“Shit. I’m really sorry.” I wasn’t sure that helped anything, but I meant it.
“That’s alright.” His words were a little sharp, so I knew he was at least a little annoyed with me, but he wouldn’t meet my gaze. “We all lose control every once in a while.”
That was nice of him to say, but I still felt terrible. “We owe you one. Let me know if you ever need anything.”
“I’ll take you up on that,” he finally dared to look at me for a second before glancing away again.
My visions had always made it hard to have normal interactions with people, but the fact that this guy was a little afraid of me and my power? It was odd. I wasn’t sure I’d ever get used to the dominance displays. “Please do.” I moved past him to wait for everyone else to get out of the car.
Dastien was next. He gave Samantha’s shoulder a squeeze as he walked by. “Thank you for the help.”
“No problem.”
He came to stand next to me, but I waved him past. Go on inside. I want a second with Samant
ha.
You sure?
I nodded. I just want to make sure she doesn’t want to come with us.
You already asked her, chérie.
I knew I had, but I wanted to ask her again. Just to see. I had a feeling that if she’d come with us, we’d have an easier time taking down Astaroth. I didn’t like to ignore my feelings.
I don’t like you ignoring them either, but we’ll find a way. Even without her. He brushed a kiss on my forehead and went inside.
My attention went back to the car. Claudia was giving Samantha a long hug. “Please call me,” Claudia said as she pulled away. “I don’t want to go so many years before we see each other again.”
Samantha shrugged. “That’d be nice, but I’m going to have to invest in some aspirin before I do. You werewolf couples and your silent talking.” She rolled her eyes, and then looked to Lucas. “Be good to my cousin. You wouldn’t want me as an enemy.”
Lucas’ laugh echoed my own. This girl had some real guts to threaten him. “I’m sure I wouldn’t want that, but I do want to know more about what you do. We’ll be visiting.”
“Looking forward to it.”
Claudia slid a hand around Lucas’ waist as they moved past me into the private terminal.
Chris and Adrian got down from the car next. Samantha whispered something to Chris too quietly for me to hear and he gave one of his raspy laughs. “I don’t see that happening,” he said loudly. “Not a chance.”
Holy shit. What did she say? I was going to have to ask Chris.
“Trust me,” Samantha said. “Just be open to the possibility. Okay?”
He ran a hand along his beard. “If you say so.”
“I say so.”
Adrian punched Chris and they walked into the terminal, leaving me with her.
I closed the distance between us. “Are you sure you don’t want to come with us?”
She nodded. “I’m sure.”
“Any way I can convince you to change your mind?”
The corner of her mouth lifted in a smile. “Nah. Honestly, you don’t want me there. You’ll find a way. I know it, but anything I do is tainted.” I started to speak but she cut me off. “You’ll be better off without any more help from me.”
I wasn’t sure how we’d be better off without her, but at least I’d asked. I couldn’t really blame her for not wanting to get even more mixed up with Astaroth than she already was. “Alright. Well, if you change your mind?”