Chapter 289: Under Arrest

I gaped at her, not knowing what to say, eyes scanning the faces of the other two Enforcers.

Settled on Pender Tremere. Who refused to look at me at all, a shadowed and guilty expression on his face.

Bastard. He'd betrayed us? After I rescued him when he was attacked by the Dumont brothers? My mother saved his worthless life, the jerk. And here he was, standing with another Enforcer, clearly of Dumont blood from her brilliant blue eyes and European features.

Now I wished I'd just let him die.

My demon roared her rage and surged forward, power glowing around me as my vision took on a tint of amber. "You have no right to be here, past family wards. Get out."

The female Enforcer sneered at me. "We are Enforcers of the High Council, girl. We can go wherever we want."

I was about to show her the door in the most violent way possible when Mom appeared from deeper in the house. "What is the meaning of this?" She was all coven leader, the family magic wrapping around her in a twisting co