I’d slept a solid four or five hours.
And I’d missed multiple texts from Jade. A few from Stella too.
The need to pee was too strong to read the messages, so I stumbled out of bed and into the bathroom, silently looking for bite marks on my way.
I was pretty sure I would’ve noticed if Nico bit me while I was asleep, but it didn’t hurt to double check.
When my bladder was empty and I was satisfied that my skin was bite free, I washed my hands and stepped out of the bathroom.
My gaze went right to the wolf.
He was still staring at me.
I wasn’t sure whether to be flattered or unnerved by that.
I was leaning toward the first option, even though logic said the second made more sense.
My phone vibrated on the bed, but Nico didn’t look down at it.
I hurried back, seeing Jade’s picture on the screen before I answered.
“Hey.”
“What happened to you?” she demanded. “You can’t just disappear like that after sprouting weird werewolf shit like you’re high.”
“I wasn’t high.”
“You seemed like it.”
I let out a long breath. “I can see why you came to that conclusion, but really, I’m fine.”
Just being followed by a big furry monster.
“Stella and I are on our way up to your apartment right now.”
My eyes widened. “You don’t need to do that.”
“See, you’re being defensive now. Something is clearly going on.”
“You wouldn’t believe me if I told you.”
“Did you meet a guy at the grocery store or something?”
“It’s more complicated than that.”
“You can explain it in person in like thirty seconds.”
Crap.
This was bad.
Wasn’t it?
She was going to think I was legitimately insane.
I was going to have to try to lie my way through it, and I was a horrible liar.
A knock at the door told me my time was up.
