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I opened the back door and helped Delphine in. She seemed really spacey, but I assumed that was normal. We took a more leisurely route back to the aquarium. I had a lot of questions for Delphine about what had happened, but I didn’t want to bombard her with them.
“Why didn’t the police ask me any questions?” she asked, leaning her head against the cool glass.
“I’m not sure,” I answered. "Maybe they thought it was just an accident? Or they were worried about your injury more than what happened?”
“He probably spelled them,” she said.
“Who?”
She turned toward me. “The old man. He’s been, well, I don’t know for sure, but I think he’s the one attacking the aquarium and he wanted”—she chewed on her lip—”to know what my power was.”
“He’s attacking the aquarium?”
“I think so.” She frowned. “Maybe the chaos today was just to get me away. That seems crazy. Why would I be important?”
“You’re important to me,” I said, drawing her into my arms.
The cab stopped at the front of the aquarium. We climbed out and thanked the driver.
“You just take care of your mate, man,” he said.
I nodded and waved as he drove away. I intended to.
The glass doors swung open as we approached, and Tripp came striding out.
“What the hell is going on here?” he shouted.
My fangs dropped instantly at his tone.
He reached for Delphine, and I shoved him back, getting in his face. “Leave her alone. She’s hurt.”
“What do you know about it?” Tripp growled. “She’s the one sabotaging my aquarium.”
“She’s not,” I said. “Her magic doesn’t even work like that.”
“How do you know?” he asked. “She’s got you wrapped so far around her little finger that you can’t see straight.”
“Take that back!”
Delphine
I watched Levi and Tripp get in each other’s faces, and I didn’t know what to do. My head was clearer in the cool air, but I was still a bit woozy. Why had they released me from the hospital so soon?
I supposed I should do something to stop them. Grabbing my medallion, I pulled it over my head. I hoped we were far enough from the tanks that it wouldn’t affect them too seriously.
Levi and Tripp both swung around to stare at me.
“That was faster than last time,” I said with my hands on my hips. “Now that I have your attention, I am not causing whatever is going on at the aquarium, but I think I might know who is.”
“For all we know, you’re working with Lambert,” Tripp muttered.
Levi and I swung towards him. “Lambert? Who’s that?”
“My old mentor . . .”
“Old guy with gray hair, about so tall?” I asked. “Changes mice into henchmen?”
“You’ve met him,” Tripp said, suspicion dripping from his words.
