Page 153 of Sun-Kissed Fangs
Chapter 36
“Harper!” Kieran’s voice roared through the night. “I know you’re in there. Come out, right now!”
He paced the clearing in front of the cabin. Harper grabbed Maya’s hand.
“What the hell is he doing here?”
A bad question. Thewhatwas obvious, but Maya got what she was really asking.
“The redhead.” Her voice was pure acid. “Caught him spying on the outpost a few days ago. Slippery bastard got away from me.”
Harper spotted Booker standing in the crowd. Blood streamed down from a cut at the temple.
“What’s going on?” Nell muttered. Both she and Evie had stirred awake, with Nell rubbing her eye and Evie frowning at the light beyond the windows.
“We have company.” Maya let the curtain drop. “Do you have a phone signal?”
Nell turned on the screen. “Still no bars.”
Maya’s jaw clenched. Her nostrils flared as though sniffing the air, and she looked towards Evie. She’d moved up to look out the window, her face ghostly pale.
Maya’s eyes narrowed. Someone kicked at the cabin door, making everyone but Maya flinch.
“They won’t be able to get in,” Evie said, to herself it seemed. “Fangers can’t enter a human residence without an invitation.”
“But humans can,” Maya said. “They brought prospects along. Kieran is a fan of those.”
Her black eyes stayed on Evie. Then she let go of Harper’s hand and moved towards the front door.
“Don’t leave the house.”
“What?” Harper grabbed her arm, making her stop. “Are you mad? You can’t take all of them.”
“I can hold them off.”
Another kick struck the door. The hinges rattled.
“Don’t worry about me.” Maya brushed hair away from Harper’s face, pressing their lips together. A kiss she’d obviously intended to keep brief but which she ended up deepening. It took the door shaking again before she stepped back.
“Stayhere,” she said firmly, before pulling the door open.
A woman stood outside, body tensed in preparation for another break-in attempt. The moment she saw Maya, her eyes widened, and she staggered back, almost slipping in the snow.
Maya barely looked at the woman. Her attention was locked on Kieran, who stopped pacing as she closed the door behind her.
Harper returned to the window, yanking away the curtain as Maya walked into the clearing.
“Got lost again?” Maya stopped halfway between Kieran and the cabin. “What an unfortunate habit. Need me to show you the way home?”
Kieran bared his teeth in a snarl. “What are you doing here? Did the Chains forget to bring their freak along?”
“I was ordered to stay behind. I tend to lose control when the fighting gets started.”
Her voice held none of its usual warmth. Instead, it was dark andcold.
Kieran didn’t move, but a few of the onlookers stepped back, weapons raised. Maya gestured at them.
“Is this your entire force? Or just the ones who managed to limp out of St. Louis?”
