Page 13 of Destined for Shadows
“I stopped by to see Bartol on my way home.” A smile played at her lips. “I think he’s actually worried about you.”
Melena snorted. “I’m surprised he told you anything. The rest of us can hardly get a word out of him.”
Emily shrugged. “I’m just that good. And he was wandering around the woods when I showed up, so I made him tell me what he was doing.”
“He was checking the woods?” Cori had figured he’d let the whole incident with her ex-husband go since he wasn’t prone to worrying about anything other than himself.
“Yep, told me he managed to find a couple of boot prints in the dirt. Someone was definitely there,” Emily said.
Cori glanced at Melena. “So definitely not a ghost.”
“Apparently not. I’d go with vampire.”
“Well, at least that means he can’t get into my house without an invitation, and he can’t bother me during the day.” Cori was trying really hard to find a bright side to this, and vampires had a lot of limitations that would give her an edge.
“But are you prepared to cut his head off?” Melena asked.
She straightened her shoulders. “Whatever it takes.”
“Well, we’re still going to help you in any way we can, so don’t even think about facing this all alone.” The sensor narrowed her gaze. “That’s not how we operate in this family.”
Cori nodded obligingly, knowing that to do anything else would only cause an argument. “But you’re not guarding me twenty-four hours a day, got it?”
Melena sighed. “Fine, but we’ll still be keeping an eye on you whether you like it or not.”
She ground her teeth. Having powerful friends could be both a good and a bad thing.
