“We were scared out of our mind.” Meghan sighed as she hooked her arm through mine, leading me to our rooms. We walked through several hallways, all of it lined with white and gold. The red carpet against the white tiles was startlingly harsh.
“I know. I'm sorry. I— a lot happened I just couldn’t come back.” I told her half honestly. I had wanted to come back at first. But the more time I spent with Damien the more I felt comfortable with who I was, especially once we got to Autumn’s. She was open and honest. She didn’t hesitate to tell me anything I asked.
“Why though? Why couldn’t you come back?” She asked, her eyes wavered with hurt.
“I was — scared” I lied. I don’t know why I did. I was sure that Jax had told her the truth of who I was. She pulled me into another hug, but let go quickly.&nbs
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When I woke up alone, I realized Jax went to his training without me and instantly put me in a bad mood. It was slightly lessened when my old duffle bag sat at the end of the bed. It looked so dirty and out of place compared to the rest of the room. I almost groaned in pleasure at the feeling of jeans and a sports bra again. I knocked on the door connecting Meghan’s room, hoping she was there. I didn’t really want to roam around this house, I wanted to go to exactly one place. “Good morning!” She sang, opening the door excitedly. I grimaced, not ready for that kind of energy just yet. “Want to get some breakfast?” “Uhh sure. Then can you take me to the library?” I smiled at her. “I thought Jax was going to give you the tour.” She asked,
“Lost?” A voice popped up behind me, I didn’t turn to look at Aeron, recognizing it from last night. I shook my head. “Just heading to my room” He picked up his steps so he was beside me. “I could bring you to Jax,” Aeron offered instead. I shook my head again. “I just want to go to my room. Really I’m fine you don’t have to walk with me” I tried to increase my pace, not really trusting his sudden presence. He grabbed my arm, pulling me to a stop. And I yanked it back from him, glaring. Aeron put his hands up defensively. “You wouldn’t look at me, but I need your attention.” “For what?” I asked cautiously. Aeron walked around me slowly, lo
“You’re a fool.” Sabine hissed at the Alpha. His eyes turned a terrifying red and I flinched into Jax, who gripped my hip steadying me. I instinctively reached out to her with my shield, the murderous face of the Alpha had me scared of what he was going to do. She turned to me as if she could feel my magic and furrowed her brow. The Alpha followed her gaze and I matched his, turning my chin up. I felt Jax grip my hips harder, his fingers almost digging into my skin. I clenched my teeth, refusing to look away. Look away Aurora warned me, her worried tone shocking me. I broke the stare and instead glanced back at Sabine, who seemed to exhale as if she was holding her breath. “Well it seems I really did come
“It almost seems wrong for him to have a name,” Jax grimaced. “Your brother has a name, but he is only referred to as the Alpha” Sabine pointed out, “Brennan was Fae before he was the Vampire King.” Jax jerked at the word and then shuddered. “Fae?” I asked, surprised by his response. Sabine looked at Jax’s sorrowfully. “Beings that possess magical abilities. Majority of what they would now call witches, wizards, sorocess have Fae in their blood.” “You are Fae then?” I brushed Jax’s cheeks in hopes to relieve some of his tension. “Yes. A very lesser Fae bloodline murked with mortals.” She turned to Jax now. “What
“I should be able to go to training.” I crossed my arms, staring as Jax changed from the dinner attire we fell asleep in.He sighed, pulling a sleeveless white shirt over his head. If I wasn’t so annoyed, I would have enjoyed the view more. “I told you I would ask and I will.”“I’m going to visit Sabine then”He hesitated, watching me if I was serious about visiting her and sighed again. “Alright, I’ll have someone take you.”“Not Aeron.” I stated, letting my arms drop to my sides, clutching the dress from last night.
“So Brennan. It seems so… human compared to the Vampire King.” I started. A slight shudder ran through me, not sure about talking about him out in the open as he’s a boogeyman waiting to pop out. Or being in close proximity to Damien. I didn’t realize how much I had missed his presence.Damien snorted, but looked away from me. “Brennan was never human. What Cressida said about turning him into the monster, truer words have never been spoken. He always has been bloodthirsty for power, cruel and selfish, only cared what others could do for him.”“Sabine made it sound like they were in a relationship.” I grimaced, kicking at leaves at my feet watching them crinkle into bits.“I don't know what they were, but I think if he had feelings
“Shit” I breathed out as my back slammed into the ground again. I pushed up as I stared up at Andrus, who had an unimpressed look on his face.He held out his hand and I pushed it away as I got up and faced Jax again with a scowl. “ Tripping me, making me fall is getting old.”Jax smiled and shrugged. “Do something about it then.”I glared. At first I was shocked that Jax agreed to come help me train but I quickly found out why. He wanted Andrus to show me how to get out of the situation instead of defending myself. It’s been a few days and we’ve only done some hand to hand techniques, mostly me twisting and turning to get out of holds and stuff.
“How long have you been out here?” Damien’s voice startled me. “Where’s the coin?”“I didn’t have time to grab it.”I explained, turning to face him. He was glancing around us before he stepped closer, grabbing my elbow and leading us in the opposite direction I was headed.“I’m not the only thing out here. You shouldn’t be wandering alone.” He seemed irritated.I sighed as we marched through the forest. I honestly don’t know how long I was walking for, or what direction the packhouse was. “I commanded someone again.” My voice barely audible above the wind, but I know he heard me.“Who?”“Jax.”