Alec had made the call to Calus. He didn't answer, so Alec left a voicemail. He made his voice sound excited and eager. I hoped Calus would hear the voicemail before he killed Jasmine. I wanted to stay in the city longer, in case Calus agreed to meet up that day. But Alec suggested we head back to "The Secracy" because of something about Alec's rations being too low. Which I could only assume was blood. I agreed only because I didn't want Alec to get desperate to find someone to sink his teeth into. That someone being Brandon and I. "I'll ride with Brandon. " I told them as we headed down to the parking lot. No one seemed to object to this. Alec waved his hand and walked away to his car. I felt offended for some reason, but I shook it off. It was my idea to ride with Brandon. I wanted to

