Sinful Mates 1-3 novel Chapter 78

　　Theo’s POV

　　Getting up this morning I could tell Tobias wouldn’t cope with working today. I felt him slip out of bed sitting upright, his hands running through his hair as he tries waking himself up. One of the plus sides of being a vampire, is I don’t feel tired and don’t require sleep. Tobias however does. Even though I do the night feeds and get up to Thaddeus, he still wakes every time he cries. Being a light sleeper was really exhausting him. Imogen however refuses to sleep, forcing herself to stay awake. I hear her of a night walking around the house always so restless, her mind always racing, and if she isn’t walking, she is staring off vacantly.

　　I wish she would just let herself go to sleep. She may be a vampire, but the witch part of her needs rest. The darkness that I feel through the bond might lessen if she just gets some sleep, but instead she fights against us on the matter, so paranoid someone is going to take him from us. I didn’t realise the paranoia that comes with magic, yet watching her is like watching someone slowly lose their grip on reality, slipping ever so slow into madness. Putting my book down, I turn toward Tobias.

　　“Go back to sleep, I can go in,” I tell him.

　　“You went yesterday,” he mumbles and yawns. I know part of the reason he struggles to sleep is that Imogen isn’t sandwiched between us anymore. We both find comfort knowing she is within arm’s reach. I know that is the primary reason he can’t seem to find rest.

　　“Lay back down, it is fine I don’t need sleep,” I tell him watching him flop back down on the bed. He rolls, throwing his arm over my lap, pulling me closer. I run my fingers through his hair.

　　“We need to do something about Imogen” I whisper, not wanting her to overhear, though I can tell through the bond her mind is preoccupied. Tobias yawns and I feel him nod.

　　“What do you want to do?” He yawns, rubbing his eyes, looking up at me.

　　“I don’t know she needs to sleep; she is getting worse always pacing she never stops” I tell him. I can feel his worry through the bond.

　　“We can put her to sleep,” he says, and I hear the thoughts running through his head. Imogen won’t like that but if we can distract her enough, and we can get her to slip her guard down it might work.

　　“The only problem would be Thaddeus. She won’t let him remain unwatched while we distract her” I tell him.

　　“Maybe ring mum and see if she will take him for the night, I will convince Imogen to let her. She knows they won’t let anything happen to him” I nod it could work.

　　 “I will ring her today and ask. You can work on Imogen; she doesn’t like him away from us” Trying to convince her will be the hardest part.

　　“What if she says no?” I ask, not liking the idea of forcing her. We might just have to, though. I have noticed the longer she stays awake, the stronger the darkness gets through the bond, cocooning her. I didn’t like the way she was becoming comfortably familiar with it, almost like she depends on it, making her feed into it, allowing it to slowly take over her. I don’t know everything about witches but I have read enough over the years to know that with it comes a slight craze, especially when it comes to the dark magic I can feel is enveloping her.

　　“You know we have to do it, even if I have to hold her down, she will forgive us once she feels better,” Tobias says, his hard exterior slipping back into place. One of the many things I love about him. He knows I struggle with being hard on her, yet he is willing to be the bad guy and force her down, so I don’t have to. Even if I am the one that will actually be doing the task of knocking her out, he will be the one to hold her down. Willing to take the blame for me.

　　“Just ring mum and tell her to come grab Thaddeus after you finish work” I nod, getting up and heading for the walk-in. It doesn’t take long before I walk out dressed in a suit. Tobias’s eyes watching me as I move about the room getting ready.