We had barely driven five hundred meters when we heard the police sirens. They came out in front of us and sped off in the direction of the parking lot. Turning my head towards the rear windshield, I saw four figures walking calmly on the sidewalk. The dark angels had already all left the place, discreetly, as if they had never set foot there.
The Audi branched off to the right at the last moment, into a tiny dead-end alley. Elgin stopped and cut the engine. He unfastened my seat belt and hugged me tightly to inhale the scent of my hair. Without a word, he kissed my forehead, my cheeks, my lips and pushed each of my locks back. He looked closely at the base of my neck, where Oliver had bitten me.
“It’s okay,” I reassured him.
I turned my head and stroked my neck with my fingertips. He w
