Looking For Answers

Helio’s POV

I turned over. Again. I growled to myself. This was f*****g ridiculous. My face was still throbbing, and my body still ached. I’d taken that pain potion, and damn it, I was wide awake still. My stomach grumbled, and I threw off the blanket. To hell with it. If I couldn’t sleep, I was going to at least eat.

I didn’t bother with a robe or a shirt but headed downstairs to the kitchen.

“Yo.”

I snarled, swiping at the figure that stepped out of the shadows. My claws swiped through the air, hitting nothing.

“Jumpy much?” I recognized Cole’s voice and let out a deep sigh.

“Why are you sitting in the dark?” I growled.

And how hadn’t I heard, felt, or smelled him? Now that I knew he was there, all my senses had keyed into him, but that hadn’t been true before.

He snorted. “I wasn’t. I just ……