William
I stared at Roberts. "You jest."
"George saw her take out one of the low-level fallen with a single arrow," Roberts said warily.
"George was also incompetent enough to let her slip away," I snarled.
"If she were a regular human, then I agree that it was incompetence," Roberts replied in his irritatingly rational manner. "However, as a hunter who caught us unawares, it is understandable."
I clenched my fists. A hunter? My Valentina? How could my bride, destined to remain by my side, be descended from a bloodline created to end my very existence? My mind could not bring the two together.
But it didn't matter. I would make certain of it.
"New plan," I said, standing up abruptly and starting to pace. "Based on what you told me, they must have been training her this whole time. B
