Chapter 104

Valen POV

Rolling over on the couch, I am awoken by a noise up the hall. I rub my eyes and can feel that Everly is awake through the bond. I could hear her at the back of the place, rummaging around and doing something. I try to go back to sleep but when I hear tiptoed footsteps in the hall. I crack an eye open to see her go to the front door, whispering under her breath to herself. I sit up, wondering where she is going so late at night. I hear the door unlock, then relock before hearing her footsteps again. “What are you doing?” I grumble and she jumps startled.

“Nothing. Was making sure we locked the door,” she answers before padding off back down the hall. Now awake I got up to get a drink, yet she felt off through the bond, it made me wonder why she felt scared? The scariest thing in this d**n place was lying on the lounge! Did she really think I would let someone in to get to them?

Lying back down, I tried to go back to sleep. I was in that part of sleep when you are asleep yet also not, my ears pr*ck at soft footsteps again, only this time she was checking the balcony doors. What is she expecting? Someone to scale up the side of the hotel? I watch her trying to ignore the nagging of the bond when she goes to the front door again.

“You already checked it,” I say she stops and I could just see her from where I lay, she was standing in the hall, she rubs her temples and goes to walk back to our room when she pauses and walks back to the front door. “Everly, I said you already checked it,” I growl at her.

“I just need to be sure,” she mutters and I listen to her twist the locks and relock them again. I click my tongue and sigh listening to her walk off again when Marcus tugs on the mind-link.

“You just got home? I thought the company driver was meeting you halfway. Why are you up?” Marcus asks.