~Annalyn POV~
Matteo's eyes narrowed, suspicion cutting through his anger. "Wait, or… is this because of the sex Celix had with you? Is the demon finally coming out?"
Their voices clashed in the air and their gazes burned me from every side but I had no patience left.
I walked to the bar my hands shook as I seized the bottle of Hennessy, twisted it open, and drank. The liquid burned down my throat yet when it settled on my tongue, disgust coiled.
"This tastes… bad." My lips curled into a wicked smile. "I don't want this."
The glass slipped from my hand, shattering on the floor.
"I want blood."
The broken glass glittered like fallen stars across the floor my throat still burned from the bitter alcohol, my veins crying for blood, when the door suddenly opened and Kate entered.
Her eyes widened the moment she saw all of us gathered in the living room her body stiffened. "What is going on here?" she asked, her voice too steady to be natural.
