**Jax**
"If you tell us, we can help you." Chloe looped her arm through Trent's, and his stance softened just a little, his eyes clearing to a lighter shade of blue.
"Who says we need help?" Sophie stood and positioned herself in front of the TV.
"Sophie, stop." Piper sat ramrod straight, hands in her lap.
"We don't need help, Piper. We need to face this like the strong women we are. This is our destiny, and a handful of vampires aren't going to change that." Her gaze flickered to me, then back to Piper. "No matter how badly you want them to."
"Clearly you underestimate us." My voice was hard and lethal. "In case you forgot, you're standing in a room with the very vampires who defeated the entire Zoya Coven. We took on an entire vampire army and won. We eliminated Ivy Rose. Look around. Who is still standing here and who isn't?"