“Okay.” Evie cracked her knuckles. “We’re going to do this easylike. No killing. We’re here for information only.” She slid Kyla a look.
The werewolf shrugged. “You know, Virtus is going to be pissed we left him behind.”
Evie shrugged. “We bring a griffin, and we’re telling Solonia we consider her a threat and we’re willing to fight it out.”
“Wedoconsider her a threat, and wearewilling to fight it out,” Kyla said.
“The harpy doesn’t need to know that until she chooses not to cooperate and my fist meets her face.”
I raised my eyebrow. “You seem to be looking forward to this.”
“She’s got tension to work out,” Kyla said.
Evie sighed. “Yeah. I had a fight with Liam last night.”
That explained the whole “I’m done with men” thing.
Kyla went still as we gazed at the house. Her eyes had somehow lightened further, and I chewed on my lower lip. “Are you going to be okay?”
Thankfully, Kyla didn’t take offense. She merely smiled. Were the edges of her teeth more pointed?
“I’ve got this.”
I swallowed. Vas was right. I didn’t have combat magic. Sure, I could hold my own in a fight against humans, but my presence here was questionable at best. Plus…I’d promised.
“Just so you guys know, I’m here for moral support.”
Evie shrugged. “Fair.”
“Maybe you could cheer us on,” Kyla suggested with a smirk.
I elbowed her. “You think I won’t?”
Evie rolled her shoulders. “Wait right here, Mere. We’ve got this.”
Kyla stripped off in the middle of the street, opening the car door to leave her clothes in the back seat. She shifted and shook it off, padding toward Evie.
Did I feel a little sad that my power wasn’t the kind that could make a harpy feel like her limbs were being torn off? Sure, a teeny bit. But I could do plenty of cool stuff with my magic. Besides, you had to work with what you had. And unlike Kyla, if I ended up with a broken neck, I couldn’t heal it.
Evie and Kyla strolled toward the house.
Solonia opened her door and stalked out to meet them. I went still. Her face was a picture of wrath. Her black hair had been braided back, and she wore light armor over her torso. She’d clearly known we were coming.
Evie let out a low curse, obviously realizing the same thing. “I’m going to have a word with Hystea.”
“Why are you in my territory?” Solonia demanded.
“Maybe because you eviscerated a human? And that human was involved in the kidnapping of an innocent fae woman?” Evie said.
The harpy didn’t deny it. “What business is it of yours?”
“The fae woman is pregnant.”
From the way Solonia tipped up her chin, she wasn’t feeling at all remorseful.
“Tell us why you’re working for the light fae,” Evie said.
I’d have to have been a hundred feet away to miss the way Solonia’s mouth dropped open in shock. She hadn’t realized we knew that much. And I saw the moment she decided she had nothing left to lose. If her king found out she was working with his enemies, she was dead, and we were the ones who could prove it.
