Valen POV 

Rolling over on the couch, I am awoken by a noise up the hall. I rub my eyes and can feel that Everly is awake through the bond. I could hear her at the back of the place, rummaging around and doing something. I try to go back to sleep but when I hear tiptoed foot steps in the hall. 1 crack an eye open to see her go to the front door, whispering under her breath to herself. I sit up, wondering where she is going so late at night. I hear the door unlock, then relock before hearing her footsteps again. 

“What are you doing?” I grumble and she jumps startled. 

“Nothing. Was making sure we locked the door,” she answers before padding off back down the hall. 

Now awake I got up to get a drink, yet she felt off through the bond, it made me wonder why she felt scared? The scariest thing in this damn place was lying on the lounge! Did she really think I would let someone in to get to them?

Lying back down, I tried to go back to sleep. I was in that part of sleep when you are asleep yet also not, my ears prick at soft footsteps again, only this time she was checking the balcony doors. What is she expecting? Someone to scale up the side of the hotel? 

I watch her trying to ignore the nagging of the bond when she goes to the front door again. “You already checked it,” I say she stops and I could just see her from where I lay, she was standing in the hall, she rubs her temples and goes to walk back to our room when she pauses and walks back to the front door.

“Everly, I said you already checked it,” I growl at her.

“I just need to be sure,” she mutters and I listen to her twist the locks and relock them again. I click my tongue and sigh listening to her walk off again when Marcus tugs on the mind-link.

 “You just got home? I thought the company driver was meeting you halfway. Why are you up?” Marcus asks. 

“They did meet us halfway, dad and I took turns driving. And to answer your other question, because Everly keeps checking the damn locks,”

 “You two still not talking?” he asks.

“I don’t want to upset her, I have nothing nice to say right now,” I admit, feeling like a damn asshole but I didn’t know what else to feel. I was angry and words stung so I didn’t want to throw them out in anger and upset her. 

I will be by at 7

listen as she checks the balcony doors, then the window. She was driving me up the damn wall but when I heard her check the kitchen window I sat up. Valarian would struggle to fit through it, let alone any ninja that managed to scale up the building. She rushes back off to the bedroom and I shake my head, laying back down and closing my damn eyes only to feel eyes on me a few minutes later. Unease rolls over me and I knew she was

next to me.I near shit my

snap, annoyed. I had spent all dann day and night in a fucking car and now all night with her, waking me up

face made me feel like a prick for snapping at her when it clicked into place, she said nothing but I don‘t miss the way her lip quivers as she stood up to go back to the room. I grip her wrist as she reaches to grab her blanket, and I can feel the tremble in her hand. I lift the blanket and tug her on the couch with me. The stupid

I found

sync with mine and her scent calms me as I tuck her

however I wondered if I dreamt it because I was on the couch alone and Valarian and Everly were nowhere to be seen. I reached for my phone to find missed calls from Marcus, it was

feel for

didn’t you wake me?” I

up last

I‘m getting ready

said he had to leave the city anyway.” I sit up

I ask

go back to bed,” Marcus says but I shake my head

anyway. Make sure you wake me tomorrow. I don‘t care if I am tired or she keeps me up, we need to get this meeting out of the way and see his reaction,” I tell

John just got to Zoe‘s place with Everly so

with you? Where

to school so she could get an early start on her mural. Zoe and I

didn’t take him to see

you and bring him without your permission, though Claire looks pretty upset

ok?” I ask him, slightly worried since she didn’t wake me. I didn’t even hear her

why wouldn’t

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