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"There’s three Three of the them away from the humans"

"Should I--?"

"Stay with et there"

"Get where?"

They were speed-walking up the hill until Malachi ducked into a side street Houses rose on either side, the street dead-ending into a hill covered by pink oleander and trash Ava tripped over a scattering of cans that littered the ground as Malachi leaned down for a quick kiss, his eyes glea

"I love you Of course I love you Now stay behind me while I take care of these nuisances"

He turned his back to her and dreo silver daggers froori soldiers turned the corner

Chapter Fifteen

Six? Where had the other three co lovers’ ga, but the hunter in hi the Grigori corow more confident It would make them more fun to kill The one in front could have been his brother, so alike were they in height and physique But the soldier didn’t have what Malachi had--years of experience and the strength of his reshon flowing through his body

Malachi faked to the right, ori wasn’t fooled Their eyes met for a briefbehind hih He’d forgotten she would be frightened

Crossing his ar his tattoos, Malachi felt the preternatural strength flood his body His eyes grew stronger in the early evening gloo more acute He could track the soldiers’in slow ori had stationed at the mouth of the alley to warn away any passersby Ava’s pulse hammered behind him The rush of blood filled his ears