chapter 57

"I ... umm. He ll kill us if we don t take … umm… I don t know what went down, but I ll have to see for myself what Juan says about this." Deacon is at a loss for words and I can feel every ounce of his bravado slipping away. He visibly swallows as he realizes he just questioned his possible leader, and I swear he almost sits on the ground the way his legs seem to twitch momentarily. "I ll kill you if you touch her. So, there s that." Colton reiterates with a head nod and shrug. I shake my head at Deacon, disgusted with the weakness I see before me, and smothered in confidence as my own temper ignites. "Not so tough when you don t have me disabled and stuck alone in a glass room, are you?" I snarl, moving out fully from behind Colton, half expecting him to hush me and send me back, but he doesn t. He turns to me slightly, catches my eyes with his glowing amber ones, and then slides aside to encourage me to come closer. I guess because he knows Deaco