66. Daisy
Chapter 66
Daisy
I sat between Otis’ legs on the couch, his thighs against my own, his chest against my back. The house looked eerie and beautiful in the candlelight, the fire casting moving shadows across the room as the cold crept in. The power had been off for more than an hour, the residual heat from the boiler almost gone as rain beat on the roof of the house, and I’d pulled a blanket over us to keep in the heat.
I looked at my phone. Still no word from Wolf and Jace. My last three text messages hadn’t delivered. It was no surprise since the Wi-Fi was down, but it still made me nervous. We were completely cut off from the rest of the world. Even worse, we were cut off from Jace and Wolf. I hoped they would opt to stay put, get a hotel for the night rather than risk driving in the storm.
“They’ll be okay, doll.”
I craned my neck to look at Otis. “My last three messages haven’t delivered.”
“That’s because of us, not them,” he said, kissing the top of my head. “They can take care of themselves.”
I’d no sooner leaned back against him, trying to relax, when a bang sounded from the front of the house.
I sat up, my pulse racing. It took me a second to realize someone was banging on the front door.
Otis got up. “Stay here.”
“But— ”
“Stay here, doll.”
This time his voice was a command.