Chapter 12
What finally coaxed me to wake up was the sound of someone breathing, right in front of my face. I took one look at the man’s silhouetted outline and screamed.
‘Woah!’ Bane said, scrambling back. ‘Sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you.’
Gasping in a few panicked breaths, I tried to relax. It really was Bane, this time. My eyes searched the room while the rest of my body remained frozen. I couldn’t see much because I’d fallen off the bed for the second time that morning.
‘Are you okay? What are you doing on the floor?’ he asked. He seemed unsure whether or not to keep his distance.
‘B … b … bad dream, I guess.’ I peered under the bed. Nope. Definitely no Jake-shaped demons hiding under there. Grabbing the front of Bane’s shirt, I pulled him toward me and buried myself in his c
