Ganymede’s voice deepened, seemed to pulse with deadly energy as he spoke into the darkness. “I’ll destroy him and drag his body into the bowels of the earth to rot like the piece of shit he is.”

“The Big Boss destroys any cosmic troublemaker who takes the life of another of his kind.” Edge sounded as though he were repeating a rule he’d memorized.

“To hell with the Big Boss.”

Cinn didn’t even know who this Big Boss was, but she instinctively cringed, waiting for the lightning bolt to take them all out. Nothing happened.

Suddenly, the emergency lights came back on. Ganymede looked calm, his eyes giving away none of the intense emotion that had manifested itself physically a moment ago. Cinn wouldn’t want to be on the receiving end when he finally released all that repressed rage.

Holgarth filled the silence. “Oh, one more bit of information. The Mackenzie vampire, Kyla, checked in several nights before you brought Dacian to the castle. And a known night feeder left at the same time she checked in. I looked at the surveillance tape for that time period and found several frames showing them talking together in the parking lot.” Ganymede let the implications settle in.

“She betrayed our clan.” Eric sounded suddenly weary.

Taurin looked stricken. “All that talk about being worried about Dacian. Lies.”

Dacian remained silent, but Cinn felt his anguish. She’d expected to feel triumph if this moment happened. Instead she just felt sadness for the three men who’d trusted Kyla.

Donna wisely changed the subject. “So what’s the plan to kick their butts?”

“We’ll keep it simple.” Ganymede’s expression said that ice cream and chips weren’t anywhere on his radar now. “Rabid is mine. I’ll find him and get Sparkle back. Everyone else stay away from him. Once he locks onto you, he can trigger the rage.”

Ganymede met Dacian’s gaze. “Sorry. Can’t help you. He’ll probably take you out right before they attack so you can’t fight against them. And this time you won’t get the usual warning from Stephan.”

“I won’t let you guys fight a battle that should be mine while I’m locked in the dungeon.” Dacian spoke through clenched teeth.

Ganymede looked thoughtful. “I agree. That’s why I’m bringing the chains here.” Without warning, manacles and chains attached to an upright post appeared by his side. “At the first twinge, get yourself chained to that post. Yeah, I know the chains won’t hold you for long, but let’s hope they’ll last until some of the killing frenzy fades.”

Cinn was so busy being amazed by Ganymede’s magic that she didn’t realize he’d switched his attention to her.