“Okay.”
I walked out with Rift following and we headed right back upstairs to my room where Jaylyn was sitting on the bed with Adele.
“So, what do we have to talk about?” Adele asked.
Jaylyn and I looked at each other while Rift took up his spot back on the chair.
“Ah, well—” I walked over to the bed and sat at the end of it. “We wanted to tell you that we tried it last night while you were ah—out, I guess we should call it.”
“You mean, you bit her?”
“Yeah.” Jaylyn said. “And we wanted to talk to you about it before even thinking about doing it again.”
“Okay. You obviously don’t kill her. So, how was it?”
I laughed. “That’s the thing. It was really great. It left me completely relaxed and in a good mood.”
“Well, that’s good.”
“But there’s something you should know.”
“Okay.”
“It was a little—sexual.”
Her eyes widened and looked between us. “Really? For both of you?”
“Yeah.” Jaylyn smiled. “Weird, I know but it was.”
“And that’s all you did? This isn’t like some horrible confession?”
“Of course not!” I cut in. “We didn’t take it further than that. We just thought you should know how it was for us and are leaving it up to you to decide if we should keep doing it.”
Adele stood up, keeping her back to us as she took a few steps away from the bed. I could almost imagine what was going through her mind but I felt something else.
“Jaylyn, relax. She’s not going to freak out at you. It’s not your fault.”
“I’m completely fine.” Jaylyn whispered.
“I know you’re not. Your heart is pumping your blood pretty hard. I can feel it.”
Adele turned back around and had her arms folded. “What is that?”
“What is what?”
“You can feel her blood when your eyes aren’t even black?”
Jaylyn and I looked at each other and I knew I had to answer. “I guess it’s part of the connection.”
Adele sighed and turned away again in a bad way.
“Love, if you’re having a problem with this, all you have to do is say so and it won’t happen again.”
“I’m not going to do that. I want you to get control of it, Zayden but first I want you to show me so I can make an accurate decision.”
“Show you?”
“Yes. Show me. Bite her right now.”
I looked back at Jaylyn and she looked a little worried by the way Adele asked. Her tone was almost threatening.
“I can’t just turn it on like that. Yes, I can senses wise but for me to want to bite something I have to be angry or stressed.”
“Then get angry!”
“It’s not that simple.”
Adele didn’t give me time to say anything before she brought up her hand and struck me across the face.
“Adele!” Jaylyn gasped, standing right up from the bed and even Rift let out a whine like he felt it too.
I had my head turned, trying to breathe calmly.
“Angry? Good.”
“No, it’s not.” I looked at her with my solid black eyes, unable to fade them on my own.
“Looks like you want something to me so take it.”
“Don’t make me do this, Love.”
Adele’s eyes narrowed just a little and she slapped me across the face again. I heard Rift’s whine again with a little growl with it as I kept my head turned away. My anger was rising uncontrollably and I used my speed to turn to Jaylyn. I quickly pulled her into me by the waist and put one hand under her jaw, turning her head away from me. I was too quick that she didn’t have time to react to it until I viciously bit into the side of her neck.
The heavy blood flow started to run down her chest but it brought a different feeling than before. A stronger feeling of desire for both of us and we became completely oblivious to Adele in the room. Jaylyn’s hands slid down from my shoulders, clenching around my back at my ribs and she let out a soft moan like she had enjoyed it. I knew I was enjoying it.
“Okay. That’s enough.” Adele pulled me away before I could even finish.
I took a few deep breaths from not wanting to stop yet and had my eyes closed, savoring the taste still in my mouth.
“That was the creepiest thing I’ve ever seen. I don’t get how that can be sexual.”
“It’s hard to explain.”
“Yes, I saw.”
“Then what’s your verdict?”
She paused, folding her arms and looking at both of us. Jaylyn was healed but the front of her was drenched in blood. “I’m going to let you continue doing it because I want you to get the control so that doesn’t end up being me but I never want to see you do it again. I don’t even want to know when you’re going to. Keep it private but take it any further than that and you better tell me so I can kill both of you.”
Jaylyn laughed. “You don’t have to worry. It won’t but we’ll keep that in mind.”
“And something else—Trever was right. Troy will not like seeing that. He won’t even like hearing about it. So, it is best that you stay hush about it.”
I knew that wasn’t the plan anymore and Jaylyn looked over at me because she knew it too.
“Oh, no. What?”
“We have to tell him.” Jaylyn said. “I don’t want to keep it from him.”
“He’s not going to like it at all.”
“We know.” I said. “But I’m going to talk to him about it without Jaylyn being present. I know he’ll listen to my reasoning.”
“Okay. I don’t want to think about it anymore.”
She walked out of the room and left Jaylyn and I standing here.
Rift jumped down off the chair and came to me, gently rubbing his head against me.
“I’m okay, Rift. Sorry about that, Jaylyn. You know, no warning and all.”
“It’s all right. I kind of knew it would have been coming but that felt different.”
