Chapter 25 : Checking In

I groaned, coming to consciousness with a jolt. Everything that happened came rushing back, and I was caught thinking about that moment Nicholas was approaching the bed, right before I begged him to let Lucy go.

He'd been baring his fangs, completely aggressive toward me. He was probably planning on ripping me to shreds, though stopped when I mentioned the cultist.

Come to think of it, why hadn't he moved faster? Vampires proved their speed all the time here, even with small things like bringing me back to my room after sex. It almost seemed as though he'd been attempting some sort of scare tactic right then.

I wouldn't bet my arm on the open mouth of a gator, though, so either way, it would have worked. What would have happened if Alexander hadn't intervened? I shuddered at the thought.

Oddly, time and again, the mysterious amber-eyed vampire came through. He had the aura of someone who really didn't like me much, but I was starting to suspect it wasn't me at all. His walls s