Andrei Last night… I stared at the small glass vial in my palm, turning it over in the moonlight. The liquid inside swirled with golden flecks, catching the glow of the full moon. I had no idea what it was, but Natalia had dropped it when she fled from me. “Andrei?” Lilith’s voice pulled me from my thoughts as she wrapped her arms around my waist. “What are you looking at?” I flinched at Lilith’s sudden arrival. Did she scent Natalia on me, I wondered? Did she know what we had done together in the shadows? But when I glanced down at her, her face seemed neutral, and I let out a small breath of relief. Shaking my head, I slipped the vial into my pocket, then looked up just as Damon dragged Natalia away. She looked back at me once, her eyes glowing with her wolf’s strength, before she

