“Can I come in? I just wanted to check on Lorelei, cause I was concerned,” Nicholas muttered, his stare shifting from me to the other vampire.

I couldn’t tell from his tone if he was being genuine, though I could feel my heart going a mile a minute at this point.

Alexander looked over his shoulder toward me, then back to Nicholas, letting out a sigh. His body language was tense as if he was taken by surprise as well.

“Fine. She’s overwhelmed with ...