He didn’t need to know. He saw my face and knew that the guys with guns were about to do something we would all regret.He shot them both before they could adapt to our appearance. His aim was perfect. The men fell to the ground and the other Nightstalkers, taking advantage of the situation, tore in to their former masters. As the men were ripped to pieces by the others, Alex turned to face the new threat: us. Reaper pointed his gun at her, thinking her as much of a threat as the men. I stepped in front of him and held my hands up to her.“Calm down,” I said to Alex.“Clare…” Reaper tried to warn me.“Be quiet,” I said over my shoulder. I directed my voice at Alex again. “Calm down. Everything’s fine. You’re going to hurt someone. You know you won’t like that.”“Clare…” Reaper said again.“I’m talking here,” I said, thinking he was still upset over the fact that I was trying to reason with a Nightstalker.“I can see that, but I thought you would want to know that we’re surrounded,”
