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to them since she was turned by a rogue,” he relayed, looking around the room.
“We need to talk to her. We need to find out everything she knows about the rogues,” Nicu concluded. “Which rogue turned her? Does she know?”
“No,” Adrian said, answering both questions while shaking his head. He refused to have them pick her brain and bring back memories that she had been trying to bury. “She has been through so much already.”
“We won’t hurt your mate,” Nicu advised. “Right now, she is the only one that can tell us about the rogues, and give us some insight as to what their goals are regarding us.”
“He’s right, Adrian,” Teague spoke up. “You should know that we wouldn’t hurt your mate.”
He looked around the room and knew that they were right. They had a vampire in their home right now that could educate them all on the workings of the rogues. He knew if it had been any other vampire upstairs with such knowledge, he would be begging to question the person too.
“Fine,” he said, blowing out the breath he didn’t realize he was holding. “I’m not leaving her side, though.”
“We wouldn’t do it any other way,” Nicu huffed. “We can question her, then compare what she knows to what the rogue in the dungeon admitted to.”
“He’s still alive?” Adrian asked sharply. He naturally assumed that they would have just killed him.
“Yes,” Nicu answered. “He’s a lucid rogue who can give us information, so we still have a use for him.”
“Why don’t we send Angel to speak to him?” Viktor argued.
“Are you fucking out of your mind?” Adrian exploded, rising from his seat to face Viktor. The room drew silent, becoming thick with tension. How dare he mention putting Angel in the same room as the rogue who attempted to take her from him.
“Calm down,” Teague demanded. “He didn’t mean anything by it.”
“I just meant that if we allowed her to speak to him, she could get him to speak freely, or tell her—”
“No,” Adrian roared.
He usually wasn’t the hothead in the family, but right now, they were talking about using his mate by putting her in the same room as the animal that tried to take her from him.
“She will not be in harm’s way, “Nicu said quietly, shifting Adrian’s attention from Viktor. “He will remain in chains, behind bars. She will be safe, and there is a camera inside of his cell.”
Adrian continued to shake his head. He didn’t want her anywhere near the rogue. She’d been through enough already.
“You can stand right outside the dungeon’s doors,” Nicu offered.
“Hey!” Phaelyn started, gaining the attention of the room. “It’s not for us to decide. How about we ask her? She’s already had so much taken from her in her short life. Why don’t we leave this decision up to her?”
Chapter 12
Angel
“ I f at any time you feel uncomfortable or threatened, just call my name,” Adrian said, squeezing Angel’s shoulders. She stared up at him with a smile.
“I’ll be okay,” she cooed, trying to sound brave. “He doesn’t scare me.” That was the least of her worries. She didn’t want to go back to the life of a rogue vampire.
When Adrian came to her that morning, informing her that the Shadows needed her help, she didn’t hesitate. They hadn’t been together long, but she could tell that Adrian lived to be a Dark Shadow warrior. If the Shadows were going to be a part of his life, then she would have to learn to trust them and forget everything that she had been taught.
“Remember what Nicu coached you to ask about,” he said, handing her a tiny earpiece to place in her ear. Once it was placed, she could hear a voice repeating the word ‘testing’ in her ear.
“I can hear you,” she notified the voice.
“Great. This is Teague, by the way, your guide for the day,” he joked. From what she remembered, he was the brother that was mated to a demigoddess she had yet to meet.
“Hello, Teague”,
“We need to talk to her. We need to find out everything she knows about the rogues,” Nicu concluded. “Which rogue turned her? Does she know?”
“No,” Adrian said, answering both questions while shaking his head. He refused to have them pick her brain and bring back memories that she had been trying to bury. “She has been through so much already.”
“We won’t hurt your mate,” Nicu advised. “Right now, she is the only one that can tell us about the rogues, and give us some insight as to what their goals are regarding us.”
“He’s right, Adrian,” Teague spoke up. “You should know that we wouldn’t hurt your mate.”
He looked around the room and knew that they were right. They had a vampire in their home right now that could educate them all on the workings of the rogues. He knew if it had been any other vampire upstairs with such knowledge, he would be begging to question the person too.
“Fine,” he said, blowing out the breath he didn’t realize he was holding. “I’m not leaving her side, though.”
“We wouldn’t do it any other way,” Nicu huffed. “We can question her, then compare what she knows to what the rogue in the dungeon admitted to.”
“He’s still alive?” Adrian asked sharply. He naturally assumed that they would have just killed him.
“Yes,” Nicu answered. “He’s a lucid rogue who can give us information, so we still have a use for him.”
“Why don’t we send Angel to speak to him?” Viktor argued.
“Are you fucking out of your mind?” Adrian exploded, rising from his seat to face Viktor. The room drew silent, becoming thick with tension. How dare he mention putting Angel in the same room as the rogue who attempted to take her from him.
“Calm down,” Teague demanded. “He didn’t mean anything by it.”
“I just meant that if we allowed her to speak to him, she could get him to speak freely, or tell her—”
“No,” Adrian roared.
He usually wasn’t the hothead in the family, but right now, they were talking about using his mate by putting her in the same room as the animal that tried to take her from him.
“She will not be in harm’s way, “Nicu said quietly, shifting Adrian’s attention from Viktor. “He will remain in chains, behind bars. She will be safe, and there is a camera inside of his cell.”
Adrian continued to shake his head. He didn’t want her anywhere near the rogue. She’d been through enough already.
“You can stand right outside the dungeon’s doors,” Nicu offered.
“Hey!” Phaelyn started, gaining the attention of the room. “It’s not for us to decide. How about we ask her? She’s already had so much taken from her in her short life. Why don’t we leave this decision up to her?”
Chapter 12
Angel
“ I f at any time you feel uncomfortable or threatened, just call my name,” Adrian said, squeezing Angel’s shoulders. She stared up at him with a smile.
“I’ll be okay,” she cooed, trying to sound brave. “He doesn’t scare me.” That was the least of her worries. She didn’t want to go back to the life of a rogue vampire.
When Adrian came to her that morning, informing her that the Shadows needed her help, she didn’t hesitate. They hadn’t been together long, but she could tell that Adrian lived to be a Dark Shadow warrior. If the Shadows were going to be a part of his life, then she would have to learn to trust them and forget everything that she had been taught.
“Remember what Nicu coached you to ask about,” he said, handing her a tiny earpiece to place in her ear. Once it was placed, she could hear a voice repeating the word ‘testing’ in her ear.
“I can hear you,” she notified the voice.
“Great. This is Teague, by the way, your guide for the day,” he joked. From what she remembered, he was the brother that was mated to a demigoddess she had yet to meet.
“Hello, Teague”,
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