Jenna grabbed a wad of napkins from the table and handed them to Drake. He took them and gingerly pressed them to his nose.
“I told you to stay away from my family,” I said.
Caroline shook her head before walking away to settle at an adjacent table. She kept her body canted toward us, making it clear she was still listening.
“I take back what I said about babysitting. This makes everything worth it,” Anton gloated.
Jenna spun toward him. “You’re a vampire, right? Help me talk sense into her.”
“Oh boy.” Caroline eyed Anton carefully.
The stillness that had descended on the enforcer held a predatory edge. Every muscle in his body locked tight. Only the tips of his fingers twitching as he focused dark eyes on me. “You told her?”
My gun was up and moving before I gave it conscious thought. Its muzzle trained on the vampire across from me.
“Gun!”
Screams came from the other humans in the bar as they created a stampede for the exit. Within seconds, we were the only ones left.
“Put that away,” Anton snapped, looking incensed. “You know that won’t kill me.”
“Maybe so, but I’m betting it would hurt if I shoot you in the right place.
The head. The heart. Both required a recovery time that I could put to good use.
“Aileen?” Jenna’s hand was shaky as she placed it on my back. “What’s going on?”
“Just a miscommunication. Nothing to worry about. Stay behind me. And don’t look him in the eye.”
For once, Jenna listened.
“You’re being ridiculous,” Anton hissed at me.
“I take it this was what you meant when you told me not to let anyone know about you,” Jenna whispered
“Yes.”
“I thought you meant other humans,” Jenna mumbled apologetically.
“I should have explained better.”
Truthfully, I hadn’t expected to encounter a scenario like this.
“Are you just going to sit there?” I demanded of Caroline, not taking my eyes off Anton.
My friend rested a foot on the chair next to her. “I’m feeling a little left out. Why wasn’t I told that Jenna was in on the secret?”
Trust her to fixate on the wrong thing at a time like this.
“Does Liam know?” Anton demanded as if Caroline hadn’t spoken.
“Yes.”
I neglected to mention that he’d only learned about this fact earlier tonight and hadn’t really had a chance to figure out what to do about it.
An avalanche of curses burst from Anton.
“What’s the big deal if she told us?” Jenna asked.
