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"I wouldn't let you live with Thad unless I was there to beat the hell out of him every time he made a pass."
I let a laugh out, and through my snickers, I mutter, "How do you know he's ever made a pass at me?"
He rolls his eyes, seeming insulted by the fact I even asked that question.
"Because I know how incredibly gorgeous you look. I also know how he looks at you. I fucking hate it."
His jealously is adorable, and Thad definitely tries shit. He makes it hard to be a good girl, but I managed to keep my pants up even with my hormones on the fritz.
"I lived with Thad since we split up in Phoenix, and nothing happened."
Well, other than the times he caught me by surprise with his devilishly soft lips. No sex though.
I think I'll keep all of Thad's sneak attacks to myself. Kane looks as though he's ready to combust as it is.
He sighs out, obviously not enjoying this conversation any longer. I kept him at my house until nightfall, but that was all I could wrangle him to stay indoors. I wish I could tell him how incredibly dangerous this all is - walking around in the open.
I knew this town was crawling with immortals, and then Gage confirmed it. It's amazing at the gravitational pull we all seem to have to each other - even though most of us are forever engaged in blood wars.
I dread that part of my future. Right now, there's not a whole lot I'm looking forward to as far as immortality is concerned.
"Are you okay?" Kane asks as a single tear rolls down my cheek.
"Yeah," I murmur while wiping the wet drop away, trying to be discreet.
"I'm sorry. This was stupid. I don't know what I was thinking. With your mom missing, a date is probably the last thing you have on your mind."
With my mom missing, everything is on my mind… especially what will happen when I become the new target. As the daughter of Drackus Devall, there's a world full of vicious revenge-seekers just like Rain. Apparently my secret identity isn't as secretive as I thought.
"It's fine. I'm just-"
"Let's go back. We can just curl up in the bed, watch a movie, eat some burnt popcorn… anything you want."
I laugh lightly, though it mingles with a sniffle. Then another tear slips free as I nod appreciatively.
"That sounds great actually."
"Do you care to stay at my place tonight? I have some stuff to do - work related - and all my things are there."
Crap.
It's not like I can tell him no. That would raise too many questions I can't answer.
"Sure," I murmur as my mind races to remember the protection spell.
I'll just cast one around his place. That would actually make me feel better anyhow. I can't cast the one Frankie did on my place because they constantly have friends over, but I can cast one to protect against dark users and blood drinkers of all varieties.
"So no friends at all, besides Thad?" he asks, sneering a little as he changes the subject on our way back to the house. "How is that even possible?"
My attempt to not sound pathetic apparently failed - miserably.
"Well I did, once, but we grew apart."
"Oh? Tell me about her and why you stopped being friends," he murmurs softly, obviously trying to distract my mind from my mother.
"Well, his name was Chaz. Our mothers used to be really good friends, but they had a falling out. Shay, Chaz's mom, ended up leaving our co… um… I mean our town. She and Mom haven't spoken since.
Chaz was adopted, and considering his birth parents were rather ruthless, cold, and cruel, he felt like Shay was not only the mother who took him in, but she was also his saving grace. Devoutly loyal to her, he thought it would be best if he and I stopped talking since it would cause conflict."
