"Yes. And your people have been using her. Farming her. Making super soldiers."
Lucian's face flickered in her mind. That damn smirk of his . . . the way he never flinched in battle.
Salister's eyes began to glow, faintly red. "The organization you serve is drinking her dry. And when I get her back . . . I'll destroy every last traitor who laid hands on her."
"And . . . I'm supposed to do this rescue mission for you. Just like that."
"Yes."
Selis crossed her arms. "And what? You promise not to kill everyone afterward? You'll just walk away, call off the vampires, maybe write a thank-you card?"
"I'll spare the innocent," he said. "You included."
"Oh wow. What a generous offer," she muttered. "Why should I trust you?"
"You shouldn't," he said simply. "But you should trust a vampire's word more than a human's. You should know that by now."
Selis exhaled slowly. "Man, I really should've stayed in bed today."
"You don't have choice her human."
