Protect me…?
“I mean, yeah, it’s his job right now, isn’t it?” I asked.
A tiny smirk appeared at the edge of Theo’s lips. “Yeah. I guess you’re right.” He dropped the subject and stretched out his arms. “Well, I better get going. I feel like if I stick around, Adriel’s pissed-off aura is gonna choke me to death. Later, Caleb!”
I tried not to be disappointed that he was leaving. “Okay. See you.”
With that, Theo hopped out the window and disappeared into the night.
Leaving me all alone again.
My slightly sour mood returned as I sat on the couch. I didn’t feel like playing video games alone. With nothing else to do, my mind wandered - once again, to Adriel. But this time there was nothing sexy about my thoughts this time.
Remembering the way he’d appeared so suddenly, almost like mist, made me shiver. I honestly did feel bad for Theo, the way Adriel scolded him like that for a simple mistake.
Even if it was a mistake that nearly made me piss my pants in fear.
I frowned. Maybe I wasn’t cut out to live among vampires like Benji was, after all. Would I freak out and freeze like that every time I saw vampire fangs? Would the nightmares I had of Margaret attacking me return every single night?
But there was nothing I could do. Leaving the Tenebrae estates without Adriel accompanying me would make me free game for Margaret. Hell, even goingoutsidethe cottage without him could end in my death. Just thinking about it stressed me out. I felt like a chicken in a coop filled with foxes.
First my illness, and now this. Could I ever catch a break?
