an attack by Sebastian."
"Damn it." Leonardo slammed his hand against the wall. "Why didn't you see it before it happened?"
"It doesn't work like that, which you know," Samuel snarled at Leonardo.
Another piece of information she'd gathered about her cohorts: the men had horrific tempers. They were forever challenging each other in shows of bravado that sometimes ended in blows. Civility had, apparently, been left on the mainland.
"So then what happened?" Leonardo ignored Samuel entirely and spoke directly to Eden.
"The demon went after two of us. Two men. They looked pretty similar. Not identical but close. The men were arguing. The demon came, did some scary stuff to them, and they both took off separately. My impression is that they are on their way here."
"Two Outsiders." Ruby finally interrupted as her mind whirled because of Eden's news. "Two at once? That's a pretty big influx, isn't it? Don't you—excuse me, we —get one at a time?"
"I don't know that there is a standard for any of this." Leonardo exhaled loudly. "So they're coming, and the demon is on their tail. Great. We'll make preparations." Leonardo walked off muttering to himself in a tone that told her he didn't consider any of it particular great .
When he'd finally exited, Eden regarded her with her unseeing eyes. "Are you okay?"
Ruby shook her head. She didn't like sharing her feelings. If the Outsider men were always whacking each other, the women seemed hell bent on wanting to bond.
"Um, yeah, I guess so. How are you guys? Enjoying the soul mating thing?" Was she supposed to talk about this stuff? They were certainly not acting particularly private when it came to their personal business.
"Yeah." Samuel grinned. "It's great. Thanks for asking."
"One of these guys coming could be yours, Ruby."
Eden nudged Samuel when she spoke.
The very idea made Ruby's head hurt. She did not want one of those people coming to be her so-called soul mate. No way, no how could she imagine acting like Samuel and Eden. Or Isabelle and Kal. Or Gabriel and Loraine. Or, even worse, Charma and Jason who sometimes spoke like they had one brain.
No. Ruby existed just fine all by herself without someone intruding on her every thought and move. She'd always been a person who needed a little space to breathe. It might have been because her grandparents had been so incredibly tough on her, but without getting too deep into her own psyche, all she knew was that she felt more comfortable when she had a little space.
A soul mate would destroy everything.
"Well, I really need to get back to these books." At her current rate, it would take a million years to get through them so she might as well get back to the task. Eden nodded and left the room with Samuel as soundlessly as they'd entered.
The room started to vibrate the moment she sat down. At first, she thought she must have been imagining the sensation. Lifting her hands off the desk, she stared at them and wondered just how far off the deep end she'd gone. But it went on long enough even she had to admit it was really happening.
"Hey," she called out as loud as she could. Standing up, she tried to walk, unsteadily, to the door before she hit the floor. "Hey, help. This room is vibrating. It's shaking. Like some kind of earthquake."
Except that she'd been in an actual earthquake once, and it hadn't felt anything like this.
The pictures on the wall shook, and the desk tilted to the right. She screamed again, and the door was flung open.
Drew Dubowski stood on the other side. Not her favorite person in the world but anyone would do right at the moment.
He lunged forward, nearly going down once while he made his way to her. "Marina says we're under attack."
"By the demon?" She reached out and took his hand, letting him help her.
"Who else?"
Ruby nodded, trying to act as cool and collected as Drew seemed to be. This was her first attack. The others, they'd all been through these things before.
The house lurched,
"Damn it." Leonardo slammed his hand against the wall. "Why didn't you see it before it happened?"
"It doesn't work like that, which you know," Samuel snarled at Leonardo.
Another piece of information she'd gathered about her cohorts: the men had horrific tempers. They were forever challenging each other in shows of bravado that sometimes ended in blows. Civility had, apparently, been left on the mainland.
"So then what happened?" Leonardo ignored Samuel entirely and spoke directly to Eden.
"The demon went after two of us. Two men. They looked pretty similar. Not identical but close. The men were arguing. The demon came, did some scary stuff to them, and they both took off separately. My impression is that they are on their way here."
"Two Outsiders." Ruby finally interrupted as her mind whirled because of Eden's news. "Two at once? That's a pretty big influx, isn't it? Don't you—excuse me, we —get one at a time?"
"I don't know that there is a standard for any of this." Leonardo exhaled loudly. "So they're coming, and the demon is on their tail. Great. We'll make preparations." Leonardo walked off muttering to himself in a tone that told her he didn't consider any of it particular great .
When he'd finally exited, Eden regarded her with her unseeing eyes. "Are you okay?"
Ruby shook her head. She didn't like sharing her feelings. If the Outsider men were always whacking each other, the women seemed hell bent on wanting to bond.
"Um, yeah, I guess so. How are you guys? Enjoying the soul mating thing?" Was she supposed to talk about this stuff? They were certainly not acting particularly private when it came to their personal business.
"Yeah." Samuel grinned. "It's great. Thanks for asking."
"One of these guys coming could be yours, Ruby."
Eden nudged Samuel when she spoke.
The very idea made Ruby's head hurt. She did not want one of those people coming to be her so-called soul mate. No way, no how could she imagine acting like Samuel and Eden. Or Isabelle and Kal. Or Gabriel and Loraine. Or, even worse, Charma and Jason who sometimes spoke like they had one brain.
No. Ruby existed just fine all by herself without someone intruding on her every thought and move. She'd always been a person who needed a little space to breathe. It might have been because her grandparents had been so incredibly tough on her, but without getting too deep into her own psyche, all she knew was that she felt more comfortable when she had a little space.
A soul mate would destroy everything.
"Well, I really need to get back to these books." At her current rate, it would take a million years to get through them so she might as well get back to the task. Eden nodded and left the room with Samuel as soundlessly as they'd entered.
The room started to vibrate the moment she sat down. At first, she thought she must have been imagining the sensation. Lifting her hands off the desk, she stared at them and wondered just how far off the deep end she'd gone. But it went on long enough even she had to admit it was really happening.
"Hey," she called out as loud as she could. Standing up, she tried to walk, unsteadily, to the door before she hit the floor. "Hey, help. This room is vibrating. It's shaking. Like some kind of earthquake."
Except that she'd been in an actual earthquake once, and it hadn't felt anything like this.
The pictures on the wall shook, and the desk tilted to the right. She screamed again, and the door was flung open.
Drew Dubowski stood on the other side. Not her favorite person in the world but anyone would do right at the moment.
He lunged forward, nearly going down once while he made his way to her. "Marina says we're under attack."
"By the demon?" She reached out and took his hand, letting him help her.
"Who else?"
Ruby nodded, trying to act as cool and collected as Drew seemed to be. This was her first attack. The others, they'd all been through these things before.
The house lurched,
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