71. Henry
Henry
Volik doesn’t reply when I say his name.
I’m slightly tempted to reach out and touch the dark wall of gravito, but something stops me.
I know his power has been a little different since Versailles, but this feels… extra.
Not to mention, I’ve never seen it do this before.
Removing temptation, I slide my hands into my pockets.
Since Nix’s kidnapping, my decision to shift in front of humans, and everything that happened after, the atmosphere on campus has been charged.
Not as tense as I expected, but it feels like there’s an expectation for more crazy shit to happen.
At least today is the first day all week that there hasn’t been a whole herd of reporters on the street.
After Volik’s not-so-veiled threat at the end of our press interview, it seems like the governments will keep up their end of the peace agreement. But the more crazy shit that happens, the more likely they are to break that peace.
Not sure this churning wall of gravito counts exactly, but it’s probably not a good sign regarding his mental state.
“Should I go, or…?” I rock back on my heels.
It’s quarter to the hour. Classes will start letting out any minute. Meaning students are about to be all over the place, phones ready.
I tip my head back, looking at the sky.
It smells like rain is near.
My nose scrunches.
It also smells like apples. Weird.
I lower my chin. Then stumble back a step, yanking my hands out of my pocket for balance. Because the wall of gravito is gone.
Volik laughs at my dramatic reaction. But I’m not looking at him.
I’m looking at the even bigger vampire beside him.
The barefoot one, wearing a robe that’s too small, with a chain around his waist and a damned sword at his hip.
His hair is long, hanging halfway down his chest. And his gaze is locked on mine.
I inhale and amend my earlier thought.
There is no rain. Just a storm.
And it’s him.
“Henry, I would like you to meet Vameer. My brother.”
I blink, glancing at Volik, then back at the intimidating vampire.
My brows lift as I process what Volik said. “Brother?”
“Da.” Volik claps his hand on the giant’s back.
Vameer, the one who has been missing for over a century, doesn’t move.
“Well. Holy hells.” I stare at the pair, certain this will count as crazy shit.
“Eloquent.” Nix snickers.
I turn my attention to say something to her, but that’s when I finally register the woman beside Vameer.
Woman, not exactly human.
“Hello.” The redhead with black eyes smiles at me, and I catch a hint of fang.
Another human mated to a Vadas brother.
“Holy hells.” I whisper it this time.
This definitely counts as crazy shit.
“He is usually cooler,” Volik says to his brother.
I shake my head, trying to clear it. “It’s been a while since I’ve played poker.” I look at my watch. “Not to be rude, but unless this is how you want to announce…” I gesture at the new pair. “You should probably get inside. Or… go somewhere. Because classes will—”
A door elsewhere slams open, and voices float through the air, finishing the point for me.
Volik turns to Vameer. “My home. Follow me.”
Vameer nods.
Volik jumps.
Nix jumps.
Vameer lifts his mate into his arms, dips his chin at me, then he follows the others into the sky.