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“Well, are you going to fucking tell ain in a bored tone

There was only the subtlest tightening around James's mouth as if he was bothered by the abrasive tone Adryan threw out, but other than that, he was sh to keep his mouth shut

“Went with the cleanup crew to get the bodies of those Assembly assholes,” James said and spit down on Matteo’s prone body “Found one of the hu else “He wasn’t alone,” James continued, but there was barely leashed fury in his voice “Found this fucker trying to help him” He used his foot to roll Matteo over so he was now supine, and it was the first tiood look at his face

Oh God

A horrified gasp left me, and instantly Cian had me in his arms, my face to his chest, his hand curled around the back of ore that was Matteo’s face But it was already done I’d already seen the dae to the vampire's face, and it was horrendous

I hated acting weak, see like I couldn’t handle the realities of the world

Matteo’s eyes had been gouged out, his mouth so bruised, so swollen and bloody, that it didn’t even look like what it was supposed to anymore

“I already know the answer, but I want you to tell me,” Adryan said in a still conversational voice “You do that, James?” Despite his calm voice and demeanor, I could tell it was deceptive There was this underlying warning in his voice, as if he was pissed Jaetting permission

“I was going to leave the traitor intact for you, but then I snapped when I heard hi about the location of the wolf's fe Matteo to warn the others at the warehouse” Jalanced at Cian and then back at Adryan—“I was pretty pissed, and before I could stop estured to Matteo “Well, you can see what happened I roughed him up a little”

Matteo started groaning, but Jaave a brutal kick to his ribs

I turned usted and shocked that Ja him up a little”

I had to assu, just like a Lycan But Matteo lay on the ground barely breathing, a fefroth to do even that The kind of violence that had been brought on him was so horrendous that it would have been e It felt as if James had been personally affronted and harmed

“He’ll survive,” Jaood as new, and then you can do what you ith hiave a sadistic smile toward Adryan, but the vampire leader didn’t crack, kept his composure hard and closed off as he stared at James

After a long second he finally tipped his chin to someone across the rooround, carting him out of the room

I wanted to ask as going to happen to Matteo, although I wasn’t a fool and could assuination was pretty damn vivid

“Well, wolf,” Adryan addressed Odhran “Looks like it’s your extra-lucky day If Matteo is the traitor, I’ll let you go at him hard-core to find out any information you can about his involve about your woman”

Odhran didn’t speak, but I could feel the ripple of pent-up aggression and vengeance pouring off hi so darkly at Matteo that I shivered in fear Cian’s arhtened around me before he kissed the top of my head

“No worries,” he murmured so only I heard “Ye’re safe” I kneas, but the absolutearound him could have made the dead fearful

After a long h his blond hair, and then he alking past us, not saying anything to anyone The sound of the front door opening and closing came after his footsteps, and noas my turn to exhale shakily The tension in the room was considerable, but still no one spoke

The vaazes landed on Adryan, as if they were looking for their leader to tell them what to do