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Besides, I wasn’t going anywhere. Théoden wanted me to stick around. I needed to be at the top of my game if anything kicked off. I decided to leave Isiah to his meal in privacy and made my way back to my bedroom for some much-needed rest.
CHAPTER TWELVE
ROMEO
We were heading home after a long night of patrolling. Noel and I stopped a fight from breaking out in a sanguinista, but ultimately, that was about it. Nothing too eventful. The sun was rising, which was a dangerous game for me. Not for Noel, though, he was unaffected by the sun and even fire. That was the benefit of being directly linked to Théoden. It was also something vampires envied about Théoden and his sons. I did love the fact that the windows to Noel’s new car were UV protected, so even though the sky was getting lighter and the sun was coming over the horizon, it didn’t matter as long as I was inside the car.
The only thing we got out of the deal was that we, the grandsons of Théoden, were immune to fire and we didn’t have to fall asleep as soon as the sun rose. We did get sleepy, though, and I was feeling the day’s exhaustion tugging at me right then. Other vampires, especially younger ones, would be down for the count at this point in the day. So, I was grateful for the little things.
“We’ll be home soon,” Noel said as he pulled off the expressway.
“I know, Sir.”
“Did you enjoy patrolling with me?” he asked.
“I enjoyed the sex and the conversation. I still thought it was boring, Sir,” I said, being honest. There really wasn’t any point in lying, as he could read my mind. Although, he wasn’t nearly as bad with that as Théoden was. Théoden was always inside their heads. Maybe Marco or Bruce had freedom from his prying, but I didn’t think the others did.
“It is what it is,” Noel said with a shrug. “I’m just pissed that we didn’t find any information on Logan’s killer, or any trace of him.”
“Maybe we never will, Sir,” I said. “I mean, if he was killed by a human rebel group, this one is good at covering its tracks. Weren’t you when you were in charge of one, Sir?”
He tossed me a look, one I couldn’t completely decipher. It was as if he was annoyed that I’d brought up his rebel days. But then he did seem to have pride in being a competent leader of a rebel cell. Shit, maybe it was both or neither. I didn’t know.
“Could be,” he said finally, then out of nowhere, he slammed on the brakes and jerked the car to the side. He didn’t say anything before jumping out of the car and running into the alley. At least he closed the car door behind him; brief contact with the sun burned the shit out of the exposed skin on my arm. It all happened so fast, but I healed quickly. I couldn’t get out and join him, so I just had to wait for him to return. I really wanted to know what he saw that made him react that way.
He had to have been gone for about five minutes before he emerged from the alley with a young human male in his grasp. The human had his hands tied behind his back with a zip-tie, and tears were streaming down his face. The expression he wore was a mixed one filled with anger, betrayal, and fear. I also noticed that Noel had blood on his shirt and he was wiping some from his mouth and chin. The human he was walking towards the car wasn’t bleeding, so that led me to believe the blood came from another human, no doubt a dead one, now.
Noel opened the back door and shoved the human inside, climbed in beside him, and closed the door. The entire time the door was open, I was dodging the rays of sun that had shined into the car.
“Romeo, drive us home,” Noel ordered.
I did as I was told, slipping into the driver’s seat and putting the car in gear. I couldn’t help myself as I looked in the review mirror at the prisoner. He was cute. Young looking with blond hair, gray eyes, and plump, shapely lips that would look nice wrapped around a cock. His face didn’t have sharp angles, more like softly rounded ones, which made him look like a damn cherub.
“Please, Noel… don’t do this. I’m begging you!” the human pleaded, and his voice cracked in his desperation.
Holy shit, Noel knew the guy. I really had to pry now. I looked into the human’s mind, as I couldn’t look into Noel’s, not unless he wanted me to. The human was a member of Noel’s old rebel cell named Jules. He was only eighteen and was on a mission to scope out the arena. The cell wanted to bomb it as it was a landmark and monument to vampire supremacy. They wanted to destroy it, that way, they could deliver a mighty blow. They were on their way back to the Outskirts when Noel recognized him.
Well, now that explained why Noel dashed out of the car that damn fast.
“Please Noel, please don’t take me in,” the boy begged.
“I’ve already told you, I have to,” Noel said, finally answering the boy who’d been begging nonstop since he had gotten in the car.
I looked at Noel, he was looking away from the boy, his jaw tight as if he was holding back his emotions. If I didn’t know any better, it seemed like he didn’t want to imprison Jules.
We can let him go, Sir,I suggested telepathically.
Noel cut his gaze over to me, and the remorse that had been in his expression vanished just like that, and I knew I’d said the wrong thing.
Don’t be stupid, Romeo. If Théoden knew I let him go, can you imagine what he’d do to me?Noel asked me.
I could imagine some things, but even my imagination couldn’t really grasp the limits of Théoden’s wrath. He would certainly punish Noel for letting a known rebellion member escape.
I’m sorry, Sire. It’s just… I can tell you don’t want to do this,I said, trying to clear up my blunder.
It doesn’t matter what I want, Romeo. All that matters is what is law. I thought you knew that, but you’re still weak and I still have my work cut out for me, I see.
I repressed the groan I wanted to release. Immediately, I wished I had just kept my fucking thoughts to myself.
