Chapter 16

"You need to go back to sleep Tala," I tell her and pick her up.

"I heard you scream," she says. I curse in Italian and lay her back in bed.

"I'm okay Tala but you need to go to sleep," I tell her tucking her in.

"Can you lay down with me?" She asks me with puppy dog eyes. I sigh and close the door and lay down next to her. "Is the big guy with brown hair your husband?" She asks. I almost choked when she said that.

"No he's a friend," I tell her. She nods and cuddles up next to me. Her breathing evens and she falls asleep. I sigh as her body comes closer to mine. There was a knock on the door and it opened. Titus walked in and I froze.

"Get out," I say. "Tala is sleeping I'm not doing this right now," I growl at him. The rumble in my chest made her start to move a little.

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"Luna," someone said waking me up. I look up and see the light shining through the curtains. I turn my head and see Charlotte standing there.

"Good morning," I mumble to her. I look down and I see Tala sleeping s