Chapter 26

• The door opened and Troy towered in it. His eyes moved over me and then he looked at his brother sprawled on the bed. Coming in, he closed the door and went over to the bed quietly. “I had hoped it looked worse than it was, but now that you’re all cleaned up I can see how bad it is.”
• Staying where I was, I quickly blurted out. “He’s going to take some of my essence.” There. Now I had to go through with it.
• Troy straightened and looked over at me and then back down to his older brother lying there with glowing red eyes. He nodded his head once as if he knew the reason he was here. Leaning over Quinton, he spoke in a soft voice. “I won’t let you hurt her.”