*Kya* Elias might be the most confusing, frustrating man I had ever met. He was supposed to just be someone on the other end of a deal. We were business partners in a sense, two people trading our services for what we wanted. And if that was true, then why was he able to get under my skin? It had to be because of our different upbringings. He’d clearly had a hard childhood. It was probably why he formed Blood Fang in the first place. He was jealous of the life that I lived and was determined to ridicule me because of it. Well, the reason didn’t really matter. I wasn’t just going to stand by while he insulted my home and my people. No good Luna would allow that to happen without defending her home. “Show him what Shimmer Stone is made of, Kya!” someone called from behind me. “Reme

