Natalia
I stared at the small glass bottle in my hand in shock. Andrei had pressed it into my palm with no audience this time—no crowd to impress, no show to put on.
Maybe he wasn’t being as manipulative as I’d thought. Maybe—
No. I shoved the bottle into my pocket and finished helping Damon into the car. I couldn’t afford to think like that, not after everything that had happened. Andrei had chosen Lilith five years ago, and he had chosen her again tonight. Whatever momentary softness he showed me meant nothing compared to that.
“Are you sure you’re okay to drive?” Damon asked as I climbed into the driver’s seat.
“I’m fine. The wine wore off hours ago.” I started the engine and pulled out of the lot, eager to put as much distance as possible between us and that disaster of a hunt. “H
