She ignores them and goes on. "I think Bishop is right. You're in over your head if you're playing with the Reaper. If anyone here has been dodging death, it's you." Dove takes a step forward and Ezra grabs her and pulls her back to him and his brother. "I can tell you this: in most all of the stories people try bribery or tricks to ward him off, but it never works. I think you've bitten off more than you can chew."
Everything goes silent as if the world stops moving when Dove finishes speaking. The breeze of the night is gone, along with the distant sounds of the crickets. Bishop moves before I know what's happening and turns to cover my body with his. I feel the ground give a small shake as if something hard lands on it, followed by a loud snap.
"Where's my mate?" rumbles the deepest voice I've ever heard.
