VESPER GREY LYSAN POV

"Niklaus!" Gabby shouted, grabbing his arm, but he just shook her off like she was air.

"You think you can do whatever you want and walk away clean, don't you?" His voice trembled with rage. "Well, you messed with the wrong family. You're not going to get away with this."

Zevran smirked, then straightened, his movement slow and deliberate. A thin line of blood gleamed at the corner of his mouth.

"Are you threatening me?" He wiped the blood with the back of his hand, ...