I snarled as I pushed Angel gently behind me.

It should have been expected. We were waiting for her to make her move. I was ashamed to say that I let my guard down when Mother tried nothing.

She had a smile on her face that didn’t reach her eyes.

“What do you want?” Mason growled, not even bothering with formalities.

Mother moved to the front of them, the smile slipping right from her face when her eyes locked on Angel. I watched in satisfaction as the color ...