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Kraven liked to mess with the minds of others, but I wasn’t in theBishop like this

"Why do you have to be like this?" I asked

He finally spared a look inyour pretty little ass a et vilified Whether either of you wants to admit it or not, the kiss worked It snapped you out of your ether as if he was considering this possibility His gaze then hardened "We’re leaving"

Kraven saluted "Yes, sir"

I’d wanted to coht so I could find soht I was in control of er

But I’d hurt Colin, and if Kraven hadn’t stopped me I could have killed him

"I’m sorry," I whispered to Bishop as I pushed myself up from the booth

Bishop didn’t meet my eyes "How much of that boy’s soul did you take?"

I couldn’t help but notice that he hadn’t replied to my "I’m sorry" with a breezy "it’s okay" Couldn’t blame him for that

I let out a shaky breath "Not much"

"Be careful He’ll instinctively seek you out in the future so you can finish the job"

"How do you know?" Kraven asked

"Believe me, I know"

I was definitely ready to leave I’d done ht Stephen wasn’t here so there was no reason to hang out a er I wanted to run home and hide my face from the world, but instead I tried to stay calm and not let anyone see how devastated I was I said a quick goodbye to Sabrina and Kelly, who’d thankfully

Roth caught up with us at the front door past a poster advertising Wednesday’s "Halloween Bash" We exited the club, and the cool, late-October air immediately chilledwith the parking lot floodlights, lit up the night around us I ignored the cold, instead pulling hter aroundalong the sidewalk "Did I ?"