Thad laughs, knowing the curiosity plaguing Kane and his coven is eating them up.
"One day I might. So, you drew the short straw?" I ask while flopping down on the bed.
We've moved to a two bed bedroom since Gage is so freaked out about my safety. He must be terrified if he's been letting Thad stay with me.
"It was either me, Deke, Amy, or Sierra. Sierra and Deke had a stakeout to work, and I thought you might prefer me over Amy."
I noticed Kane wasn't even an option.
"Definitely not Amy. Is she still pissed about me breaking her arm?"
He accidentally laughs, proving he's not as attached to the wild thing as the others are.
"She is, but we all knew she had it coming."
Thad smirks as he walks over and kisses my forehead.
"Call me later. Let me know how you're feeling."
Essentially, he doesn't trust Zee as much as he wants me to believe, so he wants me to call him and let him hear my voice for himself so he can ensure my safety.
"I will. Be careful."
"Always. I'll bring you some socks," he says with a devious grin.
My eyes widen, realizing he's apparently been talking to Frankie again.
"You asshole!"
He bursts out laughing and rushes out the door before I can throw my shoe at his head.
"Socks?" Zee muses. "Is that a light user joke or something?"
I can feel the heat in my face, but I decide to shift the topic as opposed to letting the awkwardness settle in.
"Any sign of Castine or the person trying to set up Kane?"
His lips tighten as he drops to the bed beside him.
"No, none. Whoever is trying to fuck with Kane has a rude awakening coming. He's pissed. That's what he's doing tonight. He's actually here in Edgebrook, meeting up with a source."
My stomach does somersaults the second he lets that bit of information free. I try not to act affected, but I'm sure it's written in my eyes.
"Sorry, I shouldn't have mentioned him. I sometimes forget my manners. It's new to me... all of this, still. I'm struggling with the transition process, so I'm stuck between human feelings and vampiric coldness. Kane assures me I'll fully find my way back to my human emotions one day."
Ha. That's ironic.
"I don't think he should be one to give advice on such. I didn't realize you're new."
He smirks, taking in my snarky remark on Kane, and then he reclines back on the bed.
"Just a few years in. That's why I still crave the bite. Thanks to Deke and Kane, I've got my blood thirst under control. My sire was killed last year by another one of her spawned creations. It worked out to my benefit. I only had to break a few of the painful binds to her in order to escape into hiding."
So Zee and Amy are both newbies. That's surprising. He seems so... at ease with his newer, darker self.
His jet black hair is spiky, different from the others in Kane's coven. He's very lean, but muscular. Of course he's sexy. Just like all the immortals. I hate my world.
"Didn't feel like falling into the vicious folds of the life?" I ask, looking for insight.
