As soon as Ziv and Abraham were out of the way, Charles closed his eyes and tried to sense Bella’s location. After using a sufficient amount of his blood to supply the Tree of Life, Charles needed Bella more than ever. Without her blood, he was unable to establish a clear connection.
All he could get were some blurry images that were not much help. The harder he tried to concentrate, the blurrier the image would become.
Things only got worse when Katherine showed up outside the room. He could hear her talking to Roy.
“What are you doing here?” she asked. “Has Charles returned?”
Roy stood in front of the door to prevent her from entering. For Katherine this was as good as any reply.
“Please Miss Spencer,” he said.
“He’s here, isn’t he?”
As no one could enter the study without permiss
