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Della breathed air through her teeth, focusing on not losing control and letting her vamp take over. Face it, her family was traumatized enough, they didn’t need more.
Behind her, she heard Stone inhale, deeply, as if he were just now getting her scent. “Look at me!”
Della turned around. He squinted at Della’s forehead, and his eyes widened. He might know she was vampire, Della thought, but he didn’t have a clue she was Reborn. She planned on making sure he knew it the first chance she got.
“My, my,” Stone said. “It runs in the family. Now, can you tell me where your uncle is? ’Cause if you can I might be so inclined to let one or two of you live.”
Her mom let out a sob. “I told you his brother died years ago.”
Della heard her father lose a little air from his lungs. He knew, Della thought. Or at least a part of him knew that Feng had never died.
Stone glanced at the two weres. “Why am I just now finding this out?” He motioned to Della, obviously meaning her being vampire. “Weren’t you watching the house? I know you guys can’t smell worth a shit, but can’t you read a pattern?”
“Joey and the other guys were doing that,” the were holding the gun said.
“No,” Stone snapped. “What they were doing was causing trouble. And I told you to watch them.”
Della considered now would be the time to pounce, grab the gun. But Stone moved his hand up to Marla’s neck.
“I’ve got to get some new help,” Stone said, looking at Della. Then he focused back on her parents. “Wait? Why aren’t you showing your true colors?”
A grin spread his mouth. “They don’t know, do they?”
Della glared. Fury filled her chest.
“Well, don’t you think it’s time they found out?” He shoved Marla into a chair and grabbed Della by her hair, turning her so her parents and Marla could see her.
“Make your eyes pretty for them!”
Chapter Forty-nine
Pain shot up the back of Della’s neck. Stone pulled her hair harder. Della could feel her hair being ripped out of her scalp.
She studied the were with the gun; he still had it pointing at her mom.
Could she move fast enough?
“Come on, show ’em!” he yelled in her ear.
Tears filled her eyes. Fury filled her chest and she couldn’t stop it. Her eyes grew hot. Her canines lowered and she heard her mom gasp.
Stone laughed.
“Stop hurting her,” her father shot up.
Della saw the were start to pull the trigger. She reached back, grabbed Stone by the neck, and threw him at the guy with the weapon.
The gun exploded. The were fell, but popped back up, gun still in his hand. Della bolted over the sofa, over her parents, caught both Stone and the were by the necks, and flew them to the other side of the room, slamming their bodies against the brick wall.
Still hovering midair, she heard the front door bang open. Thinking she might have more rogues to fight, she looked over her shoulder. Chase stormed into the room. His gaze met hers. Relief filled her chest. She wasn’t alone anymore.
Then she heard her mother scream. Della looked back, thinking her mom was frightened of Chase, but that’s when she saw her sister slump forward in the chair. The smell of new blood filled Della’s nose.
“No!” Della screamed and let go of the two scumbags, and flew down to her sister. Her parents stood over her. Della saw Marla breathe, but blood oozed from her shoulder. Lots of blood.
“Give her to me,” Della said. “I can get her to a hospital fast.”
Her parents hesitated.
“I’m not a monster! They are the monsters,” Della screamed and for the first time, she believed it.
Her mom touched her father. “Let Della take her.”