Maxim and his adopted brother came with them, each of them hoping what Carmen said about the human world was true. He didn’t have the heart to tell the big bastards that any woman attracted to their tattooed tiger stripes could be just this side of crazy. Let them figure it out. Just as they stepped from beyond the veil, multiple shots hit the ground before them. “What the hell?” Kitrick never gave warning, yet he could tell it was him. The asshole’s scent was all over the place. That in itself was odd, considering he hadn’t left a scent before. That the man had a death wish and wanted to commit suicide by bounty hunter was too much to hope for. “Run for the car!” He pushed Carmen toward the vehicles, her uncles falling in front and beside them, trying to block Kitrick’s shot. “I’m not entirely sure he’s trying to hit us,” he said to Gabe as soon as the other man slid behind the wheel and shut the door.
