Lucan came to a decision and jerked his head around. "Fine. They go with us then."
One of the vampires reached for Brown and lifted her in the air. She squealed and he asked, "The human?"
Lucan looked at Kates in question. She spoke in a bored voice, "Leave her. She's nothing."
The vampire dropped Brown and everyone swept out of the estate. All of us were placed in different vehicles. I was put in the backseat with Kates across from me and Lucan beside me. One other vampire sat beside Kates and we started off.
My best friend refused to meet my gaze. I swallowed hard and realized that she'd known the whole time. Had this been her intention since she came back? I had been handed to her lover on a silver platter. Did she choose to wait until Roane was gone? Or until we were all weakened from our battle against the Alpha?
When her eyes finally found mine, I saw sadness in them. I didn't care. I narrowed mine and opened a channel in her mind so she could hear my thoughts. 'You don't know what you've done, but you will. I will kill you myself.'
Kates didn't look surprised, but she thought back, 'Not everything is how it seems, Davy.'
'You better hope not.'
It was days later before I realized where we'd been taken, and my heart sank.
THE END