Esme pov
"It's just around the corner, " Cyrus said, raising his face into the air. We followed behind quietly. It had already been a day since I last saw Lucien. What would he be doing? It would be a miracle if he hadn't torn down the place looking for me. I wanted to go back. However, going back meant I would waste more time than I already had.
And besides, if I didn't come back with proof no one would believe me. Klaus stopped, he stood just up ahead of me, staring at me flatly. When I got to his side, he asked,
"Anything wrong kiddo" he tilted his head to his side.
I looked down at my feet a little nervous to say what it was. So I brushed off the curious glances directed at me with a small smile.
"It's okay, I'm fine " from how Klaus looked skeptically at me. I knew he wasn't buying it. Nothing gets past his keen senses. That's for sure.
"So I heard from them you're mated" I winced as he had hit the nail on the head.
