#Chapter 100 A human?

Tessa’s POV

“How long have you been there for?” Joseph asked, eyeing me carefully.

“Long enough to hear about a cookout tomorrow,” I said, a faint smile playing on my lips. “Are we going?”

“No.”

He began to walk toward the stairs, and I could tell he wasn’t planning on saying anything else on the subject.

I stood to my feet quickly, following him up the stairs.

“No?” I asked disappointment in my tone. “Why not?”

“It’s too soon to throw you in the mix of things,” he answered. “The others are wary of your presence, and I don’t want to put you in danger.”

“I should probably break the ice at some point,” I told him once we got back to the bedroom. “That’s the whole purpose of me being here, right? To see if I can do it.”

He turned to face me, seriousness on his face.

“We should take it slow,” he said.

“I don’t want to hide here for two weeks. I want to go out and see things. I’m going to be encountering others at some point. I’d rather it be sooner than later,” I told him, folding my arms