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I couldn’t hurt Warner, but I didn’t want him hurting Zan either. My emotions tearing me apart nearly stole my breath. I didn’t want either of them dying on this beach, but I didn’t see this ending well.
Before I could do anything else, Zan appeared and gripped the back of Warner’s neck, flinging him away from me and the gun. Warner landed in a heap on the wet sand, and before he could get up, Zan was already on him. He grabbed Warner’s arm, hauling him to his feet before wrapping his hand around his throat. Warner couldn’t get a sound out, and I wasn’t sure if he could even breathe.
“Don’t,” I shrieked, panic clawing in my chest. “Zan, don’t hurt him.”
Zan didn’t spare me a glance as he forced Warner to look into his eyes. Black and red blood covered Zan’s body, the rain slowly washing away most of it except what was already staining his clothes. He must have relaxed his hold slightly, because Warner sucked in a deep breath before speaking.
“Let me go,” Warner snarled, disgust smothering his voice. “You son of a bitch?—”
“Quiet,” Zan demanded, his voice nearly vibrating with anger. “I want you to remember. Remember what I told you to forget.”
Warner’s eyes glazed over as the entrancement worked its magic, his body sagging in Zan’s hold. My teeth chattered from the cold rain, and I wrapped my arms around myself as Warner stared past Zan, as if lost in his own thoughts.
“Remember it all,” Zan said in a low voice.
Warner stayed quiet for a while until he suddenly sucked in a sharp breath. His wide eyes went from Zan to me, and pain filled his face. Zan released him and stepped back as Warner’s gaze snapped back to him.
“You,” Warner growled, anger sweeping over his face. “You did this. You took her away.”
“I did,” Zan replied calmly. “And she’s staying here.”
Warner continued to glare at him as he stepped to the side and cautiously moved past Zan as he looked at me. He strode toward me, wrapping me in a tight embrace that had my heart aching. I hugged him back, my gaze going over his shoulder. Zan was watching, a frown on his face and his body tense. But he didn’t move to interrupt us.
Tears filled my eyes, and I choked back a sob as I squeezed Warner. I didn’t think this would ever happen. I never expected to see him again. The rain finally began to ease up until it was only drizzling.
“Fuck, Kali,” Warner muttered into my wet hair. “He entranced me to hate you. Because you told him to do it. We almost killed you today.”
“Don’t give your group too much credit,” Zan spoke up, his voice mocking. “You were nowhere close to killing us.”
“Leave with me,” Warner whispered, as if Zan couldn’t hear his every word. “We can tell the Clovers what really happened.”
Zan’s eyes didn’t leave mine as Warner continued to hug me. “That won’t be happening. Try it, and I’ll entrance you. And this time I’ll make sure you don’t come back here ever again.”
Warner let me go, spinning around to face Zan. “You fucking bastard. Just let her go.”
“No,” Zan said simply.
“Warner.” I moved until I was standing in front of him and placed my hands on his wet shirt. “Don’t fight him about it. I’m not leaving. Even if I did, the Clovers would never see me as trustworthy again. I can’t go back to them. You know that.”
“Then I’ll leave,” he bit out, grabbing my shoulders as if trying to shake sense into me. “You and me, Kali. We can survive together.”
“How’d you know about this beach?” Zan asked, his voice turning dangerous. “How long have you been watching?”
“Tim found it before PARA raided the city,” Warner clipped out. “It was impossible to get into the city without raising suspicion, but then we saw you out here one night. We kept watching until today.”
“Who else knows I can walk in the sun?”
Warner didn’t respond, and I let out a protest when Zan moved to my side and roughly grabbed Warner’s jaw.
“Who else knows?” Zan repeated, using entrancement to get an honest answer.
“The four men you just killed,” Warner answered in a monotone voice.
“Why haven’t you told anyone else?”
“We haven’t gone back to camp yet.”
“How long have you been out here?”
