Cooper stood up from where he had been sitting. He waggled a finger at Alex as if she had been truant from school instead of being wanted for murdering one of the most powerful vampires in London. "You, missy, are one hard wolf to track down."

He seemed casual and a bit obtuse. It was an act. She had to be riding high after escaping the vampires for so long. She'd managed to take down Cooper last time they'd met. Not without at least a little bit of effort, his ego consoled him. In order to get her guard down, he'd need to play to that over-confidence. "Now, we can do this the easy way or the hard way." The old cliché. "Choice is yours."