Lucian set the table and he dished out soup for both of us. It smelled so nice. I tasted it and it was divine. It felt nice to have someone care about you, even if I made it this way.I looked over at Lucian, his face wore no expression. It seems like the only time they did was when he was talking to me.“What is it?, don’t you like the food? Not to your liking?”I asked him He looked up from his plate and looked at me and he smiled.It was really only when he looked at me he had an expression.“It is to my liking”“Oh, doesn’t look like it”“What should I do, smile while I am eating?”He asked being sarcastic and I laughed a little. He shook his head and went back to eating.“You seem happy “He said after a while without looking at me“Mm?”I said with food in my mouth. I was not understanding him. Happy about what?“When the old lady came over. You were pleased to meet her”“What is wrong with that?”I asked him“Nothing, just strange. I thought you did not like the old lady”He a
Emma had made me return the bowls to the old lady. I just wanted to give them back and be on my way but she kept me busy. Young man you look strong, could you help me carry this item from over there to my backyard, I have been meaning to move it, but you see I don’t have that sort of strength any more.I had no choice but to accept. It was not just one task, there came many more and she kept trying to get information out of me concerning myself, concerning Emma and our so called relationship.With all these happening I realized she was just a lonely old lady who dwelled on gossip as a leisure activity like every other old person.She said she had two children, her son apparently died while serving while her daughter got married and moved away, had children but she never saw her after she got wedded.There was a short moment I felt uneasy. It came again and I could not ignore it.“Ma’am no matter how I am enjoying this talk we have going on I fear I have to leave now, I can not leave
I was cradled up on my bed, having the urge to cry. Would this change things between us. I don’t want things to be awkward between us. I always reprimanded myself for acting on impulse except this was not on impulse. I really wanted to and I felt that he would want the same cause of the look I saw in his eyes. Or I thought I saw in his eyes. I fell like an idiot. How would he see me now. I just wanted to sleep, wake up and not remember anything. ~•Lucian’s POV•~I could tell Emma was hurt but that was not my intention. She had kissed me but I stopped her. I felt like she was just over whelmed by every thing that had happened and sort for condolences. It was not like I did not want that too, I wanted it Soo bad but I did not want to do anything when I know she is not in her right state of mind. But would Emma see it that way? Would she not see it as a rejection. I tendered to her cuts and applied the ointment that Francis instructed me to and I excused my self.
Lilith Morcant, the leader of the Obsidian Order. The Obsidian Order was originally created by her grandfather who passed the heritage down to herThe Obsidian Order was created to guard powerful artifacts. They kept it safe to prevent them from falling into the hands of evil who claim to be deserving of it. They kept different ancient artifacts like the Echoing Crown crafted out of whispers, Goblet of the Primordia, infinity locket with was the widow to portals if endless realities, Gaia’s last breath, the Harp of the Banshee’s wail , Rosetta stone, king tut’s funerary mask, the Dead Sea Scroll and other ancient artifacts. They were also the bearer of the Ink well. The ink well was one of the most powerful object in the possession of the Obsidian Order.Lilith Morcant was dedicated to the Order until she discovered how much power the artifacts in their possession possessed but amongst all the ink well captured her interest. How it could bring things from deep inside your imagination
I was looking at my reflection in the mirror, I looked beautiful. I was on an black lace gown that was tight fitting down to the knee. The gown had a deep neck showing a little cleavage but it’s back was even deeper, ending at my waist line. At the knee were layers and layers of net that made it a flowing. The fitting of the dress brought out every curve on my body showing my perfect hour glass body. I had curled my hair and combed it out making it weaving and let it flow down to my waste intentionally to cover my exposed skin. I added six pins on my hair to keep it in place. I put on my silver mask to match my accessories. I walked out of my room feeling anxious, what would be Lucien’s reaction, would he like it. I went to the parlor to meet him. He was already dressed. He was in an all black suit but accessorized with a silver tie and silver cufflinks and just like me he wore a silver mask. We dressed to match since we were going together.When he saw me he looked star struck. The
I could not believe it, I looked round at everyone then at the stage I could see Claudine’s angry face. She stormed off the stage angrily and no one seemed to have noticed.“Let the dance begin”The host said and the music started again.Lucian looked at me as if asking for my permission, slowly I held unto his shoulders while he wrapped his hands around my waist and slowly we moved in accordance to the music. I avoided eye contact with him, the closeness was enough to make me shy. I kept shifting my gaze from the ceiling to the crowd then the stage. “Look at me Emma”Lucian said in a soft tone. I looked to my left before shifting my gaze to him then our eyes locked. Looking at him now it was impossible to look away. The air was getting tense but it was not long before I got lost in his eyes. It felt like everyone began to vanish and it was only us left in the hall because right now he was all I saw.His eyes, his lips, his beautiful body, he is just perfect.Earlier today I could no
