“Angels feed from Fae,” he explained. “And there are many within the mansion. That’s their ultimate duty. I’ll talk to Penelope, see if she can get one lined up for you.”
Bijou nodded. “Thanks.”
“Anything else?”
“I met Acadia,” she said, surprising him.
Considering she’d met quite a few angels and Fae within the mansion, Kaj knew Bijou had brought this up for a reason. He waited patiently to hear what that was.
“I can smell you on her.” There was a hint of sadness in her eyes.
Not sure what to say to that, he nodded.
“Does she know you’ve bonded with her?”
As though on cue, the tightness in his chest released, the pain drifting away, which he knew meant Acadia had finished providing blood to the male.
“She knows,” he admitted.
Not that it mattered. Yet.
Chapter Eleven
After leaving the Dungeon, Eclipse drove throughthe streets of Telluride, ensuring they didn’t have a tail, while Orianna sat quietly in the passenger seat.
He could tell she was still trying to wrap her head around all that had happened, and she wasn’t getting anywhere in her attempts. There was a distinct smell to her confusion, one that had a sweetness to it. But it was her lack of fear that kept him calm, had him trying to come up with a plan to get her to safety.
His first thought had been to get her to the mansion, to hide her away from the evils out to get her. However appealing the idea of kidnapping her was, Eclipse knew he had to handle this better. What he did now would lay the groundwork for their future. He didn’t think making her his prisoner was going to win him any awards. So, he’d nixed the idea.
For now.
Once he was convinced no one was following them, Eclipse took a left, aiming the car back to the main drag. Although it gave away far more than he wanted to this early in their relationship, Eclipse didn’t bother to ask Orianna for her address as he steered the car in that direction. Considering all she’d witnessed tonight, appearing as a stalker was likely the least of his worries.
“What really happened back there?” she asked, glaring at him from the passenger seat.
“You’ll need to be a bit more specific.”
“That whole mind-meld thing you did to that woman? Or the freeze-frame your buddy pulled?”
“She’s a vampire, not a woman. And I merely gave her a warning, so she’d understand I was serious,” he explained. “And Kaj … well, he’s a vampire. I can’t speak to his talents.”
“You’re still on that, huh?”
Eclipse glanced her way. “On what?”
“That whole vampires-are-real thing.”
“They’re real.”
Orianna snorted, then turned her attention to the front window. “Where are you— How do you know where I live?”
“I know a lot of things about you,” he admitted.
“Like?”
“Where would you like me to begin?”
“Do you do that on purpose?”
