Damon Wolf attacked Rose again, this time holding it, engulfing her, and frying her as it found every cell in her body rip apart.

She screamed an unholy sound, causing Alex to cover his ears, and he rolled away from Rose and stood, running behind the sofa. Damon channeled every bit of anger she'd ever made him feel, every speck of hurt she had tried to break him with, and every part of himself that loved his family lit up with fury—dangerous fury—at the threats made against them by this woman.

There was a part of him that knew she was part of his life, part of his story, and...