Chapter Forty Five

"Holy shit!" Exclaimed a voice from behind me. A voice that sounded a lot like that of my best friend, Alex.

My head whipped back so fast I almost snapped my neck in two. And just like I'd guessed, it was indeed Alex standing at the entrance of the living room.

I sprang to my feet, abandoning the soap opera I'd been watching since Aziel decided to leave me all by myself in his humongous mansion and that was like five hours ago.

I ran towards a dazed Alex who was far too fascinated by the ambiance of the living room to notice that I almost tripped on my feet.

"Holy shit!" She exclaimed again, this time in a high-pitched voice that almost sounded like a banshee wail. A frown appeared on my face when she walked past me totally ignoring my presence as she walked further into the house. It was almost as if I wasn't there like she couldn't see me.

"Is that Adonis?" She asked after a moment, pointing to the statue at the far corner of the room. As strange as it sounds, Alex and I didn't