To avert her embarrassment, Mathena ignored Xeon and looked at Valerio instead.
"Valero, how did you know that I was here in the limo?"
"The Prin– Xeon told me to look after you, human. I've been watching from the sidelines for some time now."
Mathena raised her brows at Xeon, who seemed suddenly occupied with his phone.
Valerio stared down at her, his face shadowed by a long fall of blue-black hair. Mathena, on the other hand, thought it was most likely a wig. A very beautiful wig.
In the corner of her eyes, a tall British man appeared, with a very long, dark-haired woman at his side. The hair branded her. Mathena didn’t even need to see their faces. They were supernatural. Their auras were so different that she could almost taste their power.
Mathena winced and let out a small gasp
