“Don’t talk too much,” Kael said lightly to Erik before ordering him out of the car.

As soon as Erik was gone, I immediately grabbed the strange perfume bottle and threw it out the window, hoping Kael would catch my drift.

Kael only gave me a warning look. “Don’t tell anyone,” he said quietly, but firmly.

I nodded weakly. “Okay…”

The car drove eastward, toward the mining area that had been the subject of long-standing disputes between the Bloodfang and Ashclaw Clans of Black ...