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Authors: Lizzy Ford
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doing. Murdering innocents. Think about it.”
Zoey said nothing, her eyes drifting to the waiting Enforcers. It was a truth she was neither able to ignore nor fully swallow. The Enforcers, including Declan, were guilty of colluding to help kill innocent humans.
With his light brown hair, chiseled features, green-flecked, golden eyes and lean frame, Declan was stunning in the compelling way of an incubus – and every bit the person she should hate most in the world, if not for his betrayal then because of who he was and who he protected. He stood among his brothers, calm and unreadable, ever the Enforcer Chief. Only in private had his guard lowered, and she’d learned there was more to him than he’d ever reveal to anyone outside his family. Despite this, three days wasn’t long enough for her to know him well enough to understand his motivations, his way of thinking.
Declan was still a stranger, one who protected those killing innocent women.
Yet, Olivia was no ally either. She was more concerned about power than helping the innocent, not to mention she was allied with the Cambions for reasons Zoey didn’t comprehend.
My world is so fucked up. If Zoey had learned anything lately, it was that there was no clear-cut difference between good and evil, no world where she could simply exist to kill bad guys. It made her sick to her stomach when she thought about the innocent lives lost.
She wrenched away from Olivia and continued towards the middle of the park.
“She’s wrong, Z,” Vikki said quietly.
Zoey glanced at her.
“If she could control your blackouts, don’t you think she’d send you after a better target than a few Cambions? Incubatti Enforcers or their Council?”
“Hey now,” Aiden said. “Not exactly chopped liver over here.”
“You were following me. That’s different than me targeting you,” Zoey said. “I don’t believe anything that bitch says, but I think she knows something we don’t about what’s happening to our Halflings.”
“Yeah, I get that sense, too.” Vikki scowled. “If there’s a way to help them, we can take it.”
“Declaring war on Olivia when we can barely fight Cambions and keep our heads above water?” Zoey shook her head. “We just need a little space and time to breathe.” She eyed Aiden. “And she’s right about the Incubatti. You all protect those soulless monsters that kill people.”
He said nothing.
“No one is good in this scenario,” Vikki agreed.
They reached the center of the park and stopped.
Declan and Wes approached.
Zoey couldn’t look away from her soul-mate. Her heart was pounding hard while warm desire fluttered through her. She found herself breathing deeply in anticipation of catching the first whiff of his dark, vanilla scent. His magic was restrained, but it still tickled her senses, teased her with reminders of how incredible a night in his bed had been.
The two Enforcers stopped a safe distance from them, their sex magic humming in the air.
“Are you well, Aiden?” Declan’s warm, familiar voice swept over her, through their connection as soul-mates, and managed to sink into her resolve, prying it down a level. She’d almost forgotten how much she loved his heavy, slow Southern drawl, especially when he said her name.
She braced herself, not about to let her body rule her mind. She wasn’t going to be blackmailed by Olivia or seduced by Declan.
“Great,” Aiden said cheerfully.
Vikki shook her head at him.
“About Vikki’s new … position,” Zoey said before the Enforcer boys were able to get the upper hand.
Declan’s attention turned to her. When he wore his Enforcer mask, he was a stranger, one that made her uneasy with his combination of natural power and command. He hid himself too well; she often wondered if what she knew of him behind closed doors was real. His amber gaze was direct, his stance relaxed. He radiated the confidence of the leader she wished she was.
“She checks in twice a day,
Zoey said nothing, her eyes drifting to the waiting Enforcers. It was a truth she was neither able to ignore nor fully swallow. The Enforcers, including Declan, were guilty of colluding to help kill innocent humans.
With his light brown hair, chiseled features, green-flecked, golden eyes and lean frame, Declan was stunning in the compelling way of an incubus – and every bit the person she should hate most in the world, if not for his betrayal then because of who he was and who he protected. He stood among his brothers, calm and unreadable, ever the Enforcer Chief. Only in private had his guard lowered, and she’d learned there was more to him than he’d ever reveal to anyone outside his family. Despite this, three days wasn’t long enough for her to know him well enough to understand his motivations, his way of thinking.
Declan was still a stranger, one who protected those killing innocent women.
Yet, Olivia was no ally either. She was more concerned about power than helping the innocent, not to mention she was allied with the Cambions for reasons Zoey didn’t comprehend.
My world is so fucked up. If Zoey had learned anything lately, it was that there was no clear-cut difference between good and evil, no world where she could simply exist to kill bad guys. It made her sick to her stomach when she thought about the innocent lives lost.
She wrenched away from Olivia and continued towards the middle of the park.
“She’s wrong, Z,” Vikki said quietly.
Zoey glanced at her.
“If she could control your blackouts, don’t you think she’d send you after a better target than a few Cambions? Incubatti Enforcers or their Council?”
“Hey now,” Aiden said. “Not exactly chopped liver over here.”
“You were following me. That’s different than me targeting you,” Zoey said. “I don’t believe anything that bitch says, but I think she knows something we don’t about what’s happening to our Halflings.”
“Yeah, I get that sense, too.” Vikki scowled. “If there’s a way to help them, we can take it.”
“Declaring war on Olivia when we can barely fight Cambions and keep our heads above water?” Zoey shook her head. “We just need a little space and time to breathe.” She eyed Aiden. “And she’s right about the Incubatti. You all protect those soulless monsters that kill people.”
He said nothing.
“No one is good in this scenario,” Vikki agreed.
They reached the center of the park and stopped.
Declan and Wes approached.
Zoey couldn’t look away from her soul-mate. Her heart was pounding hard while warm desire fluttered through her. She found herself breathing deeply in anticipation of catching the first whiff of his dark, vanilla scent. His magic was restrained, but it still tickled her senses, teased her with reminders of how incredible a night in his bed had been.
The two Enforcers stopped a safe distance from them, their sex magic humming in the air.
“Are you well, Aiden?” Declan’s warm, familiar voice swept over her, through their connection as soul-mates, and managed to sink into her resolve, prying it down a level. She’d almost forgotten how much she loved his heavy, slow Southern drawl, especially when he said her name.
She braced herself, not about to let her body rule her mind. She wasn’t going to be blackmailed by Olivia or seduced by Declan.
“Great,” Aiden said cheerfully.
Vikki shook her head at him.
“About Vikki’s new … position,” Zoey said before the Enforcer boys were able to get the upper hand.
Declan’s attention turned to her. When he wore his Enforcer mask, he was a stranger, one that made her uneasy with his combination of natural power and command. He hid himself too well; she often wondered if what she knew of him behind closed doors was real. His amber gaze was direct, his stance relaxed. He radiated the confidence of the leader she wished she was.
“She checks in twice a day,
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