Charles I had never thought I would raise such a stupid child. He probably had contacted the underbelly of the human world for the funds that he probably had never planned to pay back. It had likely always been the plan to leave Grace saddled with all of it on her own. It had probably never even
“Give me all the information you can on it,” I paused. “And what it’s been used for recently.” “Charles?” Eason's voice came through the radio. “I'm here. How are you feeling?” “Like hell. I'm at City Hall, getting into the safe. Where's my sister?” "Shifted and tracking Cecil, I think. Thro
Grace Pain, a searing flash that ripped through the fog of primal fury, brought me crashing back to reality. My jaws clamped down on… metal? Stone? Something so hard, I swear my teeth chipped. The metallic and sparkling tang of blood and something else filled my mouth as I recoiled, a whimper esca
Until I’d ripped the men who took her apart. "Grace!" Charles' voice boomed behind me, laced with urgency. "Slow down! Stay under my shield!" I should have. I wanted to, but I couldn’t get my body to slow or turn back. She was so close. I’m coming, honey. Mommy’s coming. Corners blurred, co
Grace I snarled low in my throat. His presence, even disembodied, felt like a predator stalking its prey. It felt like I was back in that dream, surrounded by destruction and alone. The darkness felt deeper than it should have. My stomach turned. I felt my bravado faltering as memories from the dr
Charles threw himself in front of me and threw up his hands, stopping the beam in midair. “Get her out!” Charles roared. “Now!” Someone else grabbed me. I fought and pushed. Moments later, he followed as the beam came crashing down. The impact sent a shockwave through the building that pushed me
Charles Grace went down like a bag of bricks. Shit. Just when I thought things couldn’t get worse. She’d probably feel like shit for days, but I had a feeling that she had lasted way longer than I should have expected. An Enforcer caught her as another group of men jumped out from another building
“Definitely not taking the easy route,” one of the Enforcers said, his face grim. “They probably don’t have that spell anymore, but they’re smart enough to know that it would be damn hard to catch them in this traffic.” We couldn’t put in barriers because it might interfere with the other cars dri