Chapter Twenty One - Family Issues?

Eleanor's P.O.V

"But, where were you, Daniel?" The only floating question in my mind had finally left my mouth.

And, as it did everything seemed to have stopped. We just stared at each other in silence as we gave each other the time. The time needed by him to find the right way to answer the question I've asked. And, the time needed by me to prepare myself to hear that answer.

My hand was still in his hair as I felt it's silkness on my fingertips. After five minutes into the silence I felt as if I was ready and somehow without me speaking he also knew as he opened his mouth to speak.

"Flower, I was with Henry. I actually woke up to the sound of footsteps and decided to check what was going on. Henry and Petroka actually came around midnight."

"Midnight? What were they doing in the woods that late?" I asked as my eyes widened upon receiving the information that had just pierced my ears.

My first initial worry which caused my reaction was them getting hurt by vampires.

"Hunting." Dan