this again.”
Adrián just looked her over and smiled in a way that was entirely too suggestive and provocative, and Colin stood up, too. “Leave her alone, Adrián.” It was all he could say because he wanted to kill the guy, and there had been so few times he’d ever encountered another human being that made him feel like committing murder.
Jeremy had finally realized how serious the situation had become and that no one was joking around anymore. He ordered Adrián to go make sure the cars were stocked so they could go hunting then looked apologetically at Anna.
“Sorry about that,” he said once Adrián was outside.
Anna nodded but was too angry to speak yet. Colin turned his violent fury on Jeremy. “Don’t ever let him speak like that to her again.”
“ Careful, Colin. You’ll make him suspicious.”
“It will make them all suspicious when I kill that asshole.”
“You can’t kill a human unless it’s self-defense. I’m pretty sure that was implied in our deal somehow.”
Colin didn’t answer her. He was still scowling at Jeremy.
“I can’t control what Adrián says,” Jeremy shot back. He was getting angry now, too, and Anna wanted everyone to just shut up and get out of here.
“You’re supposedly the leader here,” Colin had stepped closer to Jeremy, who instinctively backed away from him. “You’ll figure out how to control him or I’ll make sure it’s never a problem again.”
“What the hell is that supposed to mean?” Jeremy asked, but Colin was already walking out of the break room. Anna stared after his back then looked at Jeremy. She felt like she should be the one to apologize now, but for what? Colin would never stop protecting her, and he felt like Adrián had threatened her. She couldn’t blame him for reacting the way he had.
“We should just go,” Anna suggested. “This will blow over. Just make sure Colin and Adrián aren’t working together.”
Jeremy nodded in agreement and looked at her sheepishly. “I really am sorry about what he said to you. He can be kind of a disgusting asshole at times.” Anna smiled and didn’t even have to fake a smile this time. When Jeremy wasn’t trying to flirt with her, he was actually friendly and likeable.
Colin and the other hunters regrouped at the same rural area outside of Baton Rouge the email had originally told them to go to. Camps and deer stands dotted the woods around here, but it wasn’t deer hunting season. Colin wasn’t too worried about getting shot.
Colin waited impatiently for Anna’s car to arrive, his rage from earlier still lingering and he just needed to see her and know she was safe. He saw her car pull up behind Jeremy’s and he exhaled slowly as she climbed out, her long dark hair pulled back into a sleek ponytail, and even in her dark blue pants and red shirt, she still looked every bit the angel he’d always suspected she was.
Jeremy stood next to Colin and looked at the assembled hunters around them. Colin figured Jeremy had no clue what to do now.
“Want us to split into two teams?” Colin asked, but really, he was giving Jeremy directions.
Jeremy nodded and split them up, and when he separated him from Anna, he felt the heat rising in him, the hatred and anger resurfacing, but Anna felt it, too. “ It’s ok, Colin, we won’t be far. ”
He took a deep breath and tried to calm down. “ Of course he kept you on his team. And with Adrián .”
He could almost hear her sighing in his head. “ It’s better this way, Colin. We’re the two best hunters out here, and one of us will be with each group. Now stop pouting and focus on finding these archdemons so we can get out of this city.”
He turned his attention back to Jeremy just in time, because Jeremy was asking him what kind of weapons he thought they’d need to kill these archdemons. Normally, Colin would have immediately known, but after the past couple of days, he felt like an amateur again.
“They’re changing all
Adrián just looked her over and smiled in a way that was entirely too suggestive and provocative, and Colin stood up, too. “Leave her alone, Adrián.” It was all he could say because he wanted to kill the guy, and there had been so few times he’d ever encountered another human being that made him feel like committing murder.
Jeremy had finally realized how serious the situation had become and that no one was joking around anymore. He ordered Adrián to go make sure the cars were stocked so they could go hunting then looked apologetically at Anna.
“Sorry about that,” he said once Adrián was outside.
Anna nodded but was too angry to speak yet. Colin turned his violent fury on Jeremy. “Don’t ever let him speak like that to her again.”
“ Careful, Colin. You’ll make him suspicious.”
“It will make them all suspicious when I kill that asshole.”
“You can’t kill a human unless it’s self-defense. I’m pretty sure that was implied in our deal somehow.”
Colin didn’t answer her. He was still scowling at Jeremy.
“I can’t control what Adrián says,” Jeremy shot back. He was getting angry now, too, and Anna wanted everyone to just shut up and get out of here.
“You’re supposedly the leader here,” Colin had stepped closer to Jeremy, who instinctively backed away from him. “You’ll figure out how to control him or I’ll make sure it’s never a problem again.”
“What the hell is that supposed to mean?” Jeremy asked, but Colin was already walking out of the break room. Anna stared after his back then looked at Jeremy. She felt like she should be the one to apologize now, but for what? Colin would never stop protecting her, and he felt like Adrián had threatened her. She couldn’t blame him for reacting the way he had.
“We should just go,” Anna suggested. “This will blow over. Just make sure Colin and Adrián aren’t working together.”
Jeremy nodded in agreement and looked at her sheepishly. “I really am sorry about what he said to you. He can be kind of a disgusting asshole at times.” Anna smiled and didn’t even have to fake a smile this time. When Jeremy wasn’t trying to flirt with her, he was actually friendly and likeable.
Colin and the other hunters regrouped at the same rural area outside of Baton Rouge the email had originally told them to go to. Camps and deer stands dotted the woods around here, but it wasn’t deer hunting season. Colin wasn’t too worried about getting shot.
Colin waited impatiently for Anna’s car to arrive, his rage from earlier still lingering and he just needed to see her and know she was safe. He saw her car pull up behind Jeremy’s and he exhaled slowly as she climbed out, her long dark hair pulled back into a sleek ponytail, and even in her dark blue pants and red shirt, she still looked every bit the angel he’d always suspected she was.
Jeremy stood next to Colin and looked at the assembled hunters around them. Colin figured Jeremy had no clue what to do now.
“Want us to split into two teams?” Colin asked, but really, he was giving Jeremy directions.
Jeremy nodded and split them up, and when he separated him from Anna, he felt the heat rising in him, the hatred and anger resurfacing, but Anna felt it, too. “ It’s ok, Colin, we won’t be far. ”
He took a deep breath and tried to calm down. “ Of course he kept you on his team. And with Adrián .”
He could almost hear her sighing in his head. “ It’s better this way, Colin. We’re the two best hunters out here, and one of us will be with each group. Now stop pouting and focus on finding these archdemons so we can get out of this city.”
He turned his attention back to Jeremy just in time, because Jeremy was asking him what kind of weapons he thought they’d need to kill these archdemons. Normally, Colin would have immediately known, but after the past couple of days, he felt like an amateur again.
“They’re changing all
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