#Chapter 214 Cleanup Duty

Tessa’s POV “Do they know you and Joseph are still together?” Ruby asked when we were finally alone in her car. I was surprised by her question because it came out of nowhere. I sighed, but then I shook my head. “I’m not really sure how to tell them something like that,” I admitted. Honestly, it was good timing for them to be here. Joseph went back to the mountains for the next couple of days so that he could yell at Carter in person for telling Ruby that he was a vampire. Despite Ruby not believing him initially, it scared Joseph when she drunkenly joked about it. He ended up mind-manipulating her into thinking it was all a joke. He left for the mountains the next evening and he’s not scheduled to return until Thursday morning. My heart hurt knowing he was so far away from me, and I missed him terribly. But I’ve been so busy lately that I haven’t really had the time to sit here and miss him. Once we got to the school, we hurried into the auditorium where Kenzi and Margot were