That damned boy was bad for my brain.
I got ready as fast as I could, and peeked into Meredith’s room. She wasn’t there either. I checked the time. She’d be in the cafeteria still. I grabbed a pair of black lace gloves that stopped at my wrists and ran out the door.
When I got to the cafeteria, a boy was waiting at the door. He held out a tray for me.
“I don’t need any help,” I said. I cringed at my own words.
He looked at me like I’d just kicked his puppy. “You need extra protein after the attack. Just wanted to make sure you knew.”
scratching and whining.
I threw off the covers and stomped over to the door.
On the other side was Dastien in wolf-form. He came up to my waist, and looked like he weighed a ton. Amber eyes stared at me.
I dropped to my knees and ran my fingers through his thick fur, searching for any signs of damage. “Are you okay? I was so worried—”
Shit. I probably shouldn’t have said that.
I stepped away from him.
He lay down on the ground and covered his face with his front paws and let out a pitiful whine.
I gave it my best guess. “You’re sorry?”
He sat up, and gave a soft woof.
Good thing Meredith slept like the dead.
I didn’t know what to say. Now that I knew he was okay, some of my anger was back. The guy had been avoiding me after biting me.
But he did kind of save me.
He whined again.
“If you want to talk you should shift back to human. So you can actually talk.”
He huffed.
“What? It’s against the rules?”
He yipped.
“Guess I’m not going to find out about what happened with all the vampires then, huh?” He tilted his head to the side. “Well, thanks for saving me. But you’re really giving me mixed signals. Ignoring me one second and ordering me around the next. I’m not sure why you’re here.”
He started sniffing at my belly, and I couldn’t help but laugh as I tried to push him away. “I’m fine. Really. Just a scratch.”
He tried to get between me and the door.
“You want me to let you in? It’s like four AM. I have to get up in a few hours.”
He sat, and looked up at me. I took a step back to close the door, but he darted past.
I growled. How was I going to get a huge wolf out of my room?
Maybe having Dastien there wasn’t a horrible thought. If there were vampires around, then he would offer a measure of protection.
Shit. That’s why he was here. To see if I was okay, and to keep watch.