Chapter 16Romeo was in knots and, to distract himself, he read to Emeric. They’d eaten pancakes with warm peaches—not the best he’d had, but not far from—and now he was reading a story about a woman fighting vampires. What Emeric found funny was that the vampires’ eyes glowed green. He laughed every time it was mentioned, and it was mentioned often.
When the kitchen door opened, Romeo squealed, but Emeric didn’t move a muscle, indicating he’d known Ciar was coming.
Ciar stopped and looked at them. “What are you doing?”
“Reading.” Romeo held up the book to show off the cover. “It’s about vampires who have glowing green eyes.”
Ciar frowned and looked between them. Romeo took in the tension and wanted to throw up. Had they voted against him? “How did it go?”
“Good.” Ciar nodded, but shar
