Chapter 727: Europe

Why did I think I'd be traveling alone? The moment I stepped back from kissing Liam goodbye, Charlotte took her place at my side, expression flat and no-nonsense.

I rolled my eyes at her and took my werefriend's hand. "Yes, Mom," I said.

My actual mother laughed as Charlotte's expression softened into a grin. "You two be good now," she said. "Play nice with the nasty vampire lady."

We'd see.

The veil parted before me, Charlotte right at my side as Ahbi scooped us up and carried us, in a pair of heartbeats, across the Atlantic. I stepped out of the rubbery membrane and into a large office to the startled but welcoming power of the European Council Leader.

She stood from behind her desk, coming around to take my hand, shaking first mine and then Charlotte's.

"Syd," Femke said, tall, lean body towering over me, faint Scandinavian accent coloring her English, "that was fast. I just spoke to your mother."

I shrugged and sat in one of the velvet-upholstered chairs, eyes drifting to th