Jasper pov
I sighed, watching from the stairs as a handful of men with dull eyes were currently measuring and making notes of the basement, trying to fix the damage left behind. It was annoying, having to control so many at one time, but it would take forever otherwise. I heard the door open at the top of the stairs and I looked up, surprised, but continued to look down the stairs as she came to sit behind me. “You disappeared, I was worried,” Colette said. I looked at her, shrugging before looking back at the men. She looked tired as well, drained by everything. I realized she had just been through a battle, used her powers constantly, and hadn't slept in at least twenty-four hours, if not more. She was due for a rest.
“It didn’t seem like I was needed anymore,” I said to her with a fr
