Page 71 of Bound By Blood
“Now, we’ll stayin the shadows and away from most people. We’ll find a couple ofhumans on the outskirts of the party and use them as bait to lurein some Savages.”
“I can be the baitfor that.”
“No, youcan’t.”
His voice came outmuch harsher than he expected, but the idea of her strolling thestreets, trying to attract Savages, made him see red. His fangselongated as his knuckles turned white on the wheel.
Taking a deepbreath, he worked to calm himself again. He couldn’t lose controlnow, not when he was so close to her.
“You told me theSavages are capturing vampires and turning them into Savages. I’dbe the perfect bait if they spot me strolling along thestreet.”
“And if they takeyou before I can stop them?”
“Who said I neededyou to stop them?” she retorted.
He shot her alook. “Can you take on three or more Savages if they come for youat once?”
She shrugged. “Idon’t have to fight them, only lead them to you, and I’m prettygood at getting away from others, in case you forgot.”
He didn’t thinkhis nuts would ever forget, but… “I caught you.”
“How many Savagesdo you think are as strong, old, and powerful as you?”
“Not many,” headmitted.
Some Savages wereolder than him, not many, but a few. It wasn’t exactly the kind oflifestyle where vampires lived long.
He’d been one ofthe rare few who survived nearly three hundred years as a murderer.During that time, he managed to avoid Ronan’s group of defenders,the hunters, and daylight. He’d thrived where others perished.
“Besides, I doubtyou’d be far behind me. I’ll stay in the shadows and away frompeople. They’ll assume I’m an easy target, and then we’ll surprisethem.”
He had to admither plan was solid and probably their best course of action. Simplywalking through the city wasn’t going to work, not when he had totest his sword in battle.
If it was anyoneelse, he would have thrown them to the wolves. Hell, he would havetied a steak around their neck and kicked them out the door, but hecouldn’t stand the idea of her getting hurt.
“You brought mehere,” she reminded him.
“Only because Iwasn’t going to tear the sword from your hands,” he growled. “NowI’m beginning to wish I had.”
“I have everyright to see how it works, to be here, and to decidemyfate. You have no say over me or my decisions. Now, stop being anoverprotective alpha a-hole, and let’s get this over with so I canstart making the other swords.”
His teeth scrapedtogether so loudly he was sure she could hear them, but he pulledthe keys from the ignition and shoved the door open. He would hateeverysecond of this, but she was right.
This was the bestway to get this done.
When she walkedaround the front of the car and handed him the sword, a feeling ofrightness stole through him as he took it from her. That feelingdid nothing to dispel the uneasiness growing inside him as he gazedinto her beautiful eyes.
He almost bent tokiss her but restrained himself. She wouldn’t welcome it, and itwas time to hunt.
CHAPTER 54
It took less timethan he expected for her to pick up a tail. He spotted themimmediately, slinking from the shadows of the buildings andfollowing her down the quiet side street parallel to the busierbars and restaurants.
She wasn’t theonly woman walking this hushed side street, but she was the onlyone who was alone and the only vampire. One of the Savages was onhis phone, and its fingers flew across the screen, but Sabersuspected he was faking it.
But then, for allhe knew, the guy was on social media or a dating app, looking toget laid. The Savages hadn’t come here just to hunt; they were alsohere for recruits. They’d homed in on Caro and slipped through theshadows while they stalked her through the streets.
Even if he wasn’tfollowing her, Saber would have considered these Savages to befools. They had no idea how vicious this sweet-looking little vampcould be. He didn’t doubt she’d give these bastards such a fightthat one, or both, wouldn’t walk away from this.
