398 Chapter 398

My mom was shaking her head when I came into the living room to see what it was they wanted to talk to me about, and I could see tears in her eyes. "This is all just a game to you, isn't it?" she asked.

"Paul has five Guardians trapped in cells beneath the floor of an insane asylum, and a mad scientist is trying to turn them back into humans so he can destroy them. My job is to interfere with Holland so she can't send any messages to the Vampires she's left behind in Melbourne, so no, that's not a game. That's five people who might die if I don't do my job." I knew Margie wasn't even there yet, I had a feeling she was a few hours out, but my parents didn't know that.

"Fine," my mom said. "We'll make it quick. You're grounded. For a month. You don't see Brandon outside of work, or your other friends, not even Lucy. Do you understand?"