Page 83 of Blood Bound (Blood Mafia 3)

I hadn’t said anything.

“When you called me out for pining after Tyra.” His eyebrows pinch together and he glances away but not before I see the tears. They’re not falling down his face, but they’re there.

“Oh. I’m sorry.”

He laughs. “For what? You were right. I was waiting for something that would never happen. You were right.”

I press my lips together and scrub my hands over my face, groaning into them. “How did everything get so fucked, Zander?”

“I don’t know. This can’t be our life now, right? Surely there’s an end to the doom and gloom?”

Lowering my hands, I drop them into my lap. “I sure fucking hope so. We all deserve a happily ever after.”

He nudges me with his elbow. “Is Mateo your princess?”

With an unladylike snort, I clutch my stomach and laugh with him.

The grumpy vampire probably heard, but I don’t care. I’m so happy Zander’s here. Together we’ll save X.

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