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“Scream for me,” he ordered, his fingers digging into my hips.

“Your brothers are upstairs?—”

“There’s a reason their rooms are soundproof. And I really don’t give a shit if they’re listening. Right now, I want to hear you.”

His next thrust had a cry tearing from my throat, whether I wanted to or not. I was nearly dizzy from the mounting pleasure. Drowning in it. In the best damn way. The wall shook every time he slammed into me.

An explosion of pleasure flooded me as I climaxed, and I was barely aware of the scream that passed my lips. My heart pounded against my ribs, my body writhing as Zan kept going, drawing out my orgasm.

His lips crashed to mine, kissing me as if he never wanted to come up for air. He groaned, thrusting into me one more time before burying himself inside me as he came. He rested his forehead against mine, both of us breathing hard. I caught his eye, shooting him a grin.

“Well, at least we know you can’t break me now,” I teased. “But I think we cracked the wall.”

“I’ll give you a second to catch your breath. Then I’m spreading you on the bar and we’re doing this again.”

Chapter 36

Zan

“It’s interesting, isn’t it?” Pax glanced around. “That we’re walking into Project Hope as if we belong. And now humans are free to leave.”

“For a lot of them, it’s their first time going past the walls,” Kali muttered from beside me.

“If they’re smart, they’ll be back inside the walls by nightfall,” Viggo added.

I nodded in agreement. The Clovers wanted to give humans freewill. To give them a choice to leave their city. But we had to be cautious. They had to travel in groups, and even if we hadn’t seen any vampires, it didn’t mean they weren’t watching. The gates closed at sunset every night, and if the humans weren’t back, they were on their own. Something that has been stated multiple times.

They were only allowed to go out for a specific amount of time. Even if vampires couldn’t walk in the sun, I wasn’t taking the chance. For anyone to become a vampire—or if they drank Keeva’s blood to become a Shadow—they would need to die with the blood in their system. Four hours was the maximum time any human could go out for that reason. So far, no one hadbroken the rule. From what Warner had told us, the humans were just happy that things were finally changing.

It still made me uneasy. It wasn’t just Amaros we had to worry about. Rowan was planning something too. PARA could travel during the day. There were Clovers and Shadows scouting for miles around to alert us of anyone getting close, but I still didn’t like it. There were too many unknowns.

But for this to work, the humans needed toseethe change. They were sick of the strict rules under PARA, and if we wanted them to follow the Clovers, things had to run differently.

Viggo chuckled. “I don’t think they’d be as welcoming if they knew who we were.”

“No one will know,” Kali said firmly.

If humans realized we were Amaros Kane’s sons, they wouldn’t trust us at all. Warner had introduced the twins to the Clovers as just Shadows, and that was how we planned to keep it.

Rya appeared at the end of the street with a group of Shadows behind her. She gave Kali a smile as she strode closer.

“They’re set to go,” she said.

Nerves splashed across Kali’s face. “Are you sure? We can’t go unless we know the Clovers are backing us.”

“They are,” Pax said. “I talked to Warner earlier. Collin—that Clover who is communicating with—has already spoken to the Clovers in Project Wish. They’re ready to go. Talk of revolt has already been whispered. Once we get there to help take over, the humans will side with us like they did here.”

“PARA will be on guard,” Pax reminded us. “We need to be more careful.”

Viggo scoffed. “Please. They have no idea what city we’ll hit next. With the Clovers supporting us, they don’t stand a chance. The Shadows have even more strength than vampires and can be in the sun. There’s no stopping them.”

“Unless they start using my blood to turn Shadows into humans,” Kali murmured. “And we have no idea where Rowan is.”

“We’ll find him,” I promised darkly. “He isn’t getting away with what he did to you.”

“The Shadows want to talk to you before they leave,” Rya said.

It was Rya’s job to appoint a Shadow in charge for every mission since she knew them best. They were still antsy fighting alongside the Clovers without Kali with them. I reluctantly let Kali pull her hand from my grasp as she followed Rya down the street. Even when they left my sight, I made sure I could still hear her.