Too bad

Too bad
"Bonnie " I groaned as I wrapped my hand around her waist. I let go of her for a moment before squeezing the wound on her hip hard. She grimaced and pulled away with a sneer." Don't play with me. I'm not a toy for your amusement."
I jabbed my thumb into his hip again, but the guy just smiled. "Too bad. You've got more guts than I thought, birdie."
"It wasn't you I was trying to distract."

I laughed as I lay back on the couch. I knew the only way to make Bonnie mad was to play her own game. Bonnie looked over at Wilmer and found him smiling at her with an unsettling smile. People around here were really weird.
"If you're done " Damon said in a curt voice. But there was warmth in his eyes as they met mine, and I almost swaggered a little.
Damon clicked his mouse and it started beeping on his monitor. It was like a buzzing sound, the hum of a microphone picking up a faint background noise.
"Well, Damon , we're not off to a great start, are we?"
The voice was like a low murmur with a harsh tone; his words were laden with anger.
I heard there was a small explosion at the docks yesterday. Oops. It was my fault. But can I tell you a little secret? I'm going to do a lot worse before the week is out. I'm going to take it all away from you. Just like you took it from me. I warned you, Damon. Time to pay the price. Oh, and Bonnie? Say hello to your brother for me.
"What did he just say?" asked Bonnie , jumping to her feet and walking behind the desk to look at the screen. "You bastard!"
He turned and walked out of the room.
"Bonnie , wait " Damon shouted .
"No, Damon . He's got my brother ."
"No , he hasn't " Damon said sternly , stopping the door with his hand . Look at the picture. It's a grainy snapshot of some security camera footage. I'm sure your brother is fine.
The look on Bonnie's face was murderous. "Nobody's stalking my brother but me."
I'm sorry, what, did I just hear right?
I looked around, but the only one who seemed the least bit disturbed by Bonnie's comment was Wilmer . I guess it was normal for the psycho then.
"I've got to go. I have to check it out. It should be impossible to find Barrie , and somehow this guy managed to get a recording of the security cameras from across the damn street . I don't like it, Damond .
" Bonnie looked down at the ground and I realized it was the first time I'd seen a glimmer of real emotion from him. The guy looked panicked. It looked like he did have a heart when it came to his brother."
Although I'm pretty sure that stalking was probably Bonnie's love language .
"Okay, off you go . " Damon opened the door for her . "Be careful."
Bonnie nodded as she walked out and then left.
Silence fell and Damon's eyes met mine across the room.
Worry churned my insides and made me nauseous. Had I gotten in too deep? Was I going crazy? At times like this, I really wanted to talk to Mery . She always had good advice and knew how to make me feel better in any situation. She fought for me and was on my side. I needed someone like that right now. Someone who wasn't part of all that criminal underworld bullshit.
"What now?" asked Axel .
Ackles , Wilmer . Check every district . Every property, every place we own .
The blue-haired wizard looked angry , but grabbed Wilmer and disappeared without another word .
Harry , get in touch with the other families. Tell them what's going on.
He nodded in agreement and left the room, the phone already close to his ear as he made a call.
"What about me, boss?" asked Axel , his face hard and his eyes cold.
Get the men together. Let's go hunting.
The smile on Axel's handsome face gave me chills. His stony expression was intense even at the best of times, but that smile...fuck. It made me want to run away.
DAMON
Bailey had a look on his face akin to that of a bedazzled deer. I could have left him out of it, but I wanted him to participate. I needed to know what he was getting into with me, and the best way to do that was to involve him in everything.
Well, maybe not everything. I couldn't concentrate if I had to take him hunting.
It had been a long time since I'd hunted as a vampire. I usually took my dirty work home and tortured people in my basement, and if there was hunting to be done, I sent Harry and Axel . I had done my part; now I was the boss and didn't have to go around looking for targets.
This was different, though.
This was fucking personal.
I took the USB stick the mystery guy had sent me and pocketed it. I was going to ask Holland to cast a tracking spell to see if I could find any leads on this asshole who was determined to turn my life upside down.
"Bailey , I'm going to see if I can find this man. Harry will keep you safe here."
The tension tightened his brow. "What about you, will you be safe?"
I took his face in my hands. "Bailey , I'll do everything I can to get home to you."