Chapter 173: Assassination attack!

She needed a swim.

Inez came up with this thought after a few days. Swimming was the only way she could unwind, and her siren seriously needed it. A couple of days had passed since Killian came up with the ’we need to stay clear of each other’s path’ theory, and neither of them had run into each other.

Though she did see Morrineth a couple of times, the woman seemed to be in an excellent mood. It made her siren snap her teeth every time she saw Morrineth. However, Inez had always been in control of her siren, other than the time when it concerned Killian. Thus, even though her siren very much wished to end the life of the damn woman then and there, she somehow managed to restrain herself.

But that brought her back to the point that she needed to seriously unwind herself. She also needed to go to Selene’s lodge and bring her shopping, as the woman had finally agreed to go with her and shop for a new dress.

"Where are you going?"

Halfway down the stairs of her lodge, she ran into Ajax, who had been given the responsibility of being her bodyguard. Not that she had needed one, but the alternative would have been to stay in the lodge next to where Killian lived, and Inez didn’t wish to see the face of that jerk for the time being.

Her siren hissed at the scent of another man, but Inez ignored her. It wasn’t Ajax’s fault that he was asked to stay guard around her lodge. She smiled at him. "Just for a swim."

loose, sleeveless t-shirt which showcased his muscular arms as he had them crossed in front.

refused. When she saw Ajax looking a bit troubled, she said to him, "I am just going to the swimming pool in the main lodge; it’s not like I

know. Kill asked me to keep an eye

think he would like it if you

"Why?"

to

to have done the trick. Ajax, who was inclined to come with her, finally thought things through and decided that it was better to let her go alone. A good decision, thought Inez as she

games with her. Sometimes he would even pull a prank on her, and Inez would retaliate right away whenever she got the chance

feel like she was a part of the pack. She required a good friend, and somewhere

what she would have done if she had run into him. Inez’s anger was yet to subside, but it had indeed fizzled out a little after hearing the things that Molly had done to the women whom Killian had slept

visit to Selene’s lodge came hurtling into

Three days ago.

more than a month,’ Selene had told her after they finished with another healing session. ’Every time Killian stayed with the same woman for a month, our mother would either hire lone shifters to cause deadly accidents or roofie their drinks when they were partying. You can imagine the aftermath. My mother doesn’t have a bottom line, as she is obsessed with the idea of

moved in circles as she stirred the sugar in the cup of tea that Selene had given to her to calm her

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