Page 7 of Fallen Demon

I wasn’t alone.

I never was, and never would be again.

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The rest of the day,I didn’t do much.

Thea escorted me to my bedroom.

“In case you forgot where it is,” she joked. “This is your home.” That wasn’t joking, and it once again made me feel stupid and emotional.

That afternoon, I texted Erin and told her to cancel that meeting with the archangels altogether. I bet that by now, she had gotten Drake’s message and could add two and two.

After that, I called Abbie—she had no news for me. I took a short nap and when I was bored, I walked around the gardens outside. Lavinia joined me for a little while.

I heard Thea had gone to the school for a couple of hours, and I made a mental note to ask to go with her the next time. I had seen that place only once, when it was still under renovations and construction, and it had already looked amazing. I bet that now, it was breathtaking.

At night, we all had dinner together, including the rest of the castle’s princes and new princess! Lyra had proved herself and had become the first vampire princess of DuMoir Castle.

“Congratulations,” I told her, feeling proud of her, even though we weren’t close.

She had found her mate, Prince Ward of the Red Dusk coven—a rare occurrence for vampires, but always welcomed.

During dinner, Drake told me he had sent a message to our friends, and they would all be here in two days. We would have a meeting and after we would have dinner.

It sounded more social and friendly than I expected a meeting to go, but whatever. These supernaturals were fancy, extravagant, and filthy rich. I guess they expected parties with everything.

I ended up more tired than I thought, went to bed early, and slept like a rock.

Until about five in the morning when I dreamed about Levi burning into a huge fire and screaming in pain.

I woke up with a jolt, my heart racing, my skin covered with a sheen of sweat.

Taking advantage of the suite that comprised the guest bedrooms in the castle, I prepared the Jacuzzi and relaxed in the hot water for about an hour.

Or tried to. Though I stayed in the water for that long, I felt tense and restless. Just sitting around, waiting for things to happen, made me anxious.

After the bath, I got dressed in training clothes I found in my closet. It was full of all kinds of clothes exactly in my size. I had to ask Thea or Drake how they did that. Maybe it was a spell? It had to be.

When I got out the closet, I came to a stop when I saw the tray with breakfast on the round table on one side of the room. Apparently the cook, Chef Morris, remembered what I liked, and one of the maids had come in here while I was in the bathroom.

Creepy.

While eating, I texted Abbie. I knew she wouldn’t have anything for me yet, but I needed to do something.

I had just finished my breakfast when my phone dinged with new message.

Lavinia:Zad arrived a couple of hours ago. He is going to sleep through the morning, and you guys can start training this afternoon.

I sank into the chair. What the hell would I do until then?

I perked up.

Me:Okay. I’ll be in the library.

I should have known Lavinia and Killian wouldn’t read my message and leave it at that. Shortly after I arrived in the library, they walked in.

“What are we looking for?” Lavinia asked. She wore a dark green gown, making her look like a princess.

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