Abigail was touched by the offer. But she knew exactly what kind of repercussions Hannah would have. From everyone. "They won't see it that way, and you know it." They would make her life a living hell, and they might even drive her out of their community.
Hannah sighed. "Fine. Take care of you." It was a line from their favorite girl movie, Pretty Woman.
Abigail hugged her again. "Take care of you." Then she set her sister aside and accessed the part of her that was still foreign and terrifying.
The demon.
Jess exchanged a wary grimace with Sasha. The old school cowboy in him didn't like giving such a tiny woman the lead in anything so dangerous. His job was to protect the woman he loved. Not put her in the line of fire.
But he knew if he said that out loud, she'd have his boys for jewelry and make him pay for eternity for his chauvinistic ways. So he rode herd on his tongue, but stayed extra vigilant where she was concerned.
If anyone came for her, they'd answer to him.
And he'd gut them for it.
He didn't know how she did it, but she went straight to where Coyote held Ren like she'd lived here for years.
Jess winced as he saw the holding cell where Ren was strapped to a metal rod. Coyote had put him in with Tesla coils that were sending shock after shock to Renegade, who screamed when they hit him.
Yeah, that was the drawback to being immortal. If someone wanted to torture you, you couldn't die to escape it.
Jess opened his mouth to ask Abigail what her plan was, but he never got the chance. His hotheaded woman stormed into Coyote's workspace without preamble and seized the ancient being by the throat. When Coyote moved to fight, she backhanded him so hard, he dented the wall.
Remind me not to make her mad.
Jess rushed to turn the electricity off in Ren's cell and stop the pain of his being electrocuted.
Sasha fell back away from the switchboard and room. "Don't shock me, man." It had really nasty consequences for Were-Hunters.
"Check on Ren."
Sasha snorted. "In the electricity cube? What kind of psycho are you?"
"Sasha..."
He bared his teeth in a purely canine gesture of defiance. "Fine. I get shocked, you better start checking shoes before you put them on." He went to comply.
Jess rushed to watch Abigail mop the floor with Coyote.
"How could you kill my mother? You bastard!" She slammed his head down on the ground repeatedly.
Coyote twisted and sent her flying. "I only wanted her to love me."
"So you killed her when she didn't? That's not love. That's sick."
Coyote kicked her across the chamber. "Don't you dare lecture me. I thought her soul was yours. You. You're the one who betrayed me."
"I have no memory of you, and I'm grateful for that."
The fury in his eyes was scorching. "You can't kill me."
Abigail glanced over to where Sasha was helping Ren. "Torture works for me. Besides, I've already killed one Guardian. What's another?"
He shoved the lab table at her.
Abigail caught it and sent flying back at his head.
Jess widened his eyes at her strength, but wisely stayed out of it.