Inez laughed. She said to him, "Is this because of what I did? Are you taking revenge on me by getting on my nerves because I covered you with pig blood?"
"No," he shook his head and stated in a calm voice, "You will pay for that little prank, bubbles, but not now. I am a lot of things, but I will never make use of someone's vulnerabilities against them."
And that's what made him different from Dominic in many ways, thought Inez with a hint of admiration in her eyes. However, she didn't have the time to appreciate his kindness. She sucked in a breath and turned her head to one side. She said to him, "That's very noble of you, but you need to go."
"Why?"
Her siren side lunged to her surface when that slow, languid drawl unintentionally seduced her. Before she could stop herself, the truth had left her lips, "Because you are forgetting that I am a siren! Do you even know what kind of rage a siren would feel when they are angry?"
