Raith tried to keep an emotionless, stoic visage, but his adrenalin was pushing too fast. He knew he had to play his right, especially with Gabriella sitting so close to that monster. The biggest issue was that this would be a powerplay, and Elder Davu held all the cards. He was older and had Raith by the balls with the sire bond command. Truly, he had been odds when they were hidden away at Bainbridge Manor. Dammit, they only had a week to left to purge Gabriella of the werewolf disease and then he would have changed her. With her being a vampire, it would be safer to move her and then go into hiding. f**k- he wanted to kill Jekyll all over again for this s**t-show she initiated. Trying to soften the growl that wanted to break from him, he answered Davu, “The damn umbre de sâng