Instead he released the fairy slowly. Bughar straightened to his full size, and the superior smile on his face as he strolled back to Carmen made Lucas's fangs itch. His nostrils flared and his gut folded in on itself upon seeing Coralie struggle in Carmen's hold, her huge brown eyes filled with tears and full of pain and terror. It was that sheer terror that had alerted him to her peril. He had sensed her unease, her fury and her wonder, ever since he'd regained consciousness three days ago, after Carmen's healer injected several vials of her blood straight into his heart. But he'd kept away from her. He wanted to be fully restored to his normal self before facing her. Carmen had thankfully been too involved in establishing the origin of Jacomo's summons to bother with Coralie – until now. Whatever she had discovered had clearly put Carmen in the mood for a bit of torture. And his feisty little human had been chosen as the entertainment. His fingernails drew blood inside his clenched fists and he willed his fury to subside.
