Chapter 0093
Luke holds me tight against him whilst the nausea grips me. I focus on my breathing, waiting for it to pass.
“You can’t be here. Leave now, or I’m calling the police,” a startled female voice chastises.
“We are supposed to be here, we are your friends, we came to help you,” Mr Collins‘ smooth voice floats into my ears, his words laced with compulsion. “Don’t tell anyone though or you will lose your job, we will go soon but we will return later and you’ll let us back in,”
“Of course, I’ll wait for your return,” the female responds, her tone now relaxed.
I take another deep breath and then blink my eyes open when I smell the familiar scent of books. Azel grips a bookshelf, fighting to stay on his feet and Mason supports a pale–looking Theo. The female library attendendent smiles at us with familiarity. She looks to be in her late forties and holds a stack of books.
“Are we ready?” Mr Collins asks. Axel shakes his head and I stumble out of Luke’s arms and go to Azel, rubbing his back.
“Breathe,” I whisper to him. A few more seconds pass and he straightens up, running his hand through his hair.
“I don’t think I’m ever getting over this,” he groans.
“Same,” Theo grumbles.
“Oh dear, are you feeling sick?” the library attendant asks with concern.
“Yes, just a little travel sickness, they’ll be okay,” Mr Collins assures her.
“Come here,” she says, putting her stack of books on her trolley and taking Theo’s hand she squeezes a spot on his wrist and he frowns in confusion before a grin spreads on his face.
“What gift is this,” he asks in awe.
“It’s called acupressure, if you feel sick then just pinch here, it worked wonders for me when I was pregnant, she smiles. Axel copies the action on his own wrist and after a few seconds, he smiles.
“It works,” he takes my wrist and applies just enough pressure that it almost hurts, but then as if by magic a sweeping feeling of wellness washes over me.
“Thank you, you have no idea how much you’ve just helped ” I laugh, almost giddy with relief.
13
After donning our terrible glasses, that really ruin my outfit we leave the library and walk down the high street, the town is buzzing with students. The air feels charged with excitement as groups of people laugh and talk as they make their way to their destinations.
“Wow, this is amazing,” Theo laughs, as his eyes dart around to take everything in. “I think I was supposed to be born a human, I already love it here,”
“Don’t get used to it,” Mason grunts, looking tense. His eyes scan the crowds on high alert.
I pull out my phone that’s going mad with notifications now that it is connected back to the human network. I have multiple messages from Faith and it takes a huge amount of self–control not to open them and respond. I check Coner’s location and see he’s still in the same place.
“He’s in there, let’s go,” I point to the nightclub entrance, there’s a short line of people waiting to get in, and they each flash their I.Ds to the security on the door. “Shit, we don’t have I.D.,” I curse.
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Chapter 0093
“I’ll deal with it,” Mr Collins nods as he watches the security guards.
“Can’t you just send him a message and tell him to come outside?” Mason asks.
“No, it’s too risky. If he knows she is missing he might alert the authorities to her location before we can get to him,” Mr Collins says.
We move to join the line and we all stand behind Mr Collins as he approaches security. Luke and Theo look eager to get inside, their eyes are lit with wonder. Mason still seems tense, and Axel looks ready to fight anyone who gets near us.
“Relax,” I say quietly to Axel and Mason. “At least make it look like you want to be here otherwise people will take note of you,”
