His eyes dance for a second, and my mind involuntarily races back to the last shameful night I spent in the devil's bed.
"That's pure elation, not pain. Wouldn't you say?" he prods, and I realize he somehow forced me to remember that.
"He didn't bite."
His dark smile only grows as we both stop.
"You would have enjoyed it even more if he had."
With that, he turns to walk away, leaving me squirming in the total awkwardness left behind.
Kane appears at the doorway just as Zee returns to the party. I can see him giving him an earful, but Zee brushes him off as if he simply doesn't care. He's just one more person claiming to be friendly under the guise of my foe.
I'm not sure how many times I can fall for that, but I'm sure as hell not going to trust a night stalker.
"What was that about?" Gage prompts as I return to him.
"Getting out of town before Castine comes to visit. Any luck finding a place that meets my criteria?" I ask as his arm snakes around my waist to lead me to his car.
"I've lined you up a few options. We'll discuss it at home."
"Oh good grief, lad. You're calling her house home?" Thad chuckles out. "You're so fucked."
Gage rolls his eyes, but he doesn't offer Thad anything else. I hope the two of them don't keep this up. If they do, I might end up buying a house somewhere else without telling them how to find me.
Chapter 2
Night Stalkers with Secrets
Thad is next door, Gage is comfortably placed on his bed/my couch. He's been tirelessly reading over the girls'... journals. Journals definitely sounds less invasive.
"Anything worth reading?" I ask as I plop down beside him.
He rubs
his eyes, pretending to be human for a second as he mocks a strained vision.
"Plenty of interesting, but nothing too helpful. Most of this is just girly stuff. I've been skipping through the dirty parts, if you know what I mean."
"Sure you have," I tease, and he lets a laugh escape.
Suddenly, my front door bursts open, flying off the hinges as it slams against the wall and clatters against the floor.
"What the fuck?" I screech.
Before Gage vaporizes me, Kane steps inside the doorway.
"What the hell are you still doing here?" he snarls. "I told you this house wasn't safe, damn it. Get the hell out of here!"
My whole body shivers, and Gage steps up to be in front of me.
"How did you just break through her spell barrier?"
Kane rolls his eyes, slapping everything off the small table by the doorway to create a dramatic shattering effect.
"The same way Castine will. She's not bound by magic, and thanks to her, neither am I. Do you really want to be here when she comes? Get her the hell out of here now. I can't kill Castine if she has freshly drained a witch... a mortal witch."
He turns to leave, and my whole body turns to rubber just before he's slammed into and knocked from the porch, tearing through my porch railing on the way down. I look out to see a smirking Thad as Kane rises to his feet.