Sinful Mates 1-3 novel Chapter 150

　　Evelyn’s POV

　　I woke early to my phone ringing next to my bed. It was on silent and I could just make out the sound of it vibrating. I ignore it, not feeling like talking and figured it must be one of Thaddeus’s family members. Stretching I sit upright, the events of the past twenty-four hours hitting me almost instantly. Thaddeus was sitting in the armchair at the end of the bed staring off into space. Ryland was asleep beside me and Orion I had no idea where he was, but he wasn’t in the room.

　　Lana was dead. My only family was now gone, and I just couldn’t wrap my head around it, it was like a bad dream. Thaddeus was still as a statue, he didn’t even move as I stood up, completely lost in his thoughts. Grabbing my phone, I look at the screen. Five missed calls from Lana. My heart clenching at the sight. She would never call me again. I would never hear her voice again. I still couldn’t believe April killed her, killed her own daughter. I quickly go to the bathroom needing to pee, walking past Thaddeus all he did was stare at the same spot on the roof, the look on his face was vacant.

　　Using the bathroom, I quickly wash my hands before walking out. I wave my hand in front of Thaddeus face, he doesn’t react. What is wrong with him? I touch his arm no reaction, he was awake because his eyes were open, yet the look on his face was like he wasn’t aware of me touching him.

　　“Vampires do that sometimes; he is stuck in his head” Orion says, making me notice he was now leaning against the door. He comes over wrapping his arms around me and I wrap mine around his waist. Sparks moving over my cheek where it rested on his bare chest.

　　“When will he come back?” I ask looking up at him.

　　“When he figures out how to come back, or one of us pulls him from it” Orion tells me.

　　“You okay?” he asks, I nod. I would be fine unlike Lana. I’m still alive and breathing, guilt hitting me at what happened.

　　“Hungry?” he asks, I shake my head.

　　“Well, you should eat anyway, I will go make something” he says letting me go before staring at Thaddeus. I could see the worry etched on his face for his mate. Orion walks out and I was about to follow when decided I would sit with Thaddeus for a bit, Ryland was still fast asleep snoring softly. Climbing on the armchair, I sit on his lap, draping my legs over the armrest before grabbing his arm and wrapping it around me.

　　Thaddeus being gone for so long was horrible, now he was back and stuck like this. His skin was warm as I leant against him. Using my fingers, I trace the lines of his face, his face felt rough with stubble, but he felt warm, felt like home. My phone starts vibrating again, this time I can’t ignore it. Hopping up, I grab it before sitting back down on Thaddeus’s lap. Looking at the screen, my heart skips a beat. Lana? I shake my head I know she is dead already, I must be losing it, there was no way she could be ringing. The news anchor confirmed three people were dead, they even put up her photo, so I had no doubt she was truly gone. My mind must be trying to find ways cope, I try to rationalise. Dropping the phone on my lap, I nestle back into Thaddeus, my head resting on his shoulder, my hand stroking his rough cheek. I loved the way they smelt, loved the smell of their skin and how warm they are.

　　Suddenly I felt movement, Thaddeus moves making me look up at him. Before his big arms envelope me, crushing me against him before letting go slightly. Sitting up, I straddle him, wrapping my arms around his neck, his face going to the crook of my neck.

　　“You’re back” I mumble against his shoulder before kissing the side of his neck. He growls softly almost a purr.

　　“You don’t hate me?” he whispers, making me furrow my eyebrows.

　　“Why would I hate you?” I ask confused, wrapping my arms around his neck tighter and pressing myself against him.

　　“Because of Lana” he says before rubbing a hand down his face.

　　“You didn’t kill Lana, April did” I tell him, and he shakes his head.

　　“Nothing you did killed Lana, that is on April. She pulled the trigger not you. Fairly sure I am losing my mind though,” I tell him, and he pulls back, grabbing my face and looking at me. I hear my phone vibrate again.

　　“Why do you say that?” he asks, curious.

　　“Because I keep thinking I can hear my phone ringing and see her name popup,” I tell him. He kisses me softly before pulling away. “Please don’t keep punishing Ryland it wasn’t his fault” I tell him, and I see his eyes dart to Ryland behind me before settling back on me. He pulls me against him, resting his chin on my head.

　　My phone vibrates again, and I retrieve it where it fell between us. Looking at the screen Lana’s name popping up again. Sighing, before I drop the phone on my lap when Thaddeus picks it up.

　　“Ah Evelyn, you’re not imagining it unless I have gone crazy with you,” he says looking at the screen. Sitting up, I look at the screen.

　　“You see it too?” He nods and I take it from him before answering it. My heart skipping a beat and a lump formed in my throat as I answer it popping it on loudspeaker.

　　“Evie? Evie you there?” Shock hitting me. Thaddeus nudges me with his arm and I shake my shock off.

　　“Lana?” I ask.

　　“Evie, I have been trying to ring for hours. I need help please you have to help me,” she says, and I can’t help the tears of relief that she is okay.

　　“Evie?” Her frightened voice comes again.

　　“Yes, I am here. I thought you were dead,” I tell her. Silence on the other end. “Lana?” I ask when she says nothing.

　　“’I think I am. I don’t know, but I need help. I remember the bullet hitting me in the chest, then I felt cold, so cold. I’m scared, Evie,” she says. Thaddeus stands up, I wrap my legs around his waist as he starts walking toward the door.

　　“Wait, where are you?” I ask her.

　　“I don’t know, I am in some metal box. I can’t move the door is next to my feet and I can’t open it” she tells me. Metal box? I look to Thaddeus and he says one word.

　　“Morgue” Morgue? Thaddeus takes the phone from me while I try and wrap my head around what he said.

　　“Hi Lana, this is Thaddeus,” he tells her.

　　“Argh Hi, where is Evie gone?”