Endless Night (Fate's Intent Book 3) by April Bowles Page A

room and let out a light gasp to the sight of the figure stepping through the balcony door. “Kole!”
    “You’re not doing very well, Jay.” Kole said with a completely expressionless voice as he walked farther in. “And you are therefore making it difficult for me.”
    “What are you doing in our room?”
    “Our room?”
    “Yes.” I stepped in close to Troy with my hand settling gently against his chest to signify the subject of my utterance. Our, meaning us, no longer him. “I believe you’ve met.”
    Kole’s eyes flickered back to Troy and met his strong stare. “Brief enough.”
    “Don’t!” I stepped right in between them to block his gaze. I didn’t want him to do a thing. “Don’t you even dare to look at him!”
    “Oh, Jay. Someone’s being a little paranoid.”
    “I just know what you could do. What do you want?”
    “Calm yourself. You assume too much. I am merely here to drop off your things. The circumstances tell me they will no longer be needed to clutter up the space of my house.” Kole walked over to the closet and tossed a bag right outside of the door.
    “Well, thank you but I could have done it myself.”
    “Surely eventually but you’re no longer allowed passed the front door.”
    “What?”
    “You brought this on yourself.” He reached his hand down behind the headboard of my bed and pulled out several weapons concealed behind it. I didn’t even know they were there.
    “What are you doing now?”
    “Now I’m taking my stuff back.” He started walking back towards the balcony while concealing the weapons on himself. “Because of this—” His eyes flickered over towards Troy for a second and I was ready to get in the way. “It’s no longer my responsibility to make sure you’re safe. You better watch yourself.”
    “Don’t worry about it.” Troy said, making Kole refrain from turning away. I wished that he had just said nothing so Kole would just leave and be done with it. The longer he stayed, the more dangerous it was becoming.
    I knew it but he just had an evil smile growing on his face while looking at Troy. “Worry isn’t the word I would use. Mildly concerned about your effectiveness, maybe but never a worry.”
    “You should go.” I said, getting closer in front of Troy, putting his hands on me so maybe Kole wouldn’t decide to act if it meant me being in the way. “There are some things I want to do without you here.”
    “Fall further into the web of treason you’ve created, you mean? It’s such a great idea.”
    “I didn’t ask for your opinion and I don’t care to hear it either.”
    Kole just laughed. This was really beginning to aggravate me because he must have just got up from the sleep I put him in and he’s usually not so—comfortable? “Yeah. I get that and you don’t want to hear my opinion on other things. The kinds that will be emotionally sensitive to the choices you’re making.”
    My anger for him faded from me completely. How could I have forgotten? I knew what he spoke of and it made more sense why he would throw it in my face but did it have to be now with Troy here? He would never understand and I tried responding with a low, expressionless voice. “Leave. Now.”
    “You haven’t thought about it at all, have you, Jay? Until now.”
    I stood stiff with my eyes dazed off in his direction. He was right and I almost wanted to cry to what he’d make me lose but Troy’s movement caught my attention even harder.
    “She said leave.” He took a small step ahead of me and reached out to Kole, just barely pushing him back by his right shoulder.
    I saw a spark come from the instant contact and heard a low crack. Troy was on the floor, holding his right wrist with his left hand and I immediately got down to him. “Troy!”
    He was still holding his wrist fairly tightly from a pain and Kole just stood there with a quiet laugh. “You need to have better control over your pet, Jay. I think there are still some lessons he