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Chapter Eight
    On the way back to his room, Bayden kicked an empty crate, smashing it against the wall. Fury and terror weren’t emotions he’d felt since he was a young boy. His heart lurched at the thought of something happening to Ellie. He’d chewed Sarek a new asshole, a guarantee that the creeper wouldn’t dare show his face around Bayden for a few days, but he could also be certain that the kid would never be careless with Ellie and Molly again.
    After undressing, he stepped under the spray of the warm shower, leaned against the wall and closed his eyes, allowing the massage of the jets to soothe him.
    He was aware Sarek would never intentionally put Ellie or Molly in danger, but the kid needed to start thinking about those kinds of things instead of only his experiments and computers. He loved Sarek, but it was time for Sarek to grow up and start acting responsibly. Bayden stepped out of the shower, dried off, and then dressed and went to his room.
    Stryder had killed the vamp that had attacked Ellie. While most enemies didn’t dare wander too close to the compound—knowing threats were dealt with swiftly and usually with deadly force—there was an occasional idler here and there.
    Bayden had never let anyone get close enough to hurt him. Rohoman, Stryder’s brother had made that mistake with his wife, Faylinn, and had been singed by that bitch. If any one of them let a woman into his heart, she would have the power to destroy.
    The closest people to him were his team. Yet, if something happened to him, he held no misconceptions that any of them would be unable to pick up and go on without him. They loved one another as much as they were capable, but shit happened.
    If that were completely true—no one was close enough to him to hurt him—why had it felt as if he’d go insane with fury after he’d learned what had happened today with Ellie, Sarek, and Molly? Just thinking about it made him wish he’d been the one who’d killed the vamp.
    Realization hit him like a ton of space debris. Ellie already held his heart in her hands.
    He’d never intended to give it to her. But this was one of those moments—an epiphany—where he realized he couldn’t control everything that happens in life…even if that thing is his own heart. That still didn’t change the fact that she deserved better than him, and he’d rather die than tie her to him. His enemies wouldn’t hesitate to kill or torture her to get to him. She and Molly were his only weaknesses. While he wasn’t close to the girl, she was important to Ellie, which made the kid important to him. If anyone outside the Reapers found out about that…
    He shook his head. He’d keep them safe. He’d never let anyone hurt them. And anyone who tried? Kodo have mercy on their soul because he sure wouldn’t.
    He had to talk to Ellie. Had to tell her what he was, and why there could never be anything between them. He opened the door and walked down the hall. He could go through the bathroom to her room, but he wouldn’t betray her privacy like that. He tapped lightly on the door several times, but there was no answer. He glanced at his time meter. Ten. Maybe she’d already gone to bed. She did have a trying day. Then it hit him. He’d never asked her if she was all right. He’d been too furious, too scared, too relieved that she was okay. He was an asshole. He bunched his fists.
    He was too wound up to try to sleep and started down the hall to the entertainment room. He’d watch a fight movie. That always relaxed him. He passed Thad on the way. “Where are you heading?”
    Thad pulled the towel from his shoulder and wiped the sweat from his face. “Going to shower. I just beat the shit out of the bag. Then I have a date with Ryon Blue.”
    “That stuff’s going to kill you,” Bayden said.
    “We can only hope… We can only hope.” Thad made his way down the hall where Bayden had just come from, but turned left to head for his own