I got to the room and saw Lucian crouched down Infront of my drawer."What are you doing there, one moment I am gone and the next moment you are going through my things""I am not going through your things"He answered without looking away from the drawer."Then what, cause that is what it looks like"He closes the drawer and opens another"I wanted to bring out my clothes but i mistook your drawer for mine""Yeah likely excuse"I crossed my hands and rolled my eyes. He pulled out some things from the drawer, closed it and straighten up before turning to face me. He looked at me for a moment too long then he just walked past me."Not an excuse"He finally said when he had gotten to the door of the bathroom, he walked in and closed the door. I heard the water of the shower come on before I moved again. Maybe he did not like the bathtub. Still with crossed hands I walked to my vanity and looked at the mirror. The way he looked at me, i could not tell what he was thinking cause i could
Chapter 27He placed little kisses in my neck making a trail and when he had gotten to a spot and placed a kiss I curled, that was my soft spot. He must have noticed this cause he stopped placing kisses and nibbled on that area, licking and sucking. I held unto his shirt tightly. Could there be anything that would bring greater pleasure than this but I wanted more, more. He drew back and I drew him back by the collar. I did not even want a little bit of a break from this. ~•Lucian’s POV•~I drew back to catch a breath and give Emma the chance to do so. I was already feeling the real me come to life, my canines had elongated at this point and my animal instincts were taking over and I had no intentions to tame them more over I had no intentions to stop them. Oh how long have I longed for Emma, to taste her and feel her close. Don’t do anything when I can not control my self I warned her but she didn’t listen. Good thing she did not cause I would have don
LUCIEN’S POV It’s been six hellish days in this damn place, and six days since Emma had broken through the damned obsidian curse. It had been two days since Emma had refused to see me.I had no idea why she would refuse to see me even though I had gone knocking on her door countless times, pleading and screaming to at least see her.But then she was just so stubborn, even Maximo, Marilyn, and Tanesha were in on it, always making sure I respected her decision.I felt like a fucking piece of shit; I spent hours under the sun training vehemently, learning new curses and spells that chewed out my insides, twisting and turning at my insides.Learning curses was not for the weak, and if I needed to fight with the obsidian order head-on, I needed to have a few counter curses up my sleeves. “You seem a bit distracted, Lucien. What’s wrong?” Tanesha called out breathlessly, her voice echoing through the vast space of lands as she trudged slowly towa
BRIAN’S POV The flight to pines field was one long exhausting trip, and Verity just didn’t know when exactly to shut The hell up. She was always rambling word after word that didn’t make perfect sense to my ears.If she wasn’t blabbering, she was singing songs that didn’t have any rhythm in her high-pitched voice, or worse, she was chewing loudly. One thing with half-blooded vermin was that they were always too happy, and they were the most dangerous, too dangerous. “Shut the hell up, verity,” Lilith sneered, her icy glare shutting Verity up immediately, making her recoil in her chair, a sheepish grin blooming across her face as she stared out the window.I was excited about this just for one main reason: I got to see Emma, and the thought of that seemed to elevate my mood to a great extent; I could not wait to take in a healthy dose of her lavender mist fragrance. “Are all plans set in motion with the hordes?” Lilith asked me carefully, her eyes fl
LUCIEN’S POV I woke up two days later, I could still feel the heaviness of my head resting heavily on my shoulders, the dark room heightening my fear and anger as I laid wide awake . The candle flickering aggressively in their stands as I peered dangerously into the fire. The house itself looked to be asleep and there was no way I could trust Tanesha after that Incident. I found her repulsing, even though she hadn’t exactly done anything for me to despise her this much, I wondered how she claimed to know too little.Her words confused the hell out of me.“Good to see that you are awake” Tanesha’s solemn voice called from beside me as she made her way to the foot of the bed, her night gown sweeping across the wooden floorboards that creaked silently at her movements.“I get it, I get that you wouldn’t want to speak to me after what happened the other day in the hallway, but then certain things just has to stay the way it is” she said with a sigh, a sudden sadness coating her eyes as
