Chapter 292

• "You are fully confident with your choice, Demetri?" Rhianna asked. It wasn't that she didn't trust her friend's judgement, it was more a case of she hadn't been aware of Demetri trusting another individual outwith their current group. After Caleb and herself, the Romanov twins were the closest to Demetri, followed after that by Nors. Demetri did not trust easily.
• He raised his head and turned to look at her, total confidence in his eyes. "I haven't seen Mackenzie for a few centuries but I know he's still living and roughly where he is right now. He's a hard man, implacable but fiercely loyal to those who warrant it. I did him a service once, one he had yet to repay. He has a habit of taking up causes which he feels are worthy enough. I have no doubt he will answer this call. There is no better person outwith our family that I would give this task to, Annie."
• He waited for her permission, slightly surprised that he did so. He adored Rhianna, counted her as his sister. He just wasn't aware until that moment that he'd started to view her as his queen. He had always been ready to defend her, had helped save the Hanlon pack because she asked it of Caleb. Now he knew without a doubt he would do anything she asked of him, that he trusted her with the same deep abiding trust he had for Caleb.