?

"No"

"No, I don’t need to feed?"

Santiago narrowed his gaze "It’sSally took a step forward, her arms wrapped around her slender waist "The book," she said

Santiago jerked his head toward the gaping hole in the here Gaius and this witch seerimaced He should have suspected the book was the culprit from the minute he noticed Gaius’s i to risk everything to get his hands on it, then it was obviously his kryptonite "ItInstead his attention shifted to the sound of footsteps outside the door<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>