Chapter Twenty-seven

Chapter Twenty-seven

“You can’t leave well enough alone, can you?” Lucas sits on the deck, holding me in his lap. He was there the second after I plunged into Lake Michigan, pulling me from the water and back onto dry land.

“It’s one of my many faults.” I shiver. “Why is the water always so fucking cold?”

Lucas brushes my hair back, and Binx meows, gently pawing me. “What did you see out there?”

“The man with the blue eyes.”

“The one you said saved you from the demon in the woods?”

“No, that’s the Blue-Eyed Man. This guy isn’t as…as ethereal looking. He’s more like a regular man but has blue eyes.”

“Did you hit your head?” Lucas runs his hand over my head.

“No, I’m fine.” I push out of his arms and stand. The dizziness is back, and Lucas steadies me.

“I’m taking you home.”

I want to protest and go back out onto the dock, demanding the man with blue eyes come out and face me. Why lurk around like a creep? If he wants to attack me, then do it already.

Lucas picks me up and races over th