“Come to your office.”
Without saying another word, he hung up, leaving me to stare at my phone.
“We have to help Mikey with Jenna. Well, you don’t have to go.” I grabbed my clothes from the floor, throwing them on. Showering would have been preferred, but Jenna needed me.
“I’ll go with you.”
Taco flew into the room, landing on my shoulder. “I wonder what’s going on with her.”
I glanced over at Ethan, who looked at the bathroom longingly. He probably wanted a shower, too. Placing a hand on my stomach, I felt a little movement. They were undoubtedly still asleep.
Ethan came up behind me, running a hand over my ass as he kissed the side of my neck. “I hope nothing is seriously wrong with her.”
“It sounded like there was.” I sighed, grabbing a ponytail holder from the nightstand and throwing my hair into a messy bun.
When we were all set to leave, I told Taco to hold on and we disappeared, reappearing in my office. Jenna sat in one of the chairs, staring at the floor. Mikey stopped pacing, throwing his hands up.
“There you are! Didn’t it sound like a damn emergency?” he asked, gesturing at Jenna, who didn’t bother looking up at us. She sat quietly, as if in some kind of trance.
“What’s wrong with her?” I asked, squatting down in front of my best friend. I lifted her chin to look into her eyes. It was like no one was there. Her gaze was far away, breathing even, body completely lax. “Did you find her like this?”
Shaking his head, Mikey shoved papers aside and sat on my desk. “She came to my house spouting off how you had to get back with Drake or things would blow up in our faces. She said you needed to be convinced. Drake was the one who was meant to be with you. The woman was going nuts. I didn’t even recognize her. You know how Jenna is usually quiet, yet opinionated? Seeing her like this was crazy. She shook all over, hardly able to hold herself up. Then she fell to the floor and started rocking back and forth.”
Ethan looked at Jenna, then turned to me. “I believe I know what’s going on.”
“Of course you do! Mages know everything.” Mikey rolled his eyes. “How the fuck did Witches last this long? As far as I can tell, we don’t know shit.”
I stood, placing my hand on his shoulder. “Think about it, Mikey. You know what’s happening to her. Remember Daisy Humphrey back in ninety-five?”
His eyes widened. “Fuck! Are you kidding me? It can’t be that.” He looked at Jenna. “You have got to be kidding! She’s a minion? Seriously?”
Ethan shook his head. “Is he always this way? I’ve only ever seen him calm.”
“He has feelings for Jenna,” I replied.
“Sophie!” Mikey shouted.
Ignoring him, I started gently slapping Jenna’s cheeks. “Jenna, wake up. Time to stop this.”
“You act like she has a choice.” Mikey shook his head in disbelief. “You know the only way to get her out of the daze is to have her maker bring her out of it.”
“Her maker is dead, remember?” I sighed. “Plus, she acted weird before her change.”
“A minion before being turned? That has to be agreed upon by Jenna and the person who made her. That means she was a human minion. That’s so rare. I’m willing to bet that isn’t the case at all.” Ethan walked to my bookshelf. After a few seconds of searching, he pulled out a book, placing it on the table. “This is a book about Vampires. There might be some information in here. I don’t know much about human minions.”
Mikey bent over the book. “I doubt this one will have anything about minions in it.” He moved away, looking at the shelf again.
“You have a human minion?”
We all turned toward the door. Taco screeched, flying around in circles as he breathed fire at the two Mages standing in my office. I felt like it was a complete violation that they would show up unannounced, especially when they had no respect for me. If it weren’t for the information I needed, I would have blasted their asses off campus.
“What the hell are you doing here?” I demanded, placing my hands on my hips.
“We didn’t come willingly,” Eric grumbled.
Realizing someone stood behind them, I narrowed my eyes. Merlin? He busied himself trying to light a cigar. When he saw me staring at him, he grinned.
“Darling! My beautiful daughter, what a sight you are!” He walked toward me, arms outstretched. I almost stepped back, but stiffened, preparing for the assault.
Merlin squeezed me, taking care to not push too hard on my stomach. He pulled away, putting a hand on it. I wanted to yell at him. Why did people do that? Why must they touch a pregnant woman’s stomach?
Instead of blowing up at him, I forced a smile. “I guess this is the first time you’ve seen me pregnant.”
“I can’t wait to meet them. Hopefully they turn out just like their dear grandpa!” He chuckled, not seeing the horror on my face. If either of my kids turned out like him, I didn’t know what I would do. There were stories about his crazy mind. Thankfully, he seemed to be sane each time I saw him. He would do strange things, but he always appeared to think clearly.
He walked to Jenna and looked down at her. “Yes, a minion for sure.”
“How can you tell?” I asked.
Shrugging, he lit his cigar. “Somewhere on her body, you will find bite marks, if they haven’t healed already. That’s where he or she is feeding off her...and has been for a while. I’m sure she consented at first, but you know how it goes after that. It becomes an addiction. She can’t say no. Of course, the Vampire who did it to her purposely turned her into a minion.”
“I’ve never seen her around any Vampires,” Mikey interrupted.
