Chapter 97 Ink and Blood

Shelly blinked, the heavy fog that had been trapping her inside her own brain had cleared the instant Jos stepped out onto the patio. Her first instinct was to run for her and fling herself into Jos's arms, but when she saw the blank expression on her friend's face she halted. She followed Jos's eyes to Dante then back. His eyes gleamed like they always did when he was using mind control, but something seemed off. {Could it work on Jos?} She backed toward the empty table where the gates to the private beach access awaited opposite the end she was at now. Confusion rattled her already aching head as she watched Jos comply with the demands Dante was making. She hunkered down, under the tabletop using it to shield her from the other vampires as she slowly made her way toward the back gates.