When they got back in the mansion Rachel was the first to confront them."That wasn't very smart, Trish. What were you thinking? It's hard enough for me to accept all this."Trisha kept her chin up as she talked to her friend. "I wanted to pull a snake out of hiding." She pulled out her phone and handed it over to Rachel.Rachel scanned through it and smirked. "Wait, does she think that using a blocked number is going to keep her safe?" she grabbed her own phone and taking Trisha's she retreated to the couch."Are you okay?" Logan was by Trisha's side in an instant. "I was with her, don't you think she's fine?" Lauren rolled her eyes at him.Logan ignored her. "Those vultures probably enjoyed that display. I'm sure we'll have the mansion surrounded again."Jace sighed. "Why did I have to get dragged along?""Did you want to fight your way through that wall?" Ryan asked with a smirk playing on his lips.Jace groaned. "No, but I'm not fond of being at Logan Star's residence either.""Wh

"What happened?" Trisha demanded as she turned away from the grisly scene and inspected the giant leopard. "Are you okay?"Nakuni finished licking his paw and set it down. "They stabbed me, but I suppose they didn't expect me to turn into this form. I'm sure they expected a helpless kitten instead."He stretched and turned back into his pocket-sized form and jumped onto Trisha's shoulder. "I'm going to stay in this form, and surprise any others that don't know what I'm capable of.""You can't discount a good surprise," Logan agreed.  "Not knowing your true form could really help us.""Especially if they try to attack in the bedroom," Claw pointed out as he rubbed his cheek against Trisha's. "Will you let Rachel know that her drink is finished, but I didn't have a chance to bring it to her?"Logan picked up the cocktail. "I'll hand it to her. We're lucky it was only one." He nudged the body with his foot. "This guy doesn't look as trained as I

Nakuni hopped off of Trisha's shoulder and shifted into his jaguar form as his eyes flashed. "I would back off while some of you are still alive. I won't go easy on you just because you belong to the Council." Liliana's face scrunched up in a scowl. "What?" she demanded. "Dominic, slaughter that one. Eat him for all I care.""He's a filthy shifter," Dominic grumbled as he gagged."Do it!" Liliana demanded. As Nakuni and Dominic met each other it left Rachel and Trisha with another protector gone. Rachel grabbed Trisha and attempted to shove her behind. "She's after you, get behind!""No way!" Trisha argued as she shoved back. "I'm not letting you try to sacrifice yourself for me!""Do you think I care what human gets killed?" Liliana rolled her eyes and snapped her fingers to get the other vampire's attention. "You, rip those humans apart. I'll make sure you're extra rewarded if you keep the red-head alive the longest and let me

Trisha waited and even though the bond with Logan was back, her sweet wolf still hadn't woken up, not even after hours trapped in the cozy cabin. "You need to rest," Nakuni was by her side with a small plate in his hands. "Here, I've made you a simple sandwich. Not many ingredients here for me to work with, but I did what I could. Eat and get some sleep. I'll take your place.""No," Trisha replied as she snuggled into the crook of the couch. "I want to be here when he wakes up.""He'll understand you need rest," Ryan interrupted as he too walked over to the small group. "The others are getting rest, Nakuni and I can handle watch. We'll head out at first light to Logan's pack. Trisha, you have to sleep even if you don't feel like it."Nakuni sighed. "If you truly have that much trouble falling asleep, it is possible for Kanda to help you. His entire being revolves around dreams and sex, we'll just isolate it to the dream segment. He can put you under

Sleep did not come easy to Trisha. When she finally settled down and rested, Logan was gently shaking her. "Showtime," he whispered. Trisha rubbed the sleep that still clung to her eyelashes away. "It's still dark," she mumbled."Sorry, I know. But those demons? They're getting closer to us."Trisha bit her lip. "I didn't get to talk to Kanda." she stared at her fingers as she fiddled with a thread on the bed. "I thought, I'd get to say goodbye at least in my dreams."Logan's warm hand rubbed her back and he kissed the back of her neck again. "You'll see them again, I promise." He'd dropped his voice to a whisper so low that it didn't even wake up the sleeping Lauren."How is she still asleep?" Trisha demanded with a pout."Not sure," Logan replied as he hugged her close and inhaled as he buried his nose in her red tresses. "Lauren?" he called.The other woman grunted. "Go away, Logan."He chuckled in reply. "Sorry, it's