Page 26 (1/1)

Jonny understood the pointed look without Brandon saying anything about his sister directly His irritation stirred "Xander and Daid

"I didn't think so," Jonny said and shook his head "Don't be stupid, Brandon Stop targeting ht"

We Double shit It was getting harder to deny the obvious "It's what I do No need for you to get involved"

Brandon threw the phone at hi this time because of who you're related to," he said "I'll take matters into my own hands next time"

"Get out, Jonny"

Jonny reached into his pocket and pulled Ashley's necklace free "Tell your sister not to coain" He set the necklace on the breakfast bar

Without another word, Jonny Traveled out of the apartment to the sidewalk outside He was tenser than usual He pocketed the phone, relieved to have it back, and glanced up at the building He hoped his personal warning would scare the siblings straight If they were anyone else …

He shook his head He'd eat one and feed the other to his vamps Guardians weren't off limits like humans As for Naturals … he'd never had a reason to consider what to do with them since most were either under the protection of Guardians to start off with or he had no way to identify theht not to have a policy for interacting with Naturals

At least he had soe if they hadn't told either the White God or their protector what they were doing If they failed to obey him, he could alert Xander first and then act

Jonny shoved his hands into his pockets and began walking, waiting until he was out of sight of anyone else before Traveling back to his home

So Ashley was a Natural warrior, and her brother was on stealth mode As soon as he'd realized whose apartment he was in, he'd experienced a thrill and hoped to see Ashley, not her brother The disappoint Hoas he eager to see a girl he hadn't set eyes on in over four years? One he'd last seen before the ith the Others, and who he'd walked away from after she realized he betrayed her?

There was no place for emotion or the past in his world

I'm exhausted That's it, he told himself Nocturnal or not, he still needed et any easier soon, though, and he had the talisht of Ashley fro able to completely suppress the interest his discovery created