“Your neck, I know what you mean. It seemed better.”
Jaylyn laughed and looked away in embarrassment. “Yeah, better. Wow, look at me. I look like I was just murdered.”
“You also bleed more there.” I brought my hand up to her chest lightly stroking my fingertips down the front of her shirt. I was still a little entranced to be able to smell all of that exposed blood.
“Ah, Zayden—Zayden?”
Rift barked and I blinked my eyes to look up, quickly moving my hand. “Oh. Sorry. I wasn’t ready to stop. She pulled me away.”
“Well, I guess it’s best if I change for your sake and before Troy sees this. He’ll ask questions and I wouldn’t know how to give him the answers.”
“Okay. We’ll be downstairs.”
Jaylyn nodded and we both left the room. She was able to slip into hers without Troy seeing her and I went downstairs with Rift. Troy and Ruby were the only ones down there when we came into view, sitting on separate couches.
“So, this is all that’s awake so far?”
“They’re outside.” Ruby answered.
I looked and Adele was standing out there with Trever, probably letting him know she was okay. I’m sure he would have been glad to know.
Chapter 34
Adele
“Morning, father.” I saw my father walk out of the house and join us outside.
“How is everything?”
“Everything’s fine. I’m fine. Don’t worry.”
“Good.” He hugged me and kept me under his arm.
“And we’re all glad.” Trever smiled. “But I am sorry. We should have told you.”
“I said it’s okay. I know why you did it. You were right to. Zayden wouldn’t be here if you told me when it happened.”
“It’s good to see you’re looking on the upside of things.” My father said.
“I have to. It’s better this way.”
“You’re not doing this because of Zayden, are you?” Trever asked.
“You didn’t really stay out here all night because of Darius, did you?” I replied with my own humorous question.
Trever laughed. “Nice one.”
“Seriously. You should come inside. Father, tell him he should. Darius isn’t going to go completely crazy. You’ve never even seen him do that. He’s done well at controlling it.”
“It wouldn’t hurt.” My father said. “I’m not sure how long we’ll stay here. Everyone seems pretty tired in there. We may stay for another night.”
“See?” I smiled, freeing myself from my father’s arm and taking Trever’s. “Come on. You could use some real rest. It doesn’t look like you’ve slept at all.”
“There’s a good reason for that.”
“Come on.”
He shared a look with my father as they always do but we all headed inside together just the same.
“So, this is the glass house from the inside.”
No one said anything and he sat on the couch next to Jaylyn.
I sat next to Zayden, leaning on him while my father remained standing.
“Whose idea was it? It’s not something you normally see.”
“Darius’s father started building it over fourteen years ago and was able to finish it just before he died three years later.” Troy said. “It was a gift for his mother and when she died, he got it. It’s the only thing from their estate that he kept.”
“How almost sad and where is the master of the house, this morning?”
“He’s upstairs.” Ruby said. “And don’t get on his nerves. This is his house. You’re lucky he’s even letting you stay here.”
“Although, I’d gladly kick you out if you choose to test my hospitality.” Darius was suddenly on the stairs and it was worse that he actually heard Trever in here.
“Sorry, not on the list of things to do but it’s only morning after all.”
Darius reached the bottom and glared at Trever while he walked to the couch, sitting next to Ruby. “Do it. I dare you. See what happens.”
“Darius, don’t.” Ruby leaned against him and pulled his arm around her. “It’s too early to deal with this now and I’m too tired to have to stop you.”
“Then maybe I should.”
“Do it. I dare you.” Trever smiled. “See what happens.”
“Trever.” My father interrupted before Darius had the chance to answer. “I’m aware that you rather enjoy pushing your limits but don’t give him an inviting reason. We can’t afford to lose anyone else, especially not the two of you and you know what I mean.”
“Yes, sir.” Trever smiled, pretending to sound obedient. “My apologies.”
It was quiet again while my father went up the stairs.
“What did he mean?” Jaylyn asked.
“What? Nothing.”
“So, we’re just supposed to believe he’s talking crazy?”
“It must be the Senian air. It makes people do and say crazy things. Keen example sitting next to Red.”
Ruby put her hand on Darius’s chest so he wouldn’t go after him and Jaylyn hit Trever in the shoulder. “Seriously, Trever. You know something you’re not telling us.”
“I know a lot of things I’m not telling you, Jay. You need to be more specific.”
“You know what I mean. What should we know that you’re not telling us?”
“Nothing. Everything’s fine.”
All the while, Trever sat with his arms tense at his sides and his fist clenched tightly. I laughed when I noticed and sat up from leaning on Zayden. “Really? Because there’s obviously something wrong with you.”
“What?”
“Why else would you be sitting there so tense? If you had nails like Jaylyn, they’d be drawing blood.”
Trever looked down at his fists and hid them by crossing his arms in front of his chest, tucking them away. “That’s crazy.”
“So, why are you doing it?”
“Worry about something else. I have everything under control.” I heard a loud crack coming from his direction and he pressed his lips together, trying not to even flinch.
“What was that?” Jaylyn asked.
“That was one of my ribs.” He said it casually like it was nothing.
“Breaking?!”
Chapter 35
Jaylyn
I was appalled but noticed Ruby was looking across at Trever and somehow knew what was happening. “Trever, no. Now?”
“I’ve got it, Red. Relax.”
“I honestly don’t think you do.” Ruby got up and sat on the table in front of Trever to get closer.
“You know what’s happening?” I asked.
“He kind of already told us. Remember, the winged-lion he was hoping we’d never have to meet? Now, just remember the story of it. The one he used to tell us as kids.”
I immediately gasped and looked at Trever, moving to the table with Ruby. No one could forget a story like that, especially being told it at a young age. It was when my father was still alive. “You’re lying.”
“Why are you looking at me?” Trever asked. “I didn’t tell you.”
“But it can’t be true.”
“I wish it wasn’t.”
“Wait.” Adele cut in. “The lion thing?
“And it’s happening now?” I feared.
“Not if I can help it.” Trever gritted his teeth together and became tenser than before. He closed his eyes and leaned his head back like he was trying to keep something under control. The veins in his neck turned black and started showing like his skin was thinning. It seemed more horrifying now and the others all got to their feet around us.
“Oh, no.” Ruby muttered.
“Aleksander!” I shouted.
He came rushing to the top of the stairs from the urgency in my voice. “What?” He didn’t hesitate when he saw Trever. He flew down the stairs and approached as fast as he could.
“What’s happening to him?” Adele asked in worry.
He ignored her question. “Trever relax. You know you can’t fight him.”
“I won’t let him come now.”
“You’re not strong enough to hold him at bay. No mortal is. You know that!”
Trever opened his eyes and his beautiful green glowing eyes were replaced with terrifying yellow retinas and the rest were black like Zayden’s. “You know what he can do if I release him here.”
“Then do it. He wants a voice so give him one.”
“He’s angry.” Trever stood up, hands to his sides as stiff as ever. “He won’t listen and I won’t let him out to kill all of you because he will!”
“He will listen.”
“You can’t be sure of that!”
“Yes I can because this time, we have him.”
I turned my head over to Zayden when they looked at him. “What? Now wait a second. What are we talking about here?”
There was a pause and Trever seemed as if he were thinking in his tense mode. “Maybe you’re right. He’ll listen to another pure blood.”
“Yes, exactly. Let him come to us. We’ll take care of the rest.”
“Are you sure?”
“It’s the only way. Outside though. Glass house and all.”
Trever turned and walked outside a distance from the house.
“You can’t be serious.” I said in worry. “You let him do it?”
“It’s not that I let him but it would have happened anyway. He can’t be held back again no matter how hard he tries.”
I couldn’t watch. I honestly couldn’t. I could already feel his pain and it was already too much. I just wanted it to be over.
Chapter 36
Troy
Jaylyn’s worry worried me but I looked out the front of the house anyway. Trever was starting to calm himself better than we’ve seen before like Bryce was with him again but this time he was brought to his knees when the bones in his chest and ribs broke and shifted into the
ir desired position. That’s all it took for Adele and Ruby to turn away into Zayden and Darius’s arms but the rest of us continued to watch with a curiosity we couldn’t explain.
From there it only got worse. Trever couldn’t even stay on his limbs anymore and collapsed down on the ground. His body was breaking and reforming, making him shake all over. We’ve kind of seen that before but he was never in this much pain. He was no longer beginning to look human. His skeleton formed into the shape of an animal under his stretched out skin. Even his face has changed and his blonde short cut hair started turning black and grow then his clothes bursts out in a deep black coat of fur.
The creature struggling on the ground that I had once remembered as Trever was now an enormous black lion that started growing black reptilian-like wings out of its back. I watched on in amazement as it took flight and circled high above the house.
“Okay, we’re going to make sure this goes the best way possible.” Aleksander said quietly. “Our way. Do not address him. He’s from the old times and he’ll most likely only talk to you, Zayden because you’re an authentic Vendel. He’ll smell it in your blood.”
“Okay. What do I say?”
“Well, the goal would be to try to reason but you’ll soon notice he’ll only want answers.”
“Rift, stay inside.” The pup lowered his head like he was quivering to stay out of sight of the large beast and we walked outside and stood in a line. Aleksander stood in the middle with us to his right and the Kalu Assassins to his left. The winged lion circled the house one more time and then landed in front of us.
We were all startled when he shook the ground underneath our feet. He was more enormous than I thought. Twice as large as the Shadows, standing taller than our own height.
He looked upon us and let out a roar. It echoed all around and shook the house behind us before he started to speak in a deep furious tone. “What is the meaning of this?!”
Aleksander held out his hand to his right at Zayden and took a step out of the line and bowed his head. “Perhaps my lord would specify his question so that we may answer it properly.”
“Silence!” The beast shouted, taking a mighty proud step forward. “Who are you to speak for?”
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