Page 87 of Tortured Soul
He cocked a brow. “Then they’ll die.”
There was a long pause.
I knew I was worrying for nothing. That Dimitri, even alone, was one of the deadliest beings walking the earth.
But I still had a bad feeling about all this.
“Alright, we should get going,” Arc said, gathering the documents on the table into a neat pile. “Tell Jeremiah to fetch us before the Nephilim leaves.”
Everyone stood, and I followed, my body moving slower than usual. My energy was at its fullest and yet, I felt crushed under some weight.
“No need to fetchus,” Carter sneered. “I’m busy and I don’t care much about saying goodbye.”
“I was not referring to you,” Arc said. “Come on, Lola.”
My eyes drifted to him in surprise as Carter swiftly left the room. “Huh?”
Arc tilted his head to the side, lifting his arm to give me his hand. “We have a date, remember? We’re going out for lunch.”
“I’m not that hungry.”
Lies, of course. As if on cue, my stomach grumbled loudly.
Sex with Dimitri had prevented me from finishing up my breakfast…
“Sure,” he grunted. “I bet Dimitri was potent enough, and now you’re full.”
“Okay, get out of my office,” Carrie groaned. “I take back everything I ever said about wanting to find my mates; you guys are giving me the headache of a lifetime.”
With burning cheeks, I reluctantly took Arc’s hand and followed him out of the office.
“Why did all of you have to act like giant children in there? Carrie and I just started to get along, and now she’ll be uncomfortable with me because ofyou.”
He closed the door behind us, but Carrie’s chuckle still managed to get through the door.
“She’s just acting like she is. We’re quite tame in comparison to Kai’s binded group. It took a long time for them to find their footings.”
He didn’t let go of my hand as he started to walk in the corridor, heading to the stairs to exit the building.
“What, were they acting like jealous pricks too?” I scoffed.
He ignored my jab, pulling me with him outside, where a lot of curious eyes landed on us.
Great.
I scanned the menu, feeling Arc’s gaze burning my face. Feeling a lot more eyes than his, actually.
“There are a lot of things that are hard to find,” I said, noticing the large choice of dishes. The waiter placed a jug of water on our table before leaving to tend to other customers. “Including water. And electricity. And theinternet.”
“I have my ways.”
The ass had the audacity to shrug as I glowered at him.
“Care to share them?”
He stared at me for a while, arms crossed over his chest.
“Our elemental warlocks and witches make sure to keep our water tables and generators full. As for the internet, we’re stealing access.”
