Theo suddenly pulls me down on the soft gray armchair that is behind me.
The man, Alaric, looks over his shoulder at the painting I’m so engrossed in before he growls, snapping my attention back to him. “Sorry,” I whisper.
He c***s his head to the side, his beady red eyes boring into me as his lips pull back slightly, revealing his fangs.
“Alaric,” Theo growls when he realizes the man is scaring me.
“Apologies, miss. I find it hard being around your kind when you smell as delightful as you do.” I nod, not liking the way he is staring at my neck.
“Well let’s get down to business, then. The courts have ordered some tests to check for anything in her bloodline. Tarina will escort her down soon to have her blood taken. I’m still waiting to hear back on when it will be decided what wil
