There was only one person who could help us, and that was his mother. Luther wouldn't do it, that was for certain. I decided to go speak to her, but first, I needed to rest. I had no idea how long we had actually been in that other realm, but I felt like it had been days since I slept. Before I got up off of Theo's bed, I smoothed his hair back. “Don't worry, Theo. We'll figure it out." Leaning forward, I brushed my lips against his. I wasn't sure why I'd even done it, but it just felt right at the time. The moment I sat up, I realized how foolish I was acting. If he had been awake, he would've pushed me away and told me I was disgusting or something. Maybe nothing that harsh, but he hadn't ever kissed me because he'd wanted to. He'd always been after something—from my blood to foolin