ERIK
A shocked, angry silence followed the leave of Lucas and Hannah, and for a few seconds, none of us spoke.
It was completely, utterly absurd – and yet … I could understand where they came from. From their point of view, my family and I had welcomed Amy, made her a princess, and then failed to protect her, causing her to fall into Devon’s hands: it was obvious they wouldn’t entrust us with her rescue, and that they’d want to deal with it themselves, with their pack.
Yet, it was crazy – the Red Bloods, despite their good will, would never be able to find Amy on their own. They simply didn’t have the resources or an intelligence department. They weren’t equipped for the job.
I could understand their anger, and their fear, but not all the rest. Not the words they’d thrown in my moth
