She wished she had a way of explaining, but the fact that Deanna had almost crippled her with the force of her entry and exit said a lot about the vamp’s methodology. But the men weren’t listening to Tessa, and neither could they hear Deanna. And she had no choice but to listen, otherwise Deanna could cripple her again. There’d been no malice in Deanna’s actions. More fear. Panic. Desperation. Tessa reached up a hand to rub her temples, her nerves ragged and frayed, screaming at her now. They had to go help Deanna. There was no option here. Just then David snapped, “We have to find Jewel first.” “First, yes,” Ian said. “But I want to go and see Wendy.” “Tessa needs to lie down for a bit,” Cody said. She rolled her eyes at him. “Forget the others,” Motre growled at everyone. “This is bigger than before. Like way bigger now.” Finally, her father snapped. “Enough!” he said in a roar loud enough that the rest of the German delegates should have been able to hear him in their home country.
