Sexting With A Vampire
Chapter 162

Nora

It's been a few days since Blake disappeared, and I miss him so much that it feels like my soul will break.

"So the darkness took Blake?" My dad, Evan, asks me while we are driving to get some coffee from Starbucks.

He is sitting behind the wheel and keeping his eyes on the road. Since he can teleport, we rarely drive anywhere, but the few humans in town wouldn't appreciate us just popping up out of nowhere. William does it all the time, but he can stop the time, so it doesn't matter what he does...

"Yeah..." I grimace. "He did that teleport thing you do, and then he was gone in an instant."

Evan glances at me. "I'm sure Blake will be back in no time. He is a kind person, and I doubt he will be consumed by the darkness."

"You really think so?"

"I know so."

"But are you sure?"

"Yes!" He smiles at me. "Blake spent years living with us, and as far as I'm concerned, that guy doesn't possess a single bone of evil in his entire body. He should be fine."

"I really hope you're right..."

Silence falls, and I stare out through the window. The rain is falling, and the gloomy weather is a perfect image of my feelings. I miss Blake, and I'm worried about him despite Evan telling me he will be fine. Quietly, I glance back at Evan. He doesn't pay me any attention, probably bored of me already even though I'm stuck with him for the rest of the night...

But I suppose it's safer this way.

My mom called earlier. She was worried about me since there has been suspicious demon energy around, and now Evan won't let me out of sight while Leo is running drills with his pack members.

It's sweet, but I also feel like a baby. Why doesn't Lily need a freaking babysitter?! Where is she anyway?!

Evan parks the car outside of Starbucks and turns to me. "Should we walk inside together to order?"

I sigh heavily. "Dad, no offense, but people will stare if I walk inside Starbucks with you."

He gives me a sad look. Great. Now I've hurt his feelings. I didn't mean to, but I have been in a bad mood since my mom called. I love her, but she treats me like I'm defenseless.

"Why would they stare?" Evan asks.

I arch an eyebrow. "Uhh... Because you look to be around my age, and since you come here with mom all the time, people would probably spread the rumor that you've found someone new."

He wrinkles his nose in disgust. "That's disturbing! And I would never cheat on your mother. She is the love of my life! People would be stupid if they assumed such things."

"I know!" I exclaim. "But the people working at Starbucks don't, so I think it's better if you wait in the car or walk inside alone. You know how much gossip and s**t people of Lunaris like to spread. We are seriously living in a city filled with liars." Evan knows I'm right, so he slumps his shoulders in defeat. "Fine, I will walk in there alone..."

My dad opens the car door and grumpily slams it shut. While walking inside, I hear him muttering something about Lunaris being a stupid city filled with gossip. It makes me laugh.

"I guess I just fiddle with my phone while he is in there..."

I scroll my social media feeds, on the prowl for something interesting, but nothing catches my eye. My heart is unhappy. Tomorrow is my birthday, and I will finally find out who my mate is after midnight.

It will probably be Leo, and honestly, I like him. After Blake disappeared, Leo let me stay with him without making any sort of s****l advances to me.

He is respectful, and I like that. If we are mates, however, I need to date him since I know barely anything about him these days. He is a powerful alpha, but what else?

What are his hobbies?

I guess leading his people, but... Ugh, I want to go on a date with him. I wonder if he is a seafood guy or a barbecue guy?

I ponder on that, barely even noticing that the car is shaking. When it happens again, I realize that this isn't an earthquake but that the air smells like a demon.

And not any demon. The power that is crackling in the air speaks of someone insanely powerful-it must be one of the seven demon princes.

Five of them are evil, one is my brother, and the seventh one is dead-I wonder who this might be?

Without thinking, I open the car and step out on the street. People are evacuating into their cars until every person on the road suddenly drops to the ground. What the heck?!

I look around me, blinking, when I hear snoring-all the people on the street have fallen asleep!

Slowly, I crane my neck, watching the red color above me. None of the stars are visible, meaning this is a demon barrier around Lunaris.

I suspect the door to hell is directly underneath the city, so the demons always choose this area to appear. It's the easiest.

While sniffing the air, I speak to myself. "Did Evan fall asleep?"

The ground quakes again, and my question is answered when Evan appears from the shadows.

"Ooff..." he grimaces, looking up toward a tall building. There is a massive demon behind it, screaming in every direction. "That guy is going to give me a headache..." "What kind of demon is that?"

I can't peel my eyes off the demon.

How the heck do I defeat that thing?!

The creature is the size of a building with a large black hole for its mouth. There is also a skull on the demon's head, covering the area where his eyes would be.

"Belphegor," Evan says. "He is the demon prince of sloth, which means laziness. He put everyone to sleep."

I cast a glance at Evan. "Then why aren't we sleeping?"

"I'm a demon too," Evan shrugs. "And you're a time guardian? So perhaps powerful creatures aren't as affected... My darkness, however, isn't strong since I haven't fed on your mother in ages. I'm actually feeling rather drowsy without blood..." "You want my blood? I could cut my arm."

"No, only my mate's blood would do..." he yawns and gives me a tired but guilty smile. "I actually think I'm going to..."

His eyes close, and a portal opens underneath him. It swallows him whole, and I gasp.

"You can't just f*****g leave me here!"