“Of course, I can kill him. I should kill him.” I waited until we got back to his bedroom to bring it up, knowing that whatever good will I’ve earned with his pack would instantly disappear if I announced to all thirty of them that I didn’t want him to kill the enemy vampire leader. As soon as it was just the two of us, though, I unloaded on him. “I’m not saying he doesn’t deserve to die,” I tell Dean. “But killing him would kill… others.” His eyes flash—not with the excitement or passion that they usually do, but with rage. “You mean Cooper.” I can tell he’s hurt, but I’m not ready to back off it. “He saved my life, Dean.” “No, he didn’t. Aidan wasn’t going to kill you, Quinn. He needsyou.” “We don’t know that. We don’t know what he wants until we talk to Calypso. And even if he was

