Chapter 29 The Call

• Chase’s P.O.V
• Dinner at the Marshall mansion was a quiet affair, the kind that made my skin crawl. The clink of silverware against porcelain made sounds in the cavernous dining room, and I kept my eyes on my plate, avoiding Alex’s piercing gaze across the table.
• My mom chatted with Landon, her laughter soft and genuine, but it only deepened the ache in my chest. She belonged here, in this creepy Gothic world of vampires and secrets, but I didn’t.