Chapter 97

Ilifted the shot glass and downed it as Torque moved to Cillian’s side and gave him a hearty pat on the back.

“Look,” Torque said as he rubbed the back of his neck. “I know I was a bit of an ass back at the house, and I’m sorry. But you know how it is when you have people’s lives under your command.”

Everyone’s eyes shifted to Cillian, and I felt his wolf puffing up. It was almost like filling a balloon to maximum capacity. Cillian glanced over to me for a moment before he wrapped his arm around Torque and gave him a brotherly hug.

“We all do crazy things sometimes in the heat of the moment,” Cillian said. “I’m just glad nothing serious happened to Blue.”

“As if there were any doubt about Kenzie’s mad skills,” AP said. “I hate to say it, buddy, but I think Kenzie might even have surpassed Lourdes. We all saw how she handled Blue in his most savage state. She held her own.”

“Who’s that?” Blue asked as Sam poured another round of drinks.

“Cillian’s grandmother,” Kenzie said. “She