The silhouette of a tall figure with broad shoulders emerged from the trees, and I realized he had long black hair, pale skin… Oh, it was Alexander.

I let out a sigh of relief that it was him as opposed to Remus or someone actually nefarious. He wore a calm, though somewhat, worried expression on his face, and his lips twisted into a frown.

Nicholas stared the amber-eyed vampire down and muttered, “You followed us, Alex?”

“Worried about Lorelei,” ...