Chapter 36

Adrian's POV

“You,” I say and instinctively put myself between Pippa and the strange woman.

I am trying, and failing, to wrap my head around what I'm seeing. I know what happened here, I know what she did and I know what she is, but how did she hide it from me?

“Yes,” she says with a sweet smile. “I’m glad to see my potion helped.”

Oh my God. Pippa drank that concoction of hers. What if she poisoned my mate? I'm so shocked and frantic that it doesn't even occur to me that Pippa would be dead by now if she were poisoned. “What are you?” I ask.

“I am a Cambion…same as Pippa.”

How does she know her name. I never told her Pippa's name. I didn't even tell her when she was in the lobby, pretending to be the owner of this ramshackle hotel. I don’t know if I should try to kill her, grab Pippa and run or thank her and see where this goes. “What did you give her?”

“Something that works. It's different for Cambion. The mating ritual doesn't always kill us right away. Sometimes, it can take