“I don’t think so. Maybe Liam, but he knows we don’t want him to. Nate is more of a drinker, but I don’t think I’ve seen him smoke.”
I nod. I got that impression, too. And he works around kitchens all day, so I guess he would try to stay away from it.
When I’m about to ask him something else, I suddenly feel him tense up. He stays completely immobile for a minute, his eyes fixated on the horizon. I try to see what he sees, too. Isn’t there too much agitation at the north end of the harbor?
“Damian...?”
He suddenly gets up and runs to the back of the boat, yelling orders to go back to the bay. What’s going on? I focus on the mind-link from earlier, looking for her...
“Elena!”
“Nora? Where are you?”
“On the sea with Damian. What’s going on? There’s too much agitation at—"
“North End, I know! I’m headed there now, we’re under attack!
“Rogues?”
“No, damn vampires!”
A vampire attack now? That doesn’t make any sense! I thought the former Alpha Black had chased them far to the North? And Silver City is entirely dominated by werewolf packs now, so what’s the point of attacking us? It’s suicide for them!
Damian is still yelling orders, and the boat is now going back full speed to the harbor. He comes back to me just when I am holding the rail not to fall, looking furious. He walks up to me, having no problem to walk despite the boat’s speed, and puts his arms around me.
“I’m sorry, Nora,” he says, “We have to go back. It’s a massive attack.”
“It’s okay, I know,” I answer, nodding against his shoulder.
“You stay on the boat, I will...”
“No, Damian, I’m coming with you.”
“No!” He yells, making me jump, though I expected a refusal. I saw it coming the second I decided to go, too. His silver eyes have turned into an ice-cold stare, as he is fixating on me furiously.
“You stay there, Nora, don’t you come an inch close to those blood-suckers. I’ll handle it.”
“You can’t put me aside, Damian; I want to go! And it’s not even your territory!”
“It’s not yours, either! You don’t have a territory, for now, Nora!”
Thanks for the reminder. Now it’s my turn to glare. I’m well aware that not having a pack makes me a targetanywhere I go, aside from the Blood Moon Clan’s territory. But this is my city, and I refuse to sit while it’s attacked.
Damian realizes his words hurt me more than he thought and shakes his head. “Sorry. But I just want you to stay safe, Nora. You stay there, and that’s final.” He walks off, taking off his jacket.
I bite my lip. I don’t want to stay back! I have to go. What if someone really gets hurt or worse, killed? Vampires might be weaker than us, but they are still dangerous! It took years to chase them all out of Silver City. My eyes go to the harbor, trying to get a hold of whatever is going on there.
“Elena, are you there yet?”
“On my way. But my friends told me there’s a lot of them. Really a lot.”
“Is your pack okay?”
“For now. The White Moon, is there, too, and some of the Sea Moon pack warriors joined, as well. But those damn vampires just keep coming.”
“The Blood Moon is on their way.”
“I figured so. Nate’s guys just arrived.”
