If he was alive… he would sue. He would call the police. He would send men. He would destroy Kael’s life. He would destroy this club. I squeezed Kael’s hand. I needed to know. I needed to know if the monster was gone. His brow furrowed in confusion. “What? Are you in pain? Do you need the doc?” I shook my head. That tiny movement sent tremors of pain down my neck. I let out a shaky breath through the tube. I locked eyes with him. I widened them, pleading. I needed him to understand. I tried to mouth the name around the tube but my lips were barely moving. H…Him. Kael stiffened. The softness in his face vanished, replaced by a dark, terrifying hatred. He knew who I was asking about. “Don’t worry about him,” Kael said as his eyes darkened. “Viper has him. He is in the basement.” My

