The dread became heavy in my stomach the moment they left.
I felt cold when Aldrich was gone. It was like losing the sun, the land becoming a snowy and desolate wasteland where nothing lives. The only rays of light came from Theo.
He looked like the light in him was completely gone after the vampire attack.
I hadn’t slept in two nights, but there were still things that needed to be done. I needed to tend to my son and make sure he was okay.
The royal therapist and I sat in his bedroom, where three guards manned the door and outside the window. It probably didn’t help his fear, but we had to make sure what happened didn’t happen again.
I sat with him on my lap, arms wrapped around him while I cradled him in a fluffy duvet.
“I want dad
