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Returning to my bed, I slouched on it and allowed my thoughts to wander back to last night.
I reminisced on Sophia’s grin as she told me she and Vlad were engaged now. I tried not to let her words about me being Vlad’s plaything get to me, but it wasn’t possible.
Was I just his plaything? Did he use me as a whore until his engagement to Sophia?
Why did I even care so much?
He belonged to another woman now so he was no longer my cup of tea to worry about, no?
The logical part of me knew he did nothing wrong. We weren’t dating or anything. We were just fuck buddies at best. So why was my heart ripping apart knowing he would be another woman’s soon?
It wasn’t just the fact that he was going to be married to Sophia that had me all worked up, it was something more than that. I couldn’t make sense of this feeling.
Last night when he kissed me, why did I melt into it? Why did he taste so good against my lips?
Before I could come up with an answer—not that I would have been able to come up with one anyway—the French door to my bedroom slammed open and Christy walked in with a tray.
“You awake?”
“Yes.” My eyes trailed her as she set the tray on the nightstand next to my bed. There were painkillers and a cup of water in it.
She handed the painkillers to me. “Take this, I’m sure you have a headache.”
I gave her a grateful smile, and then I took the painkillers, throwing them into my mouth before drinking water to push them down my throat. “Thank you,” I said, putting the cup down on the tray.
Christy rolled her lips between her teeth. She looked distressed as if she wanted to say something but couldn’t bring herself to say it. I knew what it was she wanted to say. “Want to say something?”
She sighed, nestling beside me on the bed and leaning her back against the headboard. “Actually, I do, and it’s about Vlad.”
“What about him?”
She let out another sigh. “He’s getting married, what are you going to do about it?”
What was I supposed to do about it? I shrugged. “Well, I can’t crash his wedding just because he and I fucked twice.”
She pinned me with a knowing gaze. “You and I know it wasn’t just sex. You liked him beyond being fuck buddies.”
My shoulders dropped, my stomach lurching. “Even if you are right and my feelings for him were beyond lust, there is nothing I can do. He made his choice.”
“Why don’t I believe you?” She tucked my hair behind my ear, then she placed her hand on mine. “Why don’t I believe that you would just sit back and watch him get married?”
I didn’t answer.
“Do you want to hear my opinion on this?”
I nodded.
“I think you should let him go,” she said quietly. “Not just letting him get married, but actually letting him go. He wasn’t yours to begin with. You and him were from different worlds.”
She paused, taking in the expression on my face. “Your place is in the normal world, with people who are just thriving to get through the day. His world is forged in blood and cruelty, you would have never fitted there.”
I always agreed with Christy, but I couldn’t bring myself to nod this time. I was conflicted, confused.
“How about we have some fun today?”
I forced a smile, grateful that she let the conversation about Vlad go. I needed to clear my head, and making him the topic for the day wasn’t going to help me do that in any way. “What do you have in mind?”
She gave it a thought. “How about we visit your mother, and then we can visit a gallery afterwards?”
