“No, that’s okay.” Jordan was most likely having the time of her life bragging to the others about her vampire kills, and I wouldn’t ruin her fun. I wished I could join them, but I was too freaked out by whatever it was that had just happened with Nikolas.
Tristan placed a hand over mine on the seat. “I’ll explain it to you at home.”
No one spoke on the drive back to the stronghold, which told me that whatever Tristan was going to tell me was probably something I was not going to like. When we got there, the first person I saw was Nikolas, standing outside the main entrance, waiting for us. He didn’t say anything, but he wore a scowl and I could feel his eyes on me as we passed him.
Inside, Tristan tried to bring me to the medical ward, and I refused, insisting I was not hurt. All I wan
