way so that nothing separated them and the Alpha. But her ire was directed at Gabriel as her eyes burned like liquid silver. “I was five and my brother was ten! He was our protector, our big brother. Then he was just gone one day. We didn’t know or we would have razed this entire fucking planet to the ground to find him.” The bitter words from his peaceful sister rattled him.
Even if they were true.
Conall tensed as the male stared at his sister with an unreadable expression. Conall remained still, waiting to strike, but Gabriel gave one short nod and said, “I apologize.”
Still humming with anger, Keelin didn’t respond as she sat back down. She’d come out of a deep sleep a year ago and was still adjusting to this world. Sometimes he wondered if she’d been too sheltered. But that sure as hell wasn’t the issue he needed to worry about now.
“What’s your clan name? And what’s Drake’s real name?” The Alpha had barely moved from his position, even when Keelin had freaked out. As he spoke again, every line in his body was pulled taut.
“I’ll not tell you my clan name before I’ve spoken to my brother again.” As for Drake’s name, that was an odd question. “His name is Drake. Dragos after our father, but we called him Drake for short.”
The Alpha’s mouth curved up the tiniest fraction but it was the beautiful female who laughed. “Holy shit. Looks like Vega was pretty spot on.”
Conall frowned at the Alpha. “What does she mean?” he asked, refusing to look at the female. She was too much of a distraction.
Stavros’s stare was intense. “When Drake came out of Hell he didn’t know his name or much about his history. I didn’t realize it at the time though. Vega, my daughter, covered for him and told us his name was Drake.”
The sharpest sense of sadness invaded Conall. His brother hadn’t remembered his own name? Oh yes, whoever had put his brother in Hell was going to pay. He was going to strip away everything the guilty party cared for and make sure they suffered as Drake had.
Chapter Nine
Victoria was careful driving back to the mansion, even putting the SUV on cruise control when she could so her lead foot wouldn’t get out of control. Drake didn’t seem to notice though.
After he’d told her about that horrible memory, he’d been even quieter than normal. They’d sat watching the water for a while before taking a long walk down the beach strip then cutting through one of the historic neighborhoods and walking around the small downtown area of shops. He hadn’t talked much, not about anything important anyway. Certainly not about his supposed siblings.
But she was pretty sure he wanted to. Just as she was certain they were related to him. The other male, whose name she still needed to find out, looked too damn similar to Drake for there not to be a familial link.
As they pulled up to a red light, she tapped her finger against the steering wheel.
“What’s wrong?” Drake asked, turning away from looking out the passenger side window.
“When I went to Bo’s he told me about a blood-born vampire in Tennessee who might know more about dragons. He said the male was bat shit crazy—his words, not mine—but might be able to help with information on dragons. He also said to take backup, meaning you.”
“That’s why you went to see him?”
She nodded. “I didn’t tell anyone because the pack still tries to coddle me sometimes. I just wanted to do what I needed to do, then come back to the mansion. Without an escort.” Even though she was a grown woman who’d used her healing gift on most of them at one time or another, they treated her like a seventeen year old cub sometimes. It was because she was in her twenties where most of them were decades older. In some cases older than that. Just because she understood their reasoning didn’t mean it wasn’t annoying. She loved that Drake had never treated her that way. “I knew Bo would be more willing to
Even if they were true.
Conall tensed as the male stared at his sister with an unreadable expression. Conall remained still, waiting to strike, but Gabriel gave one short nod and said, “I apologize.”
Still humming with anger, Keelin didn’t respond as she sat back down. She’d come out of a deep sleep a year ago and was still adjusting to this world. Sometimes he wondered if she’d been too sheltered. But that sure as hell wasn’t the issue he needed to worry about now.
“What’s your clan name? And what’s Drake’s real name?” The Alpha had barely moved from his position, even when Keelin had freaked out. As he spoke again, every line in his body was pulled taut.
“I’ll not tell you my clan name before I’ve spoken to my brother again.” As for Drake’s name, that was an odd question. “His name is Drake. Dragos after our father, but we called him Drake for short.”
The Alpha’s mouth curved up the tiniest fraction but it was the beautiful female who laughed. “Holy shit. Looks like Vega was pretty spot on.”
Conall frowned at the Alpha. “What does she mean?” he asked, refusing to look at the female. She was too much of a distraction.
Stavros’s stare was intense. “When Drake came out of Hell he didn’t know his name or much about his history. I didn’t realize it at the time though. Vega, my daughter, covered for him and told us his name was Drake.”
The sharpest sense of sadness invaded Conall. His brother hadn’t remembered his own name? Oh yes, whoever had put his brother in Hell was going to pay. He was going to strip away everything the guilty party cared for and make sure they suffered as Drake had.
Chapter Nine
Victoria was careful driving back to the mansion, even putting the SUV on cruise control when she could so her lead foot wouldn’t get out of control. Drake didn’t seem to notice though.
After he’d told her about that horrible memory, he’d been even quieter than normal. They’d sat watching the water for a while before taking a long walk down the beach strip then cutting through one of the historic neighborhoods and walking around the small downtown area of shops. He hadn’t talked much, not about anything important anyway. Certainly not about his supposed siblings.
But she was pretty sure he wanted to. Just as she was certain they were related to him. The other male, whose name she still needed to find out, looked too damn similar to Drake for there not to be a familial link.
As they pulled up to a red light, she tapped her finger against the steering wheel.
“What’s wrong?” Drake asked, turning away from looking out the passenger side window.
“When I went to Bo’s he told me about a blood-born vampire in Tennessee who might know more about dragons. He said the male was bat shit crazy—his words, not mine—but might be able to help with information on dragons. He also said to take backup, meaning you.”
“That’s why you went to see him?”
She nodded. “I didn’t tell anyone because the pack still tries to coddle me sometimes. I just wanted to do what I needed to do, then come back to the mansion. Without an escort.” Even though she was a grown woman who’d used her healing gift on most of them at one time or another, they treated her like a seventeen year old cub sometimes. It was because she was in her twenties where most of them were decades older. In some cases older than that. Just because she understood their reasoning didn’t mean it wasn’t annoying. She loved that Drake had never treated her that way. “I knew Bo would be more willing to
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