Axel POV
I could feel how scared Bailey was, which made me want to kill that fucker all over again. I thought we could finally put this s**t to rest with Levi Sullivan. I thought after a diplomatic talk with the vampires, all of this could be resolved.
That was just hopeful f*****g thinking, I guess.
“I would never let that bastard hurt you or Taegan again. You know that, right?” I cup her adorable but frightened face in my hands, running my thumbs against her dimples. She is chewing on her bottom lip, and when I see the strain her teeth are causing on the delicate skin, I lean down and suck that lip into my mouth, freeing it from her worried assault.
When I pull away, she looks much more calm.
“I know you won’t, Axel, but….”
“But what?”
She anxiously stares up at me, that botto
