Chapter 35

Stumbling into the room the portal closes behind us, Darius didn’t step through but Tobias steered me toward the bathroom and I could feel how uncomfortable he was. I could also tell he was breathing through his mouth so as to not inhale my scent.

“But Darius,” I tell him. He shakes his head and points to the shower, clearly not trusting himself not to talk. I wasn’t aware it was about shredding that made him almost rabid. I also didn’t want to know but it must be a vampiric-fae thing because I remembered the strange Vampire from the store the first time.

Shutting the door, I strip my clothes off before stopping when I feel the stone in my pocket. It kind of looked like a moon stone, shaking my head. I turned and started the shower before trying to figure out what to do with it. Hearing the door open I panic and drop it into the bowl that sat between the basins full of bath bombs.

Kalen steps into the bathroom just as I turn back toward the shower. He holds up some clothes and sets