I woke up huddled in Elgin’s arms. It was dark but it was no longer raining.
“Are we here?” I asked in a sleepy voice.
He slammed the door with a foot and locked it with a beep.
“I’ll go up with you and then come back and get your things.”
“I can walk,” I protested.
“Would you deprive me of the pleasure of carrying you?” he said in a mischievous voice. And the elevator is broken.”
The elevator? I looked up and noticed that we weren’t at the bottom of my building at all.
“But... we’re at your place!” I exclaimed.
“Yes.”
“What time is it?” I asked when he had walked up half the floors.
“Nine o’clock.”
“Are you meeting with the pack?”
“I cancelled.”
“Why?”
He gave me a mischievous look that ended up making me blush. I must have looked like a ripe tomato.
He opened t
