“Poor Nate. He had such promise. Did you kill him yourself or did your warrior do it for you?”
“I killed the demon,” I said, deliberately evasive.
She sat in the seat opposite me. “Impressive. Quite the little hunter you are.”
“You have no idea.”
“I can see why Eli was so fascinated with you.” She crossed her legs and smoothed a wrinkle in her sleeve. “He was a foolish male and his weakness was pretty little brunettes.” Her eyes moved to Nikolas. “I should actually be thanking your warrior for taking care of Eli. I never understood why that loser was our Master’s favorite.”
My hands grew clammy at the mention of the Master, but I swallowed back my fear. I was proud of how steady my voice was when I said, “I killed Eli.”
Ava’s eyes widened and then she clapped her hands in delight. “O
