Joseph’s POV
I lay awake on the couch of Bernard’s house, staring up at the ceiling. It’s been a couple of hours since Bernard and Anna went to bed, and they allowed me to crash on the couch for the day. Once the sun started to go down, I went right back to the infirmary so I could be by Tessa’s side. I hated that I couldn’t be with her when she needed me the most.
I thought about her days in that hideout, being tortured and fed by that slimy vampire. She must have been so scared; she probably thought she was going to die.
I knew the only person I could truly blame for this was himself.
Was she ever going to forgive me for this?
I jumped when my phone started to ring beside me. When I looked at the caller ID I sat up quickly.
It was Connor.
“Connor,” I greeted, trying to keep my voi
