9 Chapter 9: (1/2)

〰 Dylan 〰

I sat against the wall outside her door, brus.h.i.+ng my hand against my lips at the thought of Khole kissing me.

She kissed me...

And by G.o.ds, I loved every moment of it.

Cade was happy that she had come to us and looked at us with such a longing that we felt. I knew she had no idea what it meant to have a mate, however, I knew that for once that I wasn't involved with her for a special gain.

For the first time since meeting her, I felt more than just hate for her and her kind.

I truly cared for her...

I leaned my head against the wall, closing my eyes while I listened to her move around the room. She must have just finished her shower and was dressing in the clothes that Nava brought earlier.

Tomorrow I should see if she would like to go and get some of her own clothes. I had plenty of money still in my account that the demons can't trace us from, but I was worried that since Zavier is aware of my ident.i.ty if they were closing in on me.

I have to speak with Pairs soon.

There was a shuffle a few feet away from me as I snapped my gaze to the two older women who were walking by. Each of them gave me kind smiles which surprised me since I've gained a bad reputation around here.

”Look at the poor man. Protecting his Khole. So adorable.” One older woman cooes when I smiled, slightly embarra.s.sed by her words.

Was I really as desperate as I made it seem?

”Don't embarra.s.s the lad. He's just worried about her. Those insolent people tried harming the girl. Don't listen to her, child.” The woman tells me with a sweet smile as I gave her a small smile in return. Hopefully, us talking wouldn't alert Khole.

The ladies didn't say another word, laughing rather loudly when pa.s.sing by making me sigh and pull my knees up against me. I rested my arms on them, placing my head between my arm and letting myself close my eyes. Indulging in the memory of Khole's lips on mine.

〰 Khole 〰

Those old ladies said that Cade was outside?

I leaned against the beside the door, their steps receding into the night when I thought of Cade and our heated moment earlier. His lips were like pure magic and I was more than happy to let him be my first kiss.

I was also more than happy that he didn't laugh in my face about my advances towards him. Rather he accepted them and even kissed me back, this had to have been the best day in my life.

Though I was feeling rather bad that he was outside of my room, guarding it like a loyal angel with their G.o.d. It was making me both fl.u.s.tered and almost giddy.

After our kiss, we ate some delicious food. That was after Cade had taken a bite of everything, ensuring that all the food was safe for me. I knew it was because Cade would never do a thing like that, but it was sweet of him to continue doing so for me.

I was a little surprised that Dylan never showed up today since I had shot him with a burst of magic, but maybe I finally knocked him into some sense. He needed to learn how to speak to a d.a.m.n woman.

And then I had to think of Faye speaking to me about seeing some seer. I wasn't sure what she wanted to know about me, but I outright refused it since I was still unsure about ending my life.

Don't get me wrong, I cared for Cade and the others. I just can't get past everything that's happened.

All the horror and beatings...

It's something that I'll always be afraid of and even here, people still want to hurt me. I hadn't even done anything to them and I've brought ill feelings.

Though my protector is here, how long will he be here?

How much longer can he endure the pain I was indirectly causing him?

Would it be safer to just disappear?

I thought on and on, unsure of what I should do but right now I knew what to do at the moment. There was no way I'd let Cade remain outside my door even though I asked him not to bother staying the night.

Slowly, I opened the door and saw him beside the door. His knees were pulled up to his chest while he rested his head on his arms. The sight of him resting almost hurting my heart.

How much longer can I put him through this...?

”Cade,” I whispered, kneeling down and placing a hand on his cold arm. ”Cade. C-Come on.” I had learned over the last few hours not to mess his name up and it finally felt good to say it to him.

He lifted his head, giving me a sleeping smile when I softened to him and grabbed his hands. I stood, trying my best to lift him but he didn't budge from his spot on the ground.

”C-Come,” I spoke softly once again while he looked around and nodded, looking extremely exhausted. He must have had a hard day with all the fighting and everything. If I knew anything, he would be like me.

Insomnia was a real b.i.t.c.h at times.

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