I should be worried. There were Wardens out there who weren’t exactly comfortable with the idea of a Trueborn being around. A lot had to do with a history that was mostly forgotten, one that I hadn’t even known about until Thierry, the head of the Potomac Highlands clan who was more of a father to me than Michael was, told me. Apparently it had to do with a bonding and it led to a rebellion. A whole lot of Wardens were killed, bonds to the Wardens were severed and the Trueborns died off.

Until me.

And until Sulien.

But he was dead, so whatever, until me.

Dez pushed open the door, and I saw Nicolai first. The youngest clan leader sat behind the kind of desk Thierry often sat behind. He had a pretty impressive scar along his face, which only added to his air of badassery. The dark, glossy-haired female Warden standing next to him also took him up a level. Danika was like no female Warden I knew. I couldn’t even compare her to Jada, who was also bold. Danika simply didn’t play by the archaic rules surrounding the females, and the fact that Nicolai didn’t try to put her back in that gilded cage made me like him even more.

Gideon was also present, standing on the other side of Nicolai, his phone cradled in his palm. Zayne always referred to him as the resident tech expert while I thought of him as the resident hacker and jack-of-all-trades.

He eyed me as I walked forward, and I wondered if he was thinking about the time he was in here with Nicolai and Zayne, when he learned I could see ghosts. He’d thought I had watered-down angel blood in me. Based on the tiny step back he took, I believed he now knew I had a whole lot in me.

Shoulder-length brown hair fell back as Nicolai lifted his head. He started to speak, but Danika beat him to it.

Concern filled her voice as she straightened. “Are you injured, Trinity?”

Wishing I’d stopped to wipe the blood from my face, I shook my head. “It’s minor.”

“I can get my sister,” she offered, stepping away from the desk. “You have blood coming out of your ears. I’m no doctor, but that doesn’t seem minor.”

Crap.

I forgot about that, too.

“That’s not necessary.” I glanced at the chair and started to sit but remembered I was drenched. I’d already ruined enough upholstery today. “I’m fine.”

Danika looked like she wanted to argue. “If you’re sure.” She glanced at Gideon. “We were just on our way out—”

“It’s okay. You guys don’t have to leave.” I crossed my arms. “It’s probably best if you all hear this firsthand.”

“Does whatever you have to tell us explain why you look worse than the last time I saw you?” Nicolai asked.