CHAPTER 81LUCIEN’S POV It was hard to watch Emma this way, what this obsidian curse was, I needed it to be fixed like yesterday. I could not even find a cure to the curse in any spell book or curse book, more like it didn’t even exist.“You guys are here already?” Tanesha called out cheerily, as her eyes squinted in glee. I suddenly felt Emma go rigid beside me, her breathing strained as she walked stoically to where Tanesha stood. “Oh hi Emma dear” She called out to Emma, a genuine smile spreading across her face as she took Emma in, the latter just muttered incoherent words in reply.“oh hi Tanesha” I greeted, ignoring the side look Emma threw my way, honestly I didn’t know what exactly she didn’t like about Tanesha. “Good to see you Lucien, well considering the fact that we met hours ago, and now we arIsn’t exactly meeting for all the right reasons,” she joked something in her eyes pulling me in towards her. Tanesha Tinsley was one dangerous woman. “Why don’t you give
EMMA’S POV “Lucien what the hell just happened” I yelled when we were in the safety of my house, the upturned tables and chair glaring as we stood with our mouths wide open.“I don’t know Emma, I think we should call the cops” Lucien said fearfully, his eyes searching the upturned room“Really, you want me to draw the cops into this, is this place even safe anymore?” I asked tiredly, all The excitement that had seeped into my bones earlier this morning just defeated like one big bubble “I wonder who could have done this?” Lucien muttered as he walked toward the drawer “ Where are you going Lucien, what are you even doing” I yelled in frustration, the look in his eyes turning cold as he answered “To check if the inkwell and the briefcase are safe, of course,” He whispered, the veins in his head popping angrily as he carefully made his way to the chest where the documents were kept. “What do you mean safe,
EMMA’S POV Aargh ! Where was Lucien when I needed him the most, my hands were aching with the goods I was holding, the colourful tents elevating my mood by a thousand folds.“Oh hey watch out” A familiar voice called out, his heady perfume wrapping round my throat with it’s familiarity.“Oh Emma it is you” Brian called out happily, his broad shoulders bunching up as he pulled me into his Embrace, his woody perfume tickling my nostrils as I smiled widely from ear to ear.“ It is so nice to see you Brian” I cried out cheerily, his glasses still sitting pretty on his face. He reminded me so much of Lucien. “Why don’t we you know take a seat here and catch up on good old times” He pestered, his hands grabbing the small of my back as he used his other hand to wrestle the bags from me.“It’s been a while, Emma,” Brian finally spoke when we were well seated on makeshift chairs under the sloshy tent, bubbles and children flying around the sky as they ran
LILITH’S POV “What the hell just happened?” Andrea seethe when we were in the car, the confused look sitting prettily on her face amusing. But she was right though, what the hell just happened with Tyrone?, i wondered what it was about Teyana that spooked, and Teyana she just sat mute staring outside the window. A blank look masking her face as she just sat rigid, it was difficult to tell if he was breathing or not.“The Mayor, we should be careful” Teyana finally muttered after a while, a certain emotion pooling in her ete as she stared at us.“Why in the world was his house covered with counter curses and protection spells?” Brian asked no one In particular his eyebrow scrunched up in frustration as he tugged at the buttons of his suit. The glasses on the bridge of his not tilting sideways “His wife Tanesha, she looks familiar and if she is what or rather whom I think she is, then so help us god” Teyana muttered, a certain glow emanating through
BRIAN’S POV “Why aren’t things going according to plan” Lilith whined, the frustration in her voice evident as she sat in the car, she and melody’s conversation ringing in my head. “Oh that damn little wrench “ Andrea snarled, her eyes shooting daggers at the hordes passing by.“Can we go now” Teyana muttered, her eyes casting a shadowy look in the SUV.I hated the stench of witches, they were two faced it was better to be a werewolf than a sneaky little witch.“Have you gone through their profiles?” Lilith asked me, the look in her eyes fierce as she dug her nails into her skin.“Uhm I am doing that, I replied peering over Verity’s employee, the sneaky thief and the half blooded vermin stared back at me with big doey eyes hidden behind a hideous glass.Half of me wanted to crush her in my large arms, she just got on my nerves.“Any news on the inkwell Brian?” Lilith asked, her hands rubbing tiredl
LUCIEN’S POV I was finally glad that the old geezer was finally out of the way. The lad looked like someone who never showed anyone loyalty and his pocket was likely going to be swayed if it benefitted him.I wasn’t surprised when he had called Emma a writer with a burnt up passion, it took everything in me not to tear across his little office in Finigan Street and tear him into pieces.The idiot acted like he was way better than everyone, always scrunching his nose in disgust anytime he drove into Emma’s driveway with his pink glistening Porsche.There was nothing ethical written about him, and surely i was going to pay both him and his fancy little car a visit soon enough.“ I am ready” Emma sang slowly, her gown hugging her curves tightly as she wrestled her boots on, the really short dress displaying her perfectly oiled legs.It took everything in me not to pin her across the wall, spread her legs wide opened while