Maybe a little," she smiled. "But you're young and she forgives you. She knows it's your duty."
Lillian began to walk the final few steps towards the door before pausing again.
"She's gave me permission to be with you too because she thinks that's what you want. That's how devoted to you she is."
"Jesus, Annabel," he breathed before turning to the vampire nervously. "What did you say?"
Lillian paused at the portal, not looking back as she spoke in case he somehow saw the lie in her eyes.
"It doesn't matter, Chris. It's never going to happen," she closed the door.
Chris didn't know what to feel about that.
Instead of lingering on it, he picked up Annabel gently and pulled back the covers. She murmured and woke up but he didn't say anything until they were under the covers and he had
