Bloodlines of the Fallen
in the cold alley,
ely noticed. His focus was locked on the trembling man pinned beneat
repeated slowly, his voi
se hammering against Darius's p
not an
. He met with Andre last week said he could de
icker of panic across the man's face. Lies
nger was, he'd le
n a heap, coughing as he struggled to catch his breat
d he loo
king fingers. "Tall. Pale. Dark hair. I didn't
r, waiting for more. But the man
d, Darius rose and
ights, lost in whatever vices had brought them here. Isla was exactly where he left
eyes wer
n watchin
hiding the flicker of curiosity tha
eat beside her. "He wasn'
wirling the last of her drin
ut he's not the one you
and s
ightening of her grip around the glass. Isla Marek never wore her fear wher
ed, his voice calm but deliberate. "Some
ze sharpe
"But whoever it is, they're not
um of music filled the space between them,
ught you said this w
met h
is n
There was always an angle with Darius Stone. The man
nothing in his expressio
things," she muttered, tippin
of his mouth lift slig
tender with a flick of her fingers. "You realize Andre's going to kno
ume whateve
riu
answer
on of her brother's name,
g his name into the streets with blood and fire, rising through the ranks of
an sitting bes
ys been the d
new it bette
, his voice lowering just enough
row. "Kicking m
ond man hadn't moved, but Darius could feel his eyes burning into his back. "Let them repor
. "And what exactly
didn't
thfully, he
t looking back. Whatever they'd been whatever lines they'd bl
, here
ting him in plac
rius said, his voice f
so near that her breath
give orde
red into the crowd, leaving nothing be
at the bar, wa
ter, his arms crossed over his chest.
e not
ead. "You know she's going to drag you in
n at the empty gla
lready