with a
vampire
.” Miguel shot an accusing look at Kiernan. “What the hell is going on?”
Before Melina could answer, Kiernan moved to stand next to her using his supernatural speed. When her brothers growled and all took menacing steps forward, his flames grew into a thick wall separating her and Kiernan from them.
She grasped his forearm. “You’re not helping,” she said quietly. While she knew he was just trying to protect her, she also knew her brothers thought they were here to help her.
He remained silent, his gaze on Miguel. The intensity of Kiernan’s look shocked her to her core, but she ignored it for the moment and turned back to face her brothers as the fire dipped to tiny flames.
“I was in an accident—well, it wasn’t an accident. I’d planned to tell you later tonight.” After she’d had sex with Kiernan.
Yeah, better leave that part out.
“Someone plowed into the taxi I was in and they tried to kidnap me. Shifters, but I didn’t recognize them. How’s the cab driver?”
Miguel shook his head, his expression grim as he stared Kiernan down. “It’s touch and go.”
A heavy weight settled on Melina’s chest. Normally after healing people she was so drained she couldn’t get out of bed for days, but thanks to Kiernan she felt better than ever and wanted to visit the hospital. Maybe she could help the driver.
“So what are you doing
here
?” Now Roberto spoke, his voice dripping with disdain.
Melina didn’t plan to go into detail about how she’d left the restaurant without Kiernan. “Kiernan saved my life when
shifters
tried to kidnap me.”
All of her brothers looked shocked at that but before they could speak, Kiernan cut in. “How did you even find this place?” His voice was a razor sharp edge.
Roberto flicked a glance at Kiernan before looking back at her. “Dad put a GPS tracker in your phone.”
“Again?”
She’d disabled the built-in GPS system that was so common in new cell phones, but her father kept putting actual trackers in her cell. And she kept removing them. She’d also checked this morning and there had been nothing there.
Her eyes narrowed but her brother held up a hand. “This one’s different than the others—small, practically untraceable. We would have tracked you down sooner but you’ve been moving around. And this place wasn’t easy to get into.”
After leaving the homeless shelter Kiernan had pretty much taken a tour around the city in case they were being followed. She hadn’t thought she had to worry about being tracked by her phone or she would have tossed it. While she was grateful her family loved and cared about her, she hated feeling like she never had any freedom or privacy.
Even though she wanted to stay with Kiernan and finish what they’d started more than she wanted her next breath, she knew it would only exacerbate the situation. Placing a gentle hand on Kiernan’s forearm, she lightly squeezed. “I need to go with my brothers.”
His jaw clenched impossibly tight as he stared down at her. So many emotions swirled in those dark eyes, but she couldn’t get a handle on any of them.
Before he could speak, Miguel growled, “Get the fuck away from my sister.”
Kiernan’s head snapped up. “Or what?”
“Or I’ll do to you what I did to your brother.”
Kiernan hissed in a sharp breath of air and his muscles flexed underneath her fingers. He didn’t move toward her brothers but she could feel the energy pulsing off him in scary waves as the flames flickering along the tiled floor jumped about a foot.
Ignoring her brothers, she focused on Kiernan. There was a raw energy, an almost pained expression on his face she wanted nothing more than to wipe away. “What’s he talking about?” she whispered even though everyone in the room could hear her.
“Miguel killed my older brother about a hundred years ago.” His voice was so monotone, so devoid of emotion she knew he was holding all of it in.
All the air
vampire
.” Miguel shot an accusing look at Kiernan. “What the hell is going on?”
Before Melina could answer, Kiernan moved to stand next to her using his supernatural speed. When her brothers growled and all took menacing steps forward, his flames grew into a thick wall separating her and Kiernan from them.
She grasped his forearm. “You’re not helping,” she said quietly. While she knew he was just trying to protect her, she also knew her brothers thought they were here to help her.
He remained silent, his gaze on Miguel. The intensity of Kiernan’s look shocked her to her core, but she ignored it for the moment and turned back to face her brothers as the fire dipped to tiny flames.
“I was in an accident—well, it wasn’t an accident. I’d planned to tell you later tonight.” After she’d had sex with Kiernan.
Yeah, better leave that part out.
“Someone plowed into the taxi I was in and they tried to kidnap me. Shifters, but I didn’t recognize them. How’s the cab driver?”
Miguel shook his head, his expression grim as he stared Kiernan down. “It’s touch and go.”
A heavy weight settled on Melina’s chest. Normally after healing people she was so drained she couldn’t get out of bed for days, but thanks to Kiernan she felt better than ever and wanted to visit the hospital. Maybe she could help the driver.
“So what are you doing
here
?” Now Roberto spoke, his voice dripping with disdain.
Melina didn’t plan to go into detail about how she’d left the restaurant without Kiernan. “Kiernan saved my life when
shifters
tried to kidnap me.”
All of her brothers looked shocked at that but before they could speak, Kiernan cut in. “How did you even find this place?” His voice was a razor sharp edge.
Roberto flicked a glance at Kiernan before looking back at her. “Dad put a GPS tracker in your phone.”
“Again?”
She’d disabled the built-in GPS system that was so common in new cell phones, but her father kept putting actual trackers in her cell. And she kept removing them. She’d also checked this morning and there had been nothing there.
Her eyes narrowed but her brother held up a hand. “This one’s different than the others—small, practically untraceable. We would have tracked you down sooner but you’ve been moving around. And this place wasn’t easy to get into.”
After leaving the homeless shelter Kiernan had pretty much taken a tour around the city in case they were being followed. She hadn’t thought she had to worry about being tracked by her phone or she would have tossed it. While she was grateful her family loved and cared about her, she hated feeling like she never had any freedom or privacy.
Even though she wanted to stay with Kiernan and finish what they’d started more than she wanted her next breath, she knew it would only exacerbate the situation. Placing a gentle hand on Kiernan’s forearm, she lightly squeezed. “I need to go with my brothers.”
His jaw clenched impossibly tight as he stared down at her. So many emotions swirled in those dark eyes, but she couldn’t get a handle on any of them.
Before he could speak, Miguel growled, “Get the fuck away from my sister.”
Kiernan’s head snapped up. “Or what?”
“Or I’ll do to you what I did to your brother.”
Kiernan hissed in a sharp breath of air and his muscles flexed underneath her fingers. He didn’t move toward her brothers but she could feel the energy pulsing off him in scary waves as the flames flickering along the tiled floor jumped about a foot.
Ignoring her brothers, she focused on Kiernan. There was a raw energy, an almost pained expression on his face she wanted nothing more than to wipe away. “What’s he talking about?” she whispered even though everyone in the room could hear her.
“Miguel killed my older brother about a hundred years ago.” His voice was so monotone, so devoid of emotion she knew he was holding all of it in.
All the air
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