Free Suppressed (Suppressed Saga) by Elliett Earhart

Not really. She was a demon. I went back there after you left that night and took care of her.”
     
    Surprisingly I felt better but at the same time I thought I was losing my mind because I found myself believing everything they were telling me and I was okay with it all.
     
    “ What about that guy tonight? He was the same one I saw at the gallery.”
     
    Seth let out a heavy sigh. I could tell this was the part he was going to have a hard time telling me and I didn’t know if I wanted to hear it.
     
    “ That was Charlie. He works for Declan back in Chicago. Declan is a demon but he’s a little different. I don’t know why Charlie came for you. At first I thought they were trying to use you to get to me, but after hearing what he said tonight I’m not so sure. It might be another reason altogether.”
     
    “ And that would be?”
     
    “ I don’t know. That’s what I’m confused about. You’re human, there should be no reason he needs or wants you.”
     
    I wasn’t too happy about what he just said but I bypassed that for the time being. “Why would they use me to get to you?”
     
    “ Some of them aren’t very happy with us. That’s part of the reason we had to leave Chicago. Since it’s hard to kill us they like to use other people, people we care about, to hurt us. I thought they were going to try and use you to get to me.”
     
    “ Is that why he told you to watch being with me in public?”
     
    He nodded.
     
    I turned and looked back at Eric who was still sitting there like we weren’t having a serious conversation. I guess to him this was nothing.
     
    He leaned forward on his knees and gave me a grin. “I guess you’re lucky you met us. If you hadn’t you’d already be in Chicago. Who knows, you might even be dead.”
     
    “ Well thanks for being so subtle about it.”
     
    He smacked his hands on his legs and stood up. “I’d love to sit here and go back and forth with you but I have some stuff to do. I’ll see you all later.” He gave me a wink and walked out the front door.
     
    There was still a lot I didn’t know and I would probably never know everything. Eric was right about one thing, if I hadn’t met them I would probably be in Chicago right now.
     
    “ Did you want me to take you home yet?”
     
    “ Do you want to take me home?” I asked a little skeptically. The way he asked made me think he wanted to. For some reason I didn’t want to leave, nothing about him scared me away even though it should.
     
    “ I don’t want to but if you don’t want anything to do with me anymore I understand.” His eyes looked a little sad and the vibrant blue they usually were was sort of dulled out.
     
    “ I should be scared, but I’m not. I guess I’m just as crazy as you all are. Any other person would run away but for some reason I trust you. Don’t make me regret it though.” I tried to lighten the mood by poking him in the chest playfully.
     
    “ Are you serious?”
     
    “ Why wouldn’t I be? Yeah it’s a little weird but I think I can handle it. I would have been drug into this situation one way or another. I’m just lucky I met you before it got too bad.”
     
    Every time I spoke I surprised myself more and more. I don’t know where all of this was coming from. Seth seemed just as surprised by it. His eyes had gone back to their bright, vibrant color.
     
    I leaned forward getting closer to his face. “What’s with the eyes?”
     
    “ Sorry, it’s just a thing.”
     
    “ A demonic thing?”
     
    “ Yeah, usually when I get mad or really happy they start to get brighter. It goes by my mood basically.”
     
    I laughed, “Is there anything else about yourself that I should know.”
     
    “ I’m twenty-three.” He said with a sly grin.
     
    I could tell he didn’t really want to talk about this anymore. There were so many questions I had running through my mind but decided it could wait for another time. I got the most important part out of him