Andrei & Davian & Jae & Thérèse & OPEN
Davian should've remembered how fast vampires were. No sooner had he gotten the satisfaction of slapping Andrei, seeing the surprise and anger when Andrei touched his cheek, Davian was caught in the vampire's choking grip.
"Fuck," Davian managed to get out, fear widening his eyes. He knew the worst was coming, but he wasn't going to take back what he'd said in Ambriel's defense. As it turned out, Davian didn't need to worry about that, because in a matter of moments, Jae was there. Sometimes Davian easily forgot what Jae was, how she'd looked when he saw her in her true form snarling at the Otherworlders, and before that, in the Warlock's tunnels, rescuing him from the rock creatures.
Her hand was on Andrei's wrist and Davian felt the vampire's iron fingers fall back. The demon couldn't even squirm away before Jae spoke to Andrei and then the sound of bone breaking in her bare hand happened right in front of him. Davian's eyes widened this time in shock, darting a look between them, afraid now for Jae and Andrei's reaction. He was no stranger to violence, having grown up on the bottom end of a demon commune, and so Davian reached for Jae to pull her away and run when a sound arrested all movement in the room.
"Fuck..." he said again, seeing Therese approach. Davian swallowed hard. He'd never seen her like this before and it was terrifying. He adjusted the pink tiara that had fallen askew.