I should have known. Fuck, as soon as I felt my body burning, I should have fucking known and gotten out of here.

It was better to be out on the streets in my rut than to be in the same room with this woman.

“Wow,” she whispered as she knelt before me, grabbing my jaw and forcing my head to look up at her. “I never thought I would get to see the almighty Kade Varkas looking this… pathetic. But I got to say, it’s a good look on you. Look at you, your face all flushed, your breathing laboured and your eyes crossed over.” Her nails dug into...