Bloodlines of the Fallen
ed by the time Darius
ing the hum of the city beyond. Steam rose from grates along the str
't pull the collar tighter. There was no point. The cold wasn't some
the wet pavement. He didn't speak until they crossed the st
mething," The
xed on the dark waters stretching out beyond th
enough," Da
coat, but there was tension in his frame
utside the family?" Theo's voice lowered, as if the
s gaze
kno
id. If he'd brought someone else into the city someone capable of tearing
about c
ette he hadn't realized he was still holdi
men are stationed tonigh
think this stranger
ed cigarette into the water.
est trace of unease fli
's not a 'h
nced at hi
e could tear through a crew that size without leaving
lence was a
d lingered at the back of his mind since
like that. Not even
hrough Marek's men
f it
end of the dock. A figure stepped from the shadows near the
s
s jaw c
ou to stay out of t
er boots. She didn't stop until she was close enough fo
rders well," sh
oward the weapon hidden at her side. "Y
oward him briefly. "D
but said no
mself between Isla and the open pi
you," she
narrowe
think I don't see what's happening? Andre
r gaze, but sh
essed. "You've been cleaning up bodies in silence, ho
in fill the space between them, falling in heav
he exhale
t your c
" Isla replied. "You know how this en
a heartbeat, and for the first tim
control," Dari
eliev
the dread curling in
ould fee
epping closer. Her voice dropped lower, barely
hift, but his silence
The city stretched out around them, cold a
ck, brushing her damp h
to find me," s
peared into the rain, her f
il she was gone
trust
arius r
"Then why let
n the empty dock where I
, every instinct screaming at
ould
his," Darius murmur
an eyebrow
, his express
ver's hun