“We knew she was up to something nasty,” Malachi says, his breath warm against my neck.
“Wait. What?” How could they possibly know that?
Axl shoots Malachi a stern look. The kind that makes Xavier let out a psychotic laugh and Malachi mutter something unintelligible.
I step out of Malachi’s embrace and turn so I can see all three of them. “How did you know she was up to something nasty?”
Axl shakes his head. “Let’s get the f**k out of here.” He turns to leave, but I refuse to follow until I have answers.
“No. How did you know she was planning something?” And then I remember what Malachi told me about vampires being able to tune into the emotions of the people they’ve bitten if they choose to. Axl must have been monitoring Penelope. Which means he likes her enough to tune into her thou
