Chapter 248

Kane's POV

I leave my mother’s apartment with about two litres of water and my mate who is cackling at me like an amused hyena. “What's funny?” I ask.

“You look like you’re getting ready to go on a trek through the Sahara.”

I smirk and shrug. “I’m afraid I won’t make it otherwise.”

She puts her arm through mine and rests her head on my shoulder. “Was it worth it?”

“No,” I burp and pull a face as acid pushes its way up my gullet, burning my throat. “Maybe I should just take my mother’s herbs next time I feel like checking out for the night.”

She laughs again and lightly slaps my shoulder. “What fun is life if we don’t lose a little control every once in a while?”

“I didn’t lose control,” I say. “I never lose control.”

“Yeah you do,” she teases lightly and touches the mark on her shoulder. “Or do you so easily forget the night you gave me this.”

“Do you wish I could take it back?”

“No,” she says quickly. “No. Never. It's the best thing that ever happened to me.”

She’s in a muc