Page 76 of The Vampire and the Barista

“Nice, don’t eat them all,” Ivan said.

“We make no promises,” Karl said, grinning.

Ivan and Olly laughed.

“We’ll see you later, we’re off to pick Jay up,” Ivan said.

“Have fun,” Karl said, throwing him a grin as he and Jack walked off to the kitchen.

“I’ll drive,” Ivan said, spinning his keys around his finger and smiling.

“Gah, I should have said yes to you finding someone else to go with you.”

Ivan wrapped his arm around Olly’s shoulder. “I can’t wait to see what you act like when you find your mate.”

“One thing’s for sure, I won’t be humming.”

Ivan pulled into a parking space close to the library. “Jay was doing a bit of shopping after he finished. I’ll have a walk down the street and look in the shop windows for him.”

“Or you could just ring him and ask where he is,” Olly suggested, getting out of the car.

Ivan smiled and got out as well.

“Ivan,” he heard someone say. He looked towards the voice and saw a beaten and bloody Jamie. “Jay,” Ivan gasped out and rushed over to him, Olly at his side.

Jamie fell into Ivan’s arms.

“Jay, who did this to you?” Ivan asked. Jamie was black and blue. One of his eyes was partially closed, swollen, and bruised. His cheek was bruised and cut, as was his forehead, and blood was running down his face, and by the way Jamie was holding himself, he had obviously been punched in the stomach.

“My dad, he’s in the alleyway.”

Olly ran where Jamie pointed.

“Let’s get you to the car and home. We’ll get Adrian to heal you up,” Ivan told him.

Olly rushed back. “The alley is empty. Your dad must have run away, but I’ve found your bag.”

“Derrick saved me,” Jamie said.

Ivan stilled. “What? Never mind, tell me later.”

“Ivan, give me the keys, I’ll drive, you can sit in the back with Jamie,” Olly said.

Ivan handed his keys to Olly and then helped Jamie into the car. As soon as they were settled, Ivan messaged Adrian and Seth.

Once Olly was belted up, he floored it back to the coven house.