Chương 4: Chapter 5

“Wait!” Connor called before he fully realized he was intervening. The others all turned to look at him, and he scrambled to think of what he’d meant to say. “This is all vaguely daunting and very ‘the night is dark and full of terrors’ and all, but…how can human hunters take on vampires so easily? I mean, should we assume there are dozens of these guys, because, no offense, but with the things Em can do, and with Alec on our side too,” he decided not to bring up that he was a little distrustful of the vampire right now, “just how much could someone like you do?”

Alec gave an over-exaggerated eye roll in response while pocketing the business card, and took two measured steps back, perpendicular to them, to give Wendy a clear line of sight, which seemed…terrifying. Wendy and Alec shared a glance that looked suspiciously like he was giving her permission.