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An uncomfortable feeling erupts in my chest. It’s nothing I have felt before, and I’m not sure what it means. But not a day in my life has anyone taken care of me, or even wanted to. My parents were always in their own worlds. My dad was always busy with work, gone for days at a time. He loved me and still does, but our relationship isn’t typical. My mother on the other hand, resented my dad and used alcohol, pills and other men’s dicks to fill that void. Which is how we ended up here.
And now I have Rain, and she wants to take care of me?
She pats the spot on the bed next to her, “Come on. You need to sleep.”
Nodding, I stand up and toe my boots off. I check the bedroom door once more, making sure it’s still locked. I am not paranoid, I am smart. I just pissed off a lot of fucking people by taking her and challenging Master.
Walking over to the bed, I drop my bat to the ground. It crashes against the hardwood and rolls slightly. Getting in under the covers, Rain lowers herself back down to her pillow. Her hands are under her head, and she is rolled over facing me, as I face her. We don’t speak, our eyes take each other in, examining each eyelash and freckle.
“Why do you want to take care of me?” I need to understand, because I don’t get it.
Her lashes brush against her pale skin with each blink. “I feel you before I even see you. It’s a connection you protect, you hold on to and take care of. I barely know you, but I need you. I feel safe with you. I knew you were coming to help me.” She explains.
“I killed your mom. And I don’t feel bad about it. I never feel bad about it. None of them mattered.”
Her eyes squeeze shut, and tiny lines form around them as a faint whisper leaves her parted lips, “I know.” A couple tears stream down her cheeks as she continues, “I felt you then. I knew you were there, but I wasn’t sure where. The worst thing to ever happen to me was that night, losing my mom and knowing now you were responsible for it. Logic is screaming at me to run. My mom is whispering to me to stay. She is telling me my gut isn’t wrong. They used you to do their bidding, the coward couldn’t even kill her himself. His Dark One didn’t give her name. She is the most selfless person. He wanted her gone. But then you came back. You saved me. You won’t hurt me. I know you wouldn’t.”
My expression remains unchanged as I try to absorb what she is telling me.
“I don’t care that they use me. I like it, hurting and killing people. But I also know your father is full of shit. I’ve known for years. His day is coming, and the timeline has moved up. But you are right on one thing, I would never fucking hurt you on purpose. Unless it was during sex.”
My last addition makes her giggle. I like seeing her like this, even if sadness is still in her eyes.
“What's your last name?” She asks.
“Sinclair.”
Nodding her head. “I’m going back to sleep. Now close your eyes,” Rain instructs. Oh silly little bat, trying to boss me around, I will let it slide this one time.
Then she catches me off guard, leaning forward, her lips brush against mine. My hand reaches up and grips the back of her head as I deepen the kiss, and my tongue brushes against hers as electricity ignites inside of me. This girl makes me fucking feral, I want to devour her. But not yet. She needs her rest. I let go of her and kiss her once more before pulling back. She doesn’t move, her eyes remain closed and her breathing becomes heavier. Her eyes open slowly as her hand touches my face, her thumb rubs against my bottom lip a couple times before she pulls away, lays her head back down and closes her eyes. My heart could very well jump out of my chest at any moment. The need to possess her and keep her has only grown. She can never leave now.
Once I am sure she is asleep, I whisper, “Take care of my soul, it’s yours now.”
Chapter 11
Elijah
Iwoke up after a couple hours of restless sleep. I’ve been keeping myself busy with plans for tonight, it’s dark out now and the day is gone. Rain is still passed out, the girl can fucking sleep. She’s been asleep for nearly twenty-four hