“Yeah, they’re more machines than people,” Ueda said. “Only turned for brute strength.”“Has Lexy done all of this?” Francel asked.“We think so,” Rachael replied. “Where’s your bathroom?”“Down there,” Francel said and pointed.“And the elf?”“Passed out.”“Damn it. I take it Bosy drained him for the power transfer.”“Yeah.”“Well, then I guess you’re about to become a donor, wolf, because if Bosy doesn’t get blood in him, he’s going to die.”Francel took a deep breath, but followed her down the hall.“Trust me. Bosy isn’t going to like it either. Werewolf blood is gross.”Rachael set Bosy in the tub. She finished ripping the tattered clothes off the battered body.“Wimer Aslix is going to be pissed,” Francel said. “That was his favorite jacket. Cost him three hundred dollars.”Rachael turned the shower on. The water swirled pink down the drain.“God, they really chewed him to pieces,” she said. “We’re lucky we got to him when we did.”“He’ll be alright?” Francel asked.Bosy’s whole

And then there was Bosy, a vampire that no one could figure out. But Jun highly doubted that Bosy would offer himself up as vampire dinner just to cause a distraction.There was a tug on his brain.Don’t even think about it, Jun said.What? I’m giving you access, so you can see that I didn’t do it.Jun held his eyes for a few more seconds. He could feel that open abyss in Yamapi’s mind. I don’t need to check.Jun turned back to the others. “No one leaves. You understand me, Ryo, Shige. No one. Corral them in the mess hall or something, but no one leaves.”“What about your call to kill?” Shige asked with a frown.Jun smirked and tossed a mental note to every vampire that they were grounded until dawn.Ryo laughed. “Yes, Dad.”“I’m sure you two will find something to do with your time,” Jun said with a look at Jenni. “We’ll be back before dawn.”“You might want to splint that wrist, Pi,” Ryo said.Jun looked back at him sharply. “You’re hurt?”“Someone threw me against a wall.”Jun grab

Rachael took deep breaths as she headed down the hall. As she opened the door to bosy’s bedroom, she thought she had prepared herself for what she would find. Her whole body froze, watching the two naked bodies on the bed. bosy’s mouth was attached to the elf’s neck. She shut her eyes and listened to sounds, inhaled the sweet scent of elf blood. When they opened, she found herself paralyzed by bosy’s stare. He smiled, licked blood off his teeth, and then turned his attention back to the squirming body beneath him.Rachael made a hasty retreat and leaned against the door. She took deep breaths again to hold back her tears and stalked back down the hallway.“They’re busy,” Rachael snapped.Jun’s eyebrows rose at the tone, and Rachael swallowed. Fuck. Jun pointed to a spot just behind him, and Rachael went there and dropped to her knees, head lowered.See? Jun said to Yamapi. Fun.Out loud he said, “Okay, well, I guess he doesn’t necessarily have to be here.”“Ciel Karhillaz!” Francel sh

At almost midnight, Bosy stared into the apartment from the balcony. None inside could see him. Even Francel hadn’t sensed him.Francel and Alta Presion were curled up on the couch. Ciel Karhillaz sat in the arm chair, eating ice cream. Wimer Aslix wasn’t in the living room, but it only took a moment to find his aura in their bedroom.Their? Bosy smiled. Yeah, theirs. He doubted that Wimer Aslix would go back to his and Francel’s room, and hell, even Alta Presion wasn’t using his room anymore.Only once during the height of the sun at noon had his skin prickled a bit. Bosy was pretty sure the only thing he couldn’t do now was fly. And considering how fast he could run and how high he could jump, not being able to fly hardly mattered.He took another deep breath. Just being around them was going to endanger them. Not from him, but Jun would not, would not, just let Bosy threaten him like he had.Bosy tried to convince himself that Jun would see sense, realize that Bosy had no desire at

“Okay.”Bosy sighed and tried to relax.========Francel stared at Alta Presion for hours, counted the breaths he took, measuring each, making sure they were stronger than the one before. He now knew how Alta Presion must have felt when he shifted early. Francel held his hand, and pressed kisses to his forehead and his palm.Alta suddenly coughed. Hard, body shaking. Francel watched him, scared. A bolt of light shot from Alta’s other hand, burning the headboard.Francel called for Ueda and ducked away from another stream.Ueda ran in, took one look at him and cursed in Japanese. He immediately threw up a shield of air around Alta as more light flew from his fingers.“Damn, Heechul.”“What’s wrong?”“He’s rejecting our light.”“And that means –““That means only the bastard that took it can give it back.”“Fuck.”“Yeah. I have him stabilized. As long as that light weave stays around him, the light has no choice but to go back into him. It will keep him alive, but … shit. I have to go f