Unbound (The Captive Series, Book 7) by Erica Stevens

Author:Erica Stevens [Stevens, Erica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-09-27T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 22

William

“Is she asleep?” William whispered in disbelief when he stepped out of the room and spotted Aria in the chair she’d been sitting in last night. He assumed it was morning because he’d awoken and felt somewhat rested, but couldn’t be sure of the exact time of day.

Max lifted bloodshot and bleary eyes to him. “She is,” Max whispered back.

“How did that happen?”

“We were up talking until late. She fell asleep about an hour ago.”

As far as he knew, that was the most she’d slept since Braith died. “Hopefully it will last longer than that,” William said as he soundlessly closed the door behind him. If he didn’t think it would wake her, he’d carry Aria in to sleep with Tempest, but there was no way she would sleep through being relocated. She couldn’t possibly be comfortable sitting in the chair with her chin on her chest, but he would leave her be. “How much did you drink last night?”

“Enough to kill my liver, but not enough to get me drunk,” Max replied.

“Will you be going with Daniel to retrieve Jack?”

“Yeah.”

William eyed the two empty jugs of wine and then Max. Despite the red veins encircling his blue eyes, he looked entirely alert as he watched William. “I think you definitely killed your liver.”

“Believe me, I know,” Max replied.

“What were you talking about all night?”

“Old times in the forest. I wouldn’t mind an hour or two of sleep myself.”

William knew when he’d been asked to shove off. “If Tempest wakes, tell her I’m in the barn.”

“Will do,” Max replied.

William made his way out the door, down the hall, and up the stairs. He checked through the peepholes, spotting Xavier, Daniel, and Timber standing with a group of humans from the safe house, talking amongst themselves. Undoing the lock, he shoved the door open and stepped into the early morning rays of sun filtering through the cracks in the roof above.

Daniel turned toward him as he emerged and closed the door behind him. William walked over to join them.

“How are Aria and Max?” Daniel asked.

William glanced at Xavier, wondering if he’d told Daniel what had happened while the three of them were out there. He seriously doubted it. If Aria and Max weren’t talking, the normally stoic vampire wasn’t about to either.

“Aria is actually sleeping and Max is trying to get some sleep now,” William replied.

“Will Max be ready to leave soon?”

“He drank two jugs of wine, looks like he’s been awake for two weeks straight, and smells like a brewery, but I’m pretty sure he’s good to go.”

“Good. The sooner we get this journey over with, the better,” Daniel replied.

The creak of the door drew their heads around as Aria pushed it open and entered the barn. Her glasses were back in place, but she still lifted her hand to rest it against her forehead to shade her eyes from the sun.

“At least she got a little rest,” William said as Max exited behind her and turned to offer his hand to someone else.

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