Part 36 (2/2)
”What, he will remember?” I asked feeling embarra.s.sed again.
”It's like I said, they just fall into a trace and then wake being semi aware of what has happened.” I looked at him frowning so he added ”It doesn't hurt.” But I looked at him sceptically.
”Did it hurt you?” He asked.
”WHAT! You have done it to me? When? Why? I thought you couldn't do things like that to me.” Ok now I was really panicking.
”I can only access your mind when you are emotional, it is only when you let your guard down, when you are upset or frightened. I first did it when you locked yourself outside the club when that dumpster nearly broke your fingers. I have never had to watch someone so closely before. You are so accident p.r.o.ne.” He said this like it was an endearing quality and I got the distinct impression that he liked taking care of me.
”You made the lid go back, and my fingers...you made them open the door!”
”And did it hurt?”
”No, it just felt tingly like when you usually touch me.” I said and his eyebrows rose.
”Tingles?” I went red when he repeated the word I had used as obviously I had said too much.
”Umm never mind...carry on,” I said as he chuckled from seeing my embarra.s.sment.
”And the other time...well it was completely painful to witness. The time I achieved my goal. When I lied to you about Celina and I... when I saw how much it affected you, I was destroyed. I was also in shock that you felt so hurt, that you could actually feel that way about me. I never knew until that day. So when I saw you by your car too upset to move, I took over your body and got you home. I knew otherwise you would never have made it.”
”Thank you and what I said to you....”
”Your words cut through me like Excalibur. The last thing you said, calling me..... My Lord! I will never forget that feeling if I live for another thousand years. But it was all my own doing. See after that night on the roof, after you saw the real me, I knew you wouldn't let it go, that you couldn't be convinced or controlled. So I decided the only way was to hurt you, to make you hate me...so you would want to stay away from me!”
”But I didn't, I still couldn't you let you go!” I cried out.
”Well when I saw you at the cliff face, I thought otherwise.” It looked like he winced at the memory.
”You were there?”
”Yes. I didn't leave your side after I got you home. You were so upset that I could access that part of your mind so you wouldn't see me.” I frowned at him but his face looked too hurt for me to continue to be mad for long.
”I know what you must think. It was a great intrusion to your privacy but trust me when I say I was punished for it and I could not be torn away from your side...not with so much pain.” My face shot up to look at him and shuddered at the thought of him being punished or seeing me like that.
”What do you mean...punished?”
”My punishment was great indeed as I witnessed the hurt I put you through. I wanted to make it right and take it all back but I was torn between your safety and your happiness. In the end I made my choice, which was the less of two evils. But I wanted to be there for you even if you couldn't see me, even if I couldn't touch you and comfort you. However, I thought it had all been in vain when you went to the cliff face.” I raised my eyes at him and the back of his hand came down my face and rested on my neck before he carried on.
”When I couldn't control your body I thought I was going to have to reveal myself and stop you as I thought you were going to jump.”
”You thought I was going to kill myself?” I shouted at him.
”Consider why I would think that Keira...As far as I knew you had tried to once before. It was obvious you were hiding something and it wasn't that hard to guess.” He said looking at my concealed arms and I pulled down my long sleeved t-s.h.i.+rt past my hands.
”Like I said, I thought I was going to have to stop you but as always I can never predict anything when it comes to you. You don't act like normal humans do, but I guess that is down to your own gifts. It makes you unique, your mind does not work the same.” I frowned but he smiled saying, ”Don't look at me like that...this is not a bad thing.” I couldn't help but look at him as if he was trying to say in a delicate way that I was a freak!
”You have to be different Keira, or think how difficult this would have been. If you weren't used to seeing the things you do, then you would have run away from me and never come back!” I knew what he meant, I reacted to it at first but I did in fact come back to him...even after what I saw.
”Ok, so you have me there...but how did you get the picture I tore up?”
”Ah my portrait, well I was intrigued to know what it was you were ripping up. So when you left I summoned back the pieces and made them whole again. That's when I first realised how you controlled your gift...you were trying to get rid of me.” He was now looking out of the gla.s.s doors when he said this as if seeing the memory there being played out for him to view.
”I was trying to make it easier. To let you go as you wanted me to...at your hand remember?”
”I know, but trust me, it didn't make it any easier, not when I still had to see you every day down in the club and it would get harder...thanks to that boy JACK!” He nearly spat out his name.
”So I guess Halloween wasn't such a good move then?” At this he reacted. He turned to face me and the demon part of him came through at the thought. His eyes flashed deep purple fire which had me wincing back.
”NO...it wasn't!” He didn't sound happy anymore and I wanted to get closer to him and smooth out his frown with my fingers. He was clearly angry about the memory of me with Jack, but come on, hadn't he done the very same thing with Celina!
”Now who's being unreasonable? Jack is a very good friend but nothing more...you have to know that!”
”Do you let all your friends kiss you like that?” He shouted back making me jump but also making me slightly happy about the idea of him being jealous. I mean, it was ridiculous really, the idea of Draven who I have been literally obsessed with since I came to this town and he was jealous over me and Jack!
”Oh and you can rightly talk. I seem to remember you starting the whole thing by telling me you were engaged to one of the most beautiful woman that I have seen, of course not until after you kissed her in front of me!! Let's not forget that!” I said now getting up, feeling like this conversation was a little one sided! Draven turned to me once again raising his eyebrows until finally admitting I was right. He had acted first and knew that he pushed me into Jack's arms as a result.
”You are right but also very wrong at one thing in particular.”
”And what's that?” I said folding my arms over my heaving chest.
”There is no one that compares to your beauty and no man alive that could resist such a pure heart.” He was over to me in half a second, his hands finding my face before his lips followed, all this before I could even speak a word. Maybe this was because he knew I would have disagreed. I was never very good at receiving compliments, as a rule you have to believe in them, to accept them. And I had just about enough self-confidence to get by in the world but to be with a man like Draven...well I was still amazed.
Once he had finished kissing me, I was my usual incoherent self and I opened my eyes to see him smiling again.
”I am so sorry I hurt you Keira!” He said making my heart melt. He was so sincere I couldn't think of anything but forgiveness.
”And I too am sorry if I brought you any pain by kissing Jack,” I said but even at the very name of him he flinched.
”That night of course changed everything.”
”How do you mean?”
”Well no doubt it is the reason you are here now. I instructed Jerry to give you the night off because it was the one night I wanted you as far away from here as possible.”
”But why?” I asked remembering my thoughts on why I had been allowed to have the night off in the first place.
”Because you have never been in more danger in your entire life before that night...” He looked then as he had done that night. Face set in stone. Stern and powerful.
”I would never have imagined that by removing that boy you would turn into a fiery temptress. When I saw him kiss you, my reaction well....you no doubt noticed?” I nodded remembering the lights that blew and the loud cras.h.i.+ng sound from above.
”Well, I couldn't help having him thrown out, I mean how dare he....YOU WERE MINE!” He shouted as his temper flared and for a second I thought I saw his skin change colour or was it the Demon part of him trying to get out? I frowned and made a disapproving noise at his outburst. But deep down it also sent sparks of pleasure to my heart, secretly liking the idea of belonging to him.
”Sorry, it's just...” He made a low growling noise which took me back.
”You must understand...It is hard to control emotions I have not felt before.” He looked up to the ceiling for what I can only a.s.sume control over his fiery temper.
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