That explained that, but Talon had a bigger concern. "How did you know about me and Sunshine?"
"I overheard the Daimons talking about the two of you. You should be more careful, Celt. A mistake like that one could be costly."
"Costly how, Zarek? I've just seen the body of a woman who'd been drained of her blood and her soul."
"Ooo," Zarek breathed. "Here's a news flash. It was a Daimon attack. Ever notice that tends to be their MO?"
"Yeah, but I've never known a Daimon to claw a woman up while killing her. Have you?"
There was a brief pause. "What are you saying?"
"I think you know, Zarek."
"Yeah, and you can kiss my ass, Celt. Maybe I should have left your bitch to them after all."
The phone went dead again.
Talon ground his teeth, torn between the deep need to find Zarek, beat the crap out of him, and wash his mouth out, and a deeper need to make sure Sunshine was okay.
Putting his phone in his pocket, he decided to leave Zarek to Acheron, who'd already said he was going to talk to him. Acheron was much better at handling Zarek anyway.
At least Ash could kill the bastard and not die in the process.
Talon expelled a long breath as he thought over Zarek's warning that the Daimons were after Sunshine. It didn't make a bit of sense.
Why would the Daimons be after her? And how could the Daimons know about the two of them?
This made the second attack on her in as many nights. Daimons took their victims where they found them. They didn't stalk someone who got away. They just moved on to the next handy meal.
He didn't know what they wanted with her, but until he found out, he wasn't going to leave her in danger.
Scanning the crowd, Talon found Sunshine standing just under a light outside the club, next to a large, muscular man with black hair who was speaking to a uniformed police officer. She wore only her thin black sweater without the fuchsia one she'd had on earlier. Her arms were crossed over her chest as if she were cold.
Talon made his way through the crowd to her side.
Her face lit up the moment she saw him. "Talon? What are you doing here?"
He was more relieved than he would have thought possible. Just seeing her here, unharmed, and hearing his name on her lips...
He shouldn't feel anything for her and yet there was no denying the raw emotions he felt every time she met his gaze.
"Are you okay?" he asked, shrugging off his jacket and holding it up for her.
She nodded as she allowed him to help her into his jacket. "Did you hear what happened? Some guy went nuts in the alley where I park my car and killed two men. Then, he attacked the police. It's terrible!"
Before he could think, Talon pulled her into his arms and held her close. She was shaking and cold, but she still felt so wonderful that he didn't want to let go of her. "I'm glad you weren't hurt."
The man who'd been talking to the police officer looked at them with a stern scowl. "You know, bud, I don't know you from Adam, but that's my baby sister you're hanging on to. So I'm thinking the wisest course of action for you is to let her go and introduce yourself. Pronto."
Talon bit back a smile. He knew exactly what the man meant. Some things were very sacred and little sisters were one of them.
Reluctantly, he withdrew from her.
Sunshine punched her brother gently on his arm. "Talon, this is my brother Rain. Rain, meet Talon."
Her brother snorted. "God, with a name like Talon your parents must have been holdover hippies too."
"Something like that."