"Old man?" He gave her a mock hurt look. "Hey, I'm not even thirty yet. Since when was twenty-eight old, anyway?" Having a heart attack was something he'd always associated with old people, but if things kept going the way they were, maybe it wasn't such a stretch to believe that it could happen to him.
Cole was relieved that nothing had happened, although he knew if Vasilissa had met the Wolf at any other time, it wouldn't have ended so well. "Oh. Well, it was pretty reckless of her, but at least it turned out okay. Maybe she even managed to make a friend of him, which wouldn't be a bad thing." He wondered how Shane had ended up hurt in the first place - it would take someone like Dracula or another large creature to dare face the Wolf. "The dumb with danger part isn't a good thing, though. She has to be more careful next time - what about Stefan? I thought you said he'd be with you."