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“Gia and Warner. It was faint, but I recognized their voices.”

“When?”

“A little while ago.”

My pulse thudded as shock hit me. Warner was four rooms away—human ears shouldn’t be able to hear him at all. Her hearing was already changing? When I transitioned, it was three months before my senses began getting sharper.

“It’s happening faster for me, isn’t it?” she asked when I didn’t respond.

“Yes,” I answered honestly. “You might need blood soon.”

I went still when she moved, turning to face me. She stared in my direction, and I met her eyes even if she couldn’t see me through the darkness.

“I don’t want to change,” she breathed out.

“You already are, Kali.”

“I know.”

She raised her arm, and her fingers gently brushed my cheek for a second before she pulled back. Unable to stop myself, I reached to grab her wrist, but she swatted my hand away. It took me a moment to realize what she did, and when I understood, I muttered a curse. Seeing in the dark was something I was used to. But it was pitch black. She shouldn’t have been able to see me reaching for her.

“Can you see me?” I asked in disbelief, forgetting for a second that Amaros could hear me.

“A little.”

Fuck.It wasn’t just her hearing that was getting better. It was all of her senses. I reached for her again, moving slowly this time so she could track my moves. This time, she didn’t push me away. I brushed her hair out of her face before stroking her cheek.

“You are different,” I murmured softly. “I was wrong earlier.”

“Wrong about what?”

“When you threatened to kill me before we left Deadwood.” I chuckled quietly. “And I told you you’d never match mystrength. I was wrong. I have a feeling you’ll be deadly once you finish your transition.”

My fingers were still on her face, and she didn’t move. Her eyes were still searching for mine, but she knew exactly where I was lying.

“You think I’d be strong enough to kill you?” she asked, a small note of teasing mixed in with curiosity.

Without warning, I rolled on top of her, holding myself up on my palms as I looked down at her. Her face was guarded, and she stayed utterly still while I leaned down to whisper in her ear. Amaros might still be able to hear, but at the moment, I didn’t care. I was sure he had already guessed it anyway.

“Ithinkyou’ll be able to wreak havoc on anything you want to destroy,” I breathed in her ear. “Maybe Kane blood isn’t the largest predator in this world.”

Her lips parted in shock, but she didn’t get a chance to answer before I rolled off her. Then I resituated us until her back was against my chest with my arm locked around her waist. This time she struggled, but I didn’t release her.

“Sleep,” I ordered gruffly. “No one will touch you in here.”

“You’re touching me,” she snarked.

“I won’t hurt you.”

“You would if your father ordered it.”

I scowled in the darkness. “He doesn’t want to hurt you.”

“He will if I refuse to obey him.”

I sighed, not arguing. She was worried Amaros could entrance me. Or maybe she thought I’d choose my blood over her. I couldn’t blame her. But I didn’t want to fight about it right now.

“Go to sleep,” I repeated.