Page 59 of Tainted Rose


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Her voice projected her confusion and annoyance.

“What do you mean what? You’re TALKING TO ME,”I argued.

“Huh?”she asked, surprised.

“Midnight? What’s wrong? Your face is pale,” Kai’s worried voice questioned as his figure appeared opposite of the kitchen island.

“Makoto’s talking in my head.” I brushed him off, attempting to return to the conversation before a yawn escaped me; my head felt heavy.

“Ryder. Hold onto Midnight,” Kai ordered.

I was about to answer when dark spots formed in my line of vision, my conscious wavered before plummeting into darkness.

~MAKOTO~

“HOLY STARLIGHT!”

I opened my eyes, five pairs of eyes landed on me as I blinked away the haze.

“Firefly, jeez. You scared us,” Marcus confessed, relief formed on his face as he ruffled his long, brown hair. They frowned at me which made me confused.

“Oh. My bad. Why are you guys looking at me like that?”

“Your eyes are mismatched Mako,” Elias pointed out, his usual voice betrayed him, the concern oozed off his words.

“Huh?” I asked, tilting my head.

Kai moved forward, pulling out a bright pink mirror in the shape of a pink rose. He opened it up, facing it at me. I wanted to question why he had a pink mirror, but the image that greeted me was different.

My eyes widened as I stared at my reflection. My usual turquoise eyes were now mismatched; my right remained its turquoise colour, but my left eye was now a midnight blue.

“Um...am I sick?” I questioned, my voice low as I gulped.

Daniel’s eyes glowed as they roamed my body; his concentrated expression made me more anxious.

“It’s...hard to explain. Mako, why did you just yell when you woke up?” he questioned.

“Uh...I hmm. Oh! MIDNIGHT! I heard her. I think I heard. My memory is kinda fuzzy,” I admitted, trying to remember what she’d said.

“It was only a minute ago and you forget. Makoto.”

“FUCK! Midnight!!!!” I cursed, shooting off my stool, the world spinning again.

Arms stabilized me before I fell backward.

I looked up to see Kai’s amber eyes as he sighed.

“You seriously need to eat or Karen’s going to ban us from being near you till we sign a contract, ensuring we feed you...and you’ve lost weight,” he insisted before blankly pointing out that small fact as he helped me sit back on the stool.

I was greeted by the smell of Pumpkin spice; the soft scent made me smile sweetly at him.

“You smell good,” I whispered.

“You get distracted easily,” he replied.

“I do not,” I argued, frowning.

“Your eyes are back to normal again,” he noted, shaking his head at me.

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