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His y from the sun "They would dareThey would dare to come near my House and advocate for the death of e, like a storm that tinted the horizon I touched his ar eyes at s from humans, Merit But this is not one of them" He turned on his heel and stor

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

MERE MORTALS

We followed hi the foyer as he pulled open the door with enough force that it bounced against the wall, leaving a dent in the plaster

There were vaainst the chill, and their gazes slipped away as we uilt in their eyes--either that Mallory and I had been the unlucky ones called out, or that they’d thought accepting Sorcha’s proposal was a good idea

I bitthe snow, the ice, the chill, Ethan strode down the sidewalk like a warrior heading into battle, then through the gate to the sidewalk outside

We trailed him, stopped behind him on the sidewalk, where he stared down at the thirteen humans who’d taken up positions on the strip of snoeen sidewalk and street They were bundled up against the weather, and they’d brought cas of hot chocolate

They looked cold and a little bit pitiful, but Ethan didn’t seeave no quarter

His shoulders were back, his feet planted, his hands fisted at his sides The wind blew back his hair, the lapels of his expensive jacket, so he looked like an ancient raider come to claim his prize

"You’re here, in front ofmurder Can you be so casual about it? So callous?"

"They’re iloved hands around an insulatedthat could happen?"

"Mallory isn’t i ime" I could hear died not to voice it "They are vulnerable"

"We’re more vulnerable," said a thin, tan man a few seats over "We’re human Look what she’s already done to our city"

"It’s our city, too," Ethan said

"It was ours first" A large man in a ball cap, puffy Cubs jacket, and jeans pushed aside his blanket and stood up, knocking over his lawn chair in the process "If it wasn’t for you, ouldn’t be in this situation"

Slowly, Ethan turned his gaze on the man "How, exactly, is this our fault?"