Knight’s eyes lingered on the hand gripping Genesis’s forearm. Slowly, his gaze lifted to its owner. Jaden glared back at him, defiance burning in his eyes.

That only made Knight’s lips curl into a cruel smile. As he studied Jaden, a dozen ways of breaking each bone in the boy’s body flashed through his mind. He could almost hear Jaden’s screams already, and the thought made the hunger for blood thrum inside him.

Genesis saw it, the way Knight looked at Jaden like a toy he couldn’t wait to tear apart. Bile rose in her throat. She yanked her arm from Jaden’s grasp and rushed to Knight’s side, pressing her...