Page 88 of Eternal Obsession

The last thing I needed was the thought of her snooping around Orpheus’s stomping ground.

Ingrid rested her hands on her hips.

“Oh, you’re a policewoman,” Alex said.

“She’s a police inspector.” I threw an intense stare at my brother. So shut the fuck up.

“Like Sherlock Holmes?” Alex said, ignoring me.

“I wish.” Ingrid smiled. “I could always Google it?”

“You what?” Alex said.

“Belshazzar’s. I’ll find out more about the places your brother Jadeon here likes to hang out in. It’ll tell me more about him. In my job, it’s the food people eat, the places they go, the clothes they wear, and the friends they share that speak volumes.”

“Sounds creepy,” Alex said.

“How reassuring to know we have such dedicated people protecting us.” I tried to keep the sarcasm from my voice.

Ingrid smiled. “Look, I can’t stay. I have to get back to this course I’m taking.”

“That forensic course you mentioned at dinner?” I said.

“Yes. Actually, the other reason I’m here is that an old friend of mine has arranged a party, and I was encouraged to bring a guest. I know they won’t mind if you come too, Alex.”

“He’s busy,” I burst out.

“No, I’m not. I haven’t been to a party since . . .” Alex appeared thoughtful.

Ingrid beamed. “Then it’s set. It’s my crazy friends getting together. It should be fun.”

“Will there be music?” Alex asked.

Ingrid nodded with a smile. “Alex, you are so cute. And great food.”

Now it was his turn to appear offended, but then he softened with the promise of a party.

“It will be our pleasure to attend,” I said, still considering the invite. It was obvious that it meant the world to Alex.

“Very well, I’ll give you the address and instructions on how to get there.” Ingrid proceeded to look in her bag for a piece of paper.

I offered her the hotel notepad next to the bed. While Ingrid wrote, I glared at Alex.

He gave me a bashful smile.

I melted.

The throb in my head soon receded, one of the few benefits of being supernatural. Not ready to go back to the club just yet, I reasoned Ingrid’s invitation would be the distraction I needed.

Chapter Thirty-Seven

JADEON

Outside the address of the party, I changed my mind.

Bringing Alex had been a mistake, sure, but how could I deny my brother, after he had languished alone in that forsaken castle, imprisoned by silence and shadows for longer than any soul ought to bear?

I’m glad you see it that way, he silently mused and we shared a comforting smile.