Chapter 18

Alaric’s POV

“You won’t believe what happened?” Ben reported when I emerged from my room.

I frowned at him.

Ben pulled himself up from his squatting position on the floor. By the looks of it, he had been waiting for a long time outside my door.

“What are you doing here this early?” I asked.

It’s a few hours before daybreak. I woke up early out of habit and decided to make a little run before breakfast. I was surprised Ben was up and moving about this time.

Ben usually sleeps in after a night patrol.

Ben was bubbling in excitement - very uncharacteristic of him.

I darted a look to the door beside mine and found it closed.

“Where’s Erin?”

“She’s still asleep,” Ben answered offhandedly.

I raised my eyebrows. So this is not about Erin.

To humor him, I crossed my arms over my chest, leaned on the open doorway, and gave Ben my undivided attention.

“Okay. What happened? You look like a dancing firecracker!” I commented.

The excitement that never left his face doubled at my ques