Chapter 3Gideon was slicing lemons for the evening when the air stirred, and Adara appeared in front of him. He sucked in a breath, for more reasons than one, and his gaze jumped to the entrance. Was Jyran with her? Hot and cold washed over him.
“What do you know about Valerie?”
Gideon forced himself to look at her and not wait for someone else to enter. “What are you talking about?”
She slammed her palm against the bar, and Gideon swallowed a growl. “Valerie, who used to work for me.” It took his brain a second to catch up, but Adara was furious…and maybe scared. It had tension creeping into him. What could scare a vampire?
“I don’t know anything about her. Are we talking about the bear?” If so, she’d come here with Adara a few times, but it had been a few years since he’d seen her.
