After The Moon Sets 2 (Werewolf Paranormal Romance) by Reba Taylor Page A

assistants began to draw their weapons.
    “Go ahead,” I warned, “You’ll be dead before you can blink.” The guards kept their weapons drawn, but I could see the fear in their eyes.
    These men were nothing more than normal human citizens, working as security. They had no special training on how to defend themselves, especially with a hunter. I had no fear of guns, or other weapons built by man.
    I was the ultimate weapon.
    Trained to kill Vampires, frivolous human weapons meant nothing to me. I could dodge those bullets as they pulled the trigger. I wanted to laugh at their typical human reactions, but I also knew that they were afraid of me.
    When you are a Hunter, you quickly begin to lose you human instincts and it’s all for the cause of defeating your opponent. You cannot let these creatures know that you are weak, they prey on human weakness.
    “That’s enough Hanah.” Julian demanded. He was standing outside the doorway, holding up his hand to the guards. They immediately withdrew their weapons and approached the guard as I released him, helping the man to his feet.
    “Get this idiot to a hospital. How many times do I have to warn you about approaching hunters?” Julian scolded. Julian looked up to me, motioning with his finger for me to enter. I stormed inside, slamming the door behind me.
    “You knew didn’t you?” I snarled. The betrayal I felt was beyond comprehension. Julian didn’t answer. He walked over to the table and began cleaning his files.
    “I want an answer now!” I yelled. Julian looked up at me with a heavy frown.
    “Is this the reason why you’ve come here drenched in a filthy gown?” He asked. I stormed over to him, slapping the files out of his hand.
    “You knew all this time it was Lumar and you said nothing!” Julian gripped me roughly by my shoulders and shook me.
    “I had no choice Hanah. I had to keep this from you. If I would have told you the truth, you would have went after him.”
    “Did you know that he’s been coveting me my entire life?” Julian looked away from me.
    “Yes, we were aware of this,” his admission only fueled my anger.
    “Why send me to him now? This doesn’t make any sense.”
    “Because you are strong enough to defeat him. Before, you weren’t ready. I wasn’t going to risk your safety while you were on your quest for vengeance. Do you have any idea how dangerous this is?” His explanation should have satisfied me, but it didn’t. The fact that he had hid this from me for so long felt like the ultimate betrayal.
    “How about we have a discussion about your appearance. Why are you dressed in a gown?” Julian was expecting the worse. I snatched myself away from his grasp and started to leave. I didn’t want to explain my night with Aiden. Though I knew he had a feeling that I was under Lumar’s spell, I still did not want to explain my connection to Aiden. Julian followed me out of the office catching me at the elevator.
    “He got to you didn’t he?” Julian asked “That’s it, I’m pulling you off the case.” I shook my head. I don’t normally decline him, but I certainly wasn’t going to let him stop me from getting the one thing that I wanted more than anything.
    “Sorry Julian, but your orders won’t stop me. I’m going to kill Lumar and there’s nothing you can do about it,” I declared as the elevator doors open. Julian placed his hands between the doors to prevent them from closing.
    “You have no idea what you are dealing with Hanah. This was my reason for pairing you with Aiden. Listen to me Hanah, you can’t….” I didn’t let him finish. I pushed his hand away and the doors began to shut immediately.
    Julian wasn’t going to stop me from getting my revenge and the fact that he didn’t send anyone after me proved that he wasn’t going to fight me on this.

Chapter 2
     
    Going straight home, I quickly showered and changed into some appropriate clothing. Logging into the archives from my laptop, I