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desperate.
    â€œThirsty.”
    â€œListen to me, Aden. This isn’t you, but Chompers.” Such a silly name for such a ferocious beast. “Fight him. You have to keep fighting him.”
    You won’t get through to him, Elijah told her. The soul’s new nickname, she decided—The Good News Bear. I’ve seen this encounter play out. Aden’s lost in there.
    â€œOh, just shut up!” she snapped. “I don’t need your commentary. And you know what else? You’ve been wrong before! Aden didn’t die after he was stabbed. Either time!”
    Yes, and look where that got you both.
    Stating the obvious. Such a low blow. “Shut. Up.”
    A flicker of sympathy in those petal-toned eyes before the cold, frothing hunger returned. “Thirsty. Drink. Now.” Aden flashed his teeth at her just before diving for her neck. On some level, he knew he couldn’t reach her vein, but at this stage, that never stopped him from trying.
    Victoria gripped him by the hair and flung him. Gentle, gentle. He flew across the cave into the far wall,and she winced. Oops. Dust and debris exploded around him, drifting to her as he slid to the ground. She sucked in a much-needed breath, then had to cough to clear her throat of the rubble.
    Hey! Be careful with our boy, Julian commanded. I plan to move back inside him, you know.
    â€œI’m trying to be careful,” she wanted to scream. How had Aden dealt with these beings all his life? They chattered constantly, commenting on everything. Julian found fault with her every action, Caleb took nothing seriously and Elijah was the biggest downer of all time.
    To be honest, she would have more fun overdosing on sedatives than speaking to him.
    Where were human junkies when you needed to top yourself off?
    Aden stood, his gaze locked on her.
    How can I stop him without harming him? She’d wondered this a thousand times before, but the solution had never come to her. Surely there was a way to facilitate—
    Hey, I kinda feel funny, Caleb announced, his voice booming as if there had never been anyone or anything more important than him and his feelings in the history of the world.
    Will you give it a rest? You’ve got a funny feeling in your invisible pants and the only way to fix you is for Victoria to undress. We know! Julian snapped. Why don’t you do ourboy Aden a solid and stop trying to play Naughty Shower Time with his girlfriend?
    Victoria clawed at her ears, trying to reach the souls and finally kill them. They were so loud. So there, like shadows slinking through her skull, untouchable, darting just out of reach every time she closed in.
    No, I’m not horny. A laborious pause. Well, I am, but that’s not what I’m talking about right now. I…I think I’m…dizzy.
    Caleb was telling the truth. That dizziness was now spilling into her, and she wavered on her feet.
    Hey, Julian said a second later. Me, too. What did you do to us, princess?
    Of course he blamed her, even though it wasn’t her fault. The dizziness always hit them a few minutes before they returned to Aden, and they were always surprised.
    Here comes Aden, Elijah warned her. I hope you’re prepared for the changes about to unfold. I know I’m not.
    Hey, don’t help the enemy! Julian growled.
    â€œI’m not the—” The scent of Aden’s blood hit her first, potent and tantalizing, making her mouth water, reminding her of her body’s needs. Then, suddenly, she was falling, hard hands pushing her down. Cold rock scraped against her back, and she gasped out the rest of her sentence “—enemy.”
    â€œFeed.” Aden’s weight pinned her, his teeth chewing at her neck a moment later. She latched onto his hair again, but this time, when she tugged, he bit down harder— into her vein. Her skin actually split open.
    Never before had something like this happened, and a scream of pain tore from