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am.”
    “Don’t
underestimate your value, Mr. Knight.” I lifted onto my toes to
place my lips only an inch from his. “Without you, I’m
useless, and they all know it.”
    He bent down to close
that last bit of space and pressed his mouth to mine. The tingle that
spread over my skin as our mouths moved together and our tongues met
was most welcome, exciting yet calming after this terrible day. His
hands caressing my back gave me a feeling of security, and I relaxed
into his arms, ignoring the pull on my mind.
    “ Alexis !”
Vanessa yelled into my head, her persistence breaking through.
    I groaned as Tristan
continued kissing me. A little privacy, please?
    “ Um, sorry,
but there’s something you need to see on TV. ”
    I sighed and pulled
away. Again? Can’t it wait?
    “ Oh, I’m
sure it’ll be on in the morning, but you probably want to know
about it now. ”
    On our way down. I looked up at Tristan with a frown. “I guess there’s
more for us to see on the news.”
    Tristan and I went back
downstairs and found everyone in the theater-style seats in the media
room, their eyes glued to the multiple screens hanging on the wall.
Apparently all but one television had survived the bombing. The TVs
showed the same press conference being translated for the stations
around the world we were tuned into. The English version’s
volume was turned up so we could hear some representative of the
United States government who stood behind a pedestal with an American
flag on it. Across the bottom of the screen scrolled the words, “Are
we on the verge of World War III? Leaders around the world believe
so.” The lady on the screen with the salt-and-pepper hair
wasn’t the president or vice president or anyone I recognized,
but based on the lies she spewed, I’d bet she was Daemoni or in
their back pocket. Tristan and I stood behind the occupied chairs and
watched.
    “It is true that
there have been several airstrikes around the world,” the woman
spoke into the microphone as cameras flashed from the press. “These creatures need to be stopped. They have ravaged our streets
and killed hundreds of thousands of people in every corner of the
globe in less than a day.”
    I bit back a snicker at
her choice of words—like globes had corners.
    “They seemed to
have been going for the shock factor, and they have definitely
shocked us. But we didn’t stand around and wait. We humans will
not bow down to these monsters that shouldn’t even
exist.” She leaned forward over the pedestal and glared
directly into the camera. “We will fight back, and we have
already started. As of this morning, we were able to locate the
strongholds of the most dangerous faction of these creatures. They
claim to be our ally and promise protection, but they are the most
vicious of all, preying on the hopes and fears of innocent humans.
They inhabit towns in nearly every country, and we struck every
cluster we know about, including their main headquarters in the
Aegean Sea, off the coast of Greece.”
    I slapped my hand over
my mouth, but my gasp was still audible. My body began to tremble as
the bitch continued, filling me with anger.
    “We believe the
bombs caused extensive damage, but we will not be complacent. These
creatures are difficult, nearly impossible to kill, as many people
have learned when they tried to protect themselves from attack today.
We will continue seeking out members of this most dangerous faction,
called the Amadis, as an end to them will likely end all of the
attacks. Beware if any of these non-human entities approach you and
offer protection. None of them are safe, especially those
claiming to be good, because they tell only lies. They will try to
deceive you into welcoming them into your homes so they can kill you
when you least expect it. We are most especially interested in
locating this pair.”
    The scene of the press
conference disappeared from the screen, replaced by photos filling
the entire space with two very