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I quickly add him to my contacts and shoot him a message.
Me:
Are you okay?
Vlad:
Perfectly fine. How do you like it?
Me:
It’s beautiful but it’s way too much. OMG how are the foundations???
The three little dots spin and spin for a moment before a message finally comes through.
Vlad:
They are fine. I am sorry that lunch was ruined.
Me:
It wasn’t ruined! And it’s okay, as long as the village is alright. That was super scary.
Vlad:
Everything is fine. I will be back as soon as I can.
Me:
Okay. Be careful
I frown, tossing the phone onto my bed, my gaze landing on the ruby necklace. What a wild vacation this has turned out to be.
Chapter 19
VLAD
Doyle looksup from his phone, seated at the small kitchen table as I walk through the door. “She’s asleep.”
The fact that he knew she was asleep before I did gets my hackles up. “Itreeksof garlic in here.”
He raises an eyebrow and grins. “Where did you go?”
I lean against the kitchen counter, the stainless-steel surface even colder than I am. “The local pub,” I scoff. “Where the fuck did you think I’d gone?”
I spent the last few hours walking around the castle, attempting to force my fangs and claws to retract like an untried vampire in his youth. To say I found it humiliating would be a gross understatement, and I missed Aubrey opening her gift because of it.
His jaw clenches. “I’m sorry. I was a bit busy playing actor of the year with that performance about the fucking wolf that doesn’t exist, oh great and powerful one,” he says, typing away on his phone. “Just do me a favor and make sure Aubrey isn’t going to call some fucking government official on the castle, yeah? That’s all we need.”
“Why would she contact anyone? And by the way, spending the night roaming the castle grounds while waiting on my body to adjust was splendid. Thanks for asking.”
His phone clatters onto the table when he tosses it away before rubbing at his temples in frustration. “I’m pretty sure I was the one saying it was probably a bad idea to eat garlic. You know, since you’re a vampire. Now she thinks the castle has fucking earthquakes because you shook the whole damn building.”
“She what?” I wince, thinking back on my reaction.That’s why she asked about the foundations.
My powers came out and shook everything in the room. I feel bad that I scared Aubrey so much she hid under the dining table. I also seem to be having a reaction to whatever chemical was in that EpiPen. It saved me from the garlic, but made everything else go haywire.
“The goal was to hide what you are from Aubrey and eat her poison, right?” He sucks in a breath. “Sorry, meant to say food.”
