her. “Thank God he’s got that new Lycan bitch to keep him warm. I
imagine she’s more than capable of handling his – “
Hannah slapped her hard across the face.
Selena’s head rocked back and she placed one hand on her cheek, staring at
Hannah with wide eyes.
“Listen to me, Selena.” Hannah pushed her
against the stall door and held her shoulders tightly. “I know you’re
hurting. I know you miss Tyler and honey, I’m so sorry you had to watch him
die like that. But you didn’t die that night. Mourn him, grieve him, but
figure out what the fuck you want. If you want to take that grief and that
sorrow and let it turn you into something you’re not then go ahead, it’s your
fucking life, but stop blaming me for saving your life. I’m sick and tired of
listening to your bullshit. If you’re half the person that I believe you are,
you’ll take your grief and channel it into killing the goddamn bloodsuckers who
took Tyler from you.”
She stepped back, panting harshly, and
stared at Selena.
The tears dropped down Selena’s face and she
looked silently at Hannah for a few minutes. “You’re right.” She whispered.
“I’m sorry, Hannah. I know I’ve said some terrible things and I – “
Hannah shook her head and hugged Selena
roughly. “It doesn’t matter. I love you, Selena and I just want you back.
Okay?”
Selena nodded. “Okay.”
“Are you good for tonight? If you’re not,
it’s fine. We have plenty of people around to take the sons of bitches down.”
Selena straightened. “No. I’m good.”
Hannah studied her before nodding. “I know
you are. You and I are the baddest motherfuckers in this bar.”
Selena burst out laughing. “Yeah, we are.”
“That’s right, bitch.” Hannah held her
fist up and Selena bumped it with her own.
“Now, let’s go Buffy this place the fuck up
and slay us some undead.” Hannah grinned at her.
Will watched as Reid spoke briefly into his
cell phone and then made his way over to where he and Chen were sitting.
He sat down in the empty seat beside Chen
and stretched his long legs out in front of him. “That was Ryan. He and Greg
are still in the parking lot and they haven’t seen any signs of fangers.”
Chen sighed. “Perhaps it’s time to call it
a night.”
“Let’s give it another hour. It’s still
early.” Reid replied.
He hesitated and looked at both Chen and
Will. “You know this whole hunt thing with Hannah is pointless right?”
When neither responded, he continued. “The
Board won’t care if Hannah doesn’t do well tonight. They don’t need her to do
well to use her as bait.”
“We know.” Will said shortly.
“Then why do this?”
“To give us more time.” Chen said.
“Vampires aren’t known for their patience. Given a long enough time period,
they’ll attack her parents even without Hannah being there. We’ve got a good
team keeping watch over them. They’ll stop the vampire attack and possibly
even find this Marcus without ever having to involve Hannah.”
Reid tipped his head in admiration. “Not
bad, boys. Not bad.”
The three of them watched as Hannah and
Selena came out of the bathroom. They walked by without acknowledging them and
joined the other women at their table.
Reid whistled under his breath. “Jesus,
Hannah is looking good tonight. I wonder – “
He paused as his cell phone buzzed.
He read the text and took a deep breath. “We’ve
got a group coming in right now.”
They looked to the door as a group of seven
young men entered the bar. They scanned the bar with an arrogant confidence
that set Will’s teeth on edge. A waitress approached them and the biggest of
the group looked her up and down, licking his lips, before placing an order.
He let his hand linger on her waist and the waitress stared mesmerized at him.
He grinned down at her, his face pale and beautiful, and
imagine she’s more than capable of handling his – “
Hannah slapped her hard across the face.
Selena’s head rocked back and she placed one hand on her cheek, staring at
Hannah with wide eyes.
“Listen to me, Selena.” Hannah pushed her
against the stall door and held her shoulders tightly. “I know you’re
hurting. I know you miss Tyler and honey, I’m so sorry you had to watch him
die like that. But you didn’t die that night. Mourn him, grieve him, but
figure out what the fuck you want. If you want to take that grief and that
sorrow and let it turn you into something you’re not then go ahead, it’s your
fucking life, but stop blaming me for saving your life. I’m sick and tired of
listening to your bullshit. If you’re half the person that I believe you are,
you’ll take your grief and channel it into killing the goddamn bloodsuckers who
took Tyler from you.”
She stepped back, panting harshly, and
stared at Selena.
The tears dropped down Selena’s face and she
looked silently at Hannah for a few minutes. “You’re right.” She whispered.
“I’m sorry, Hannah. I know I’ve said some terrible things and I – “
Hannah shook her head and hugged Selena
roughly. “It doesn’t matter. I love you, Selena and I just want you back.
Okay?”
Selena nodded. “Okay.”
“Are you good for tonight? If you’re not,
it’s fine. We have plenty of people around to take the sons of bitches down.”
Selena straightened. “No. I’m good.”
Hannah studied her before nodding. “I know
you are. You and I are the baddest motherfuckers in this bar.”
Selena burst out laughing. “Yeah, we are.”
“That’s right, bitch.” Hannah held her
fist up and Selena bumped it with her own.
“Now, let’s go Buffy this place the fuck up
and slay us some undead.” Hannah grinned at her.
Will watched as Reid spoke briefly into his
cell phone and then made his way over to where he and Chen were sitting.
He sat down in the empty seat beside Chen
and stretched his long legs out in front of him. “That was Ryan. He and Greg
are still in the parking lot and they haven’t seen any signs of fangers.”
Chen sighed. “Perhaps it’s time to call it
a night.”
“Let’s give it another hour. It’s still
early.” Reid replied.
He hesitated and looked at both Chen and
Will. “You know this whole hunt thing with Hannah is pointless right?”
When neither responded, he continued. “The
Board won’t care if Hannah doesn’t do well tonight. They don’t need her to do
well to use her as bait.”
“We know.” Will said shortly.
“Then why do this?”
“To give us more time.” Chen said.
“Vampires aren’t known for their patience. Given a long enough time period,
they’ll attack her parents even without Hannah being there. We’ve got a good
team keeping watch over them. They’ll stop the vampire attack and possibly
even find this Marcus without ever having to involve Hannah.”
Reid tipped his head in admiration. “Not
bad, boys. Not bad.”
The three of them watched as Hannah and
Selena came out of the bathroom. They walked by without acknowledging them and
joined the other women at their table.
Reid whistled under his breath. “Jesus,
Hannah is looking good tonight. I wonder – “
He paused as his cell phone buzzed.
He read the text and took a deep breath. “We’ve
got a group coming in right now.”
They looked to the door as a group of seven
young men entered the bar. They scanned the bar with an arrogant confidence
that set Will’s teeth on edge. A waitress approached them and the biggest of
the group looked her up and down, licking his lips, before placing an order.
He let his hand linger on her waist and the waitress stared mesmerized at him.
He grinned down at her, his face pale and beautiful, and
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