Bradley parked the car dantly 1500 feet away from Silvermoss Castle, hoping to avoid waking Cammon if Pearl reacted to their arrival, But in his dismay, his phone rang at the word posible moment.


    Camemn jolted awake fistantly.


    "Sorry, didn''t mean to wake you" Bradley muted his phone.


    "It''s okay." Cameron looked out the window. "Did we aniver"


    "Just a few hundred feet let," Bradley replied.


    Cameron adjusted his seat and rubbed his face. "Why do I keep falling asleep in your car" This was the second time he''d doned off during a ride with Bradley.


    "You''re probably exhausted," Bradley said.


    Just then, his phone vibrated again. Bradley had to answer it. "Hey, Eddie"


    Eddie''s voice came through. "Brad, where are you and Cam? It''s sote-what''re you guys up to?"


    "Where are you?" Bradley


    countered.


    Eddie chuckled, "Guess."


    After a beat of silence, Bradley nced up at Silvermoss Castle in the distance, suddenly realizing Eddie might already be there.


    Eddie whined, "Are youing back or not? I''m starving here. If you''re noting, I''m not waiting!"


    "We''ve already eaten." Bradley ended the call abruptly, then turned to Cameron. "Sorry, C


    Cameron-Eddie''s here."


    Cameron shrugged. "It doesn''t matter. There are plenty of rooms."


    Eddie''s outgoing personality would Iven things up, anyway.


    Bradley frowned slightly and drove into the castle grounds.


    Eddie and Pearl stood at the entrance. The moment Cameron stepped out, Pearl bounded over


    "Been good at home?" Cameron rubbed its fluffy head. Pearl purred in response, showing that it had behaved.


    "Cam." Eddie waved cheerfully. "You don''t mind me crashing here, right?"


    "Of course not. Wee." Cameron smiled.


    As Cameron walked into the hall with Pearl, Eddie followed her, only for Bradley to grab his arm,


    Eddie frowned. "What?"


    Bradley asked tly, "Why are you here, Eddie?"


    Eddie said, "Got bored, came to hang out with you."


    "You could''ve gone to Osborne, Reginald, Eric, Dame, Simon... or any of your girlfriends. Whye here?" Bradley said.


    Eddie froze, staring at Bradley in mock horror. "Brad, you really don''t want me here? My heart is shattered"


    Save it," Bradley said,


    Eddie sighed. "Tank, I was two timing, got caught, and now both girls see huning i


    Bradley scowled. "Told you this would happen eventually"


    Eddie shrugged. "So what?"


    Bradley gored him and turned to join Cameron in the hall.


    Cameron sat on the s, ying with foul,


    "Were you lonely all by yourself?" he asked, staring into Pearl''s eyes.


    time down. I need a ce to hide!


    When Pearl looked back at Cameron, all aggression was gone she was as docile as a cat


    Eddie crossed his arms and entered. "Cam, the way you tame beasts is legit insane."


    He''d witnessed Pearl feeding on live prey before, and it was hard to reconcile that savage image with the gentle creature before him now


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