Chapter 70

Jared was back on his feet within the next two days. I thought things would settle but things only seemed to get worse. The air in the house was tense and I knew that everyone was on edge. Darius was convinced that Faye would try again but she had been quiet. Ian had been chasing his leads but Faye was avoiding his investigations. I had never met her before but I knew for certain that she was smart. Things had settled between Darius and me and we had gotten into a comfortable routine. We had fallen asleep in the same bed for the past two nights and I began to wonder if that was his plan. I wouldn’t have put it past Darius to make sure I was too exhausted each night to ask him to leave or send him away. As much as I hated to say it, I enjoyed falling asleep next to him and I always slept well. He was always gone when I awoke but his presence dominated the entire room. “Are you listening to me?” Serena asked, snapping me back to reality. She arrived this morning because Darius told he