Chapter 377

• As the door clanked shut Reasa sagged against the wall as Michael locked it. Christ, the vampire had been strong, forcing her to use her abilities at such a high level that she'd been fighting to maintain it at the end of their brief meeting.
• She pressed a shaky hand against her stomach as she tried to gather herself, accepting Michael's arm as they moved silently up the stone steps into the kitchen of the cottage they were renting. Bruce quirked an eyebrow at her pallor and went to rise from the table but she shooed him down and lowered herself into another of the wooden chairs around the table.
• "I'm fine," she reassured them, accepting the glass of water Michael handed her before he sat down beside Bruce. "His mental shields were some of the strongest I've encountered. Even with the damage to his body, I had to fight to slip inside unnoticed."