Keres grabbed what was left of her arm and dragged her halfway up with a smile that made even my wolf quiet down to appreciate it.
“Drop the act and start walking,” he hissed in her ear, “or I’ll let you bleed on the ground one piece at a time.”
That was all it took.
A good threat and the woman was on her feet, wobbly, crying, but standing.
Eden tilted her head.
“And if you try anything stupid, I’ll burn your ass before you finish it.”
She smiled.
Not Perse’s smile.
Perse’s smile could be wicked, sharp, smug, beautiful enough to ruin a man’s life if he had poor self-control. Eden’s smile was worse. Vicious. Ancient. Full of promises that did not require grammar.
The doctor nodded so fast I heard her teeth click.
We moved.
Aiden stayed close to Eden’s right, one hand still near t
