Chapter 144

Delilah's POV:

A moment later, Adeline came beside me and slid her arms around my back. I hugged her tightly as tears flew freely out of my eyes. She patted my back gently and whispered, "It's okay. It's going to be alright. I know how you are feeling right now but don't jump to the conclusions yet."

Well, she could say that because things worked out for her but I couldn't say the same for me. Unlike Luke, Xee's mate was alive and certainly not some psychotic villain who was going crazy to kill us.

Adeline took me into the kitchen and was pouring the glass of water when Katherine's door flung open and out came a very angry-looking Xee. He was in a battle. With himself. I saw him shifting within a second and sprinting out of the mansion, toward the woods.

Offering me the glass of water, Adeline commented, "He didn't even stay longer in there."

I knew she said that to make me feel good but I didn't need anyone's pity on the matter. Things were going to get messy and I wasn't ready to dea