Page 65 of Delirium
“Uh, yeah,” Kieran answered, when another gunshot rang through the line. “Look, Birdy. I’m going to call you back. We’re in a bit of a situation right now.”
“Situation you put us into. I told you I was handling it.”
“Not now, Maya!” Kieran barked at her.
“Don’t you fucking yell at me, Kieran Nightingale. I have a gun and I’m not afraid to use it.”
Oh. Oh wow.
“Where are you?” I asked. “I can send help. I can—”
“No, Ophelia!” He silenced me. “We’re in Mexico, but you’re not going to do anything about it. I’ll handle this.”
“Like you handled—”
Maya started speaking in the background, when the line cut off, leaving me in the dark.
Maya was alive and with Kieran. Maya who always seemed like someone who didn’t want to fight. Maya who now had a gun she knew how to use.
I always dreamed of getting her back, but I never thought about our relationship or how the two of us would function if she did come back. I had pushed all those thoughts to the back of my mind because it wasn’t really important.
But now it was, and I had to help them, no matter what Kieran had said.
I had to talk to Storm, to tell him what was going on. I had to ask him for help.
I stood up from the bed, pocketing my phone and started going toward the door. It opened from the outside, revealing Zoe with Kaiser, who immediately barged toward me.
“Kaiser!” I squealed as he jumped on top of me, trying to reach my face with his lolling tongue.
It’d been a couple of days since I last saw him, almost a week, and I hated that I couldn’t bring him with us when we went to Emercroft Lake.
“I’ve missed you, buddy,” I cooed, dragging my fingers through his fur, while his tail wagged, hitting against the sofa chair where Storm slept last night.
“And did you miss me?” Zoe asked, entering the room, with a bright smile on her face. “I’m starting to get offended that you first hugged him. I’m going to get jealous.” She chuckled.
“Come here.” I smiled, trying to get away from Kaiser. As soon as I stepped in front of her, I enveloped her in a big hug, while Kaiser tried to get between the two of us, pushing at our legs with his snout.
“He’s such a drama queen.” Zoe laughed, looking down at him. “You would think that he was starved for attention with how he acted with you.”
“It’s because he missed his mama,” I murmured, dropping down on my knees, letting him rain kisses all over my face. “That’s right.” I scratched behind his ears. “He missed me.”
“Yeah, yeah,” Zoe murmured, walking toward the bed. “I must say, I was surprised when Storm told me you were sleeping here.” She looked at me pointedly. “I mean, my mind might be playing tricks on me, but if I recall correctly, you kinda stabbed him a couple of days ago.”
“Shut up.” I chuckled.
“So, spill.” She grinned. “What’s going on with the two of you?”
“Nothing,” I murmured, avoiding her eyes.
“Ophelia.”
“We’re taking it slowly. I asked him for space, but with that Belladonna bitch alive, and Nova dead, I don’t want to risk the kids. So I’m staying in the Clubhouse.”
“So, you couldn’t have found another room to stay in? It had to be his?”
“Zozo.” I frowned. “It isn’t like that.”
“Well, then explain it to me. It looks to me as if you’ve forgiven him for sleeping with that ho, for lying to you, and for withholding the truth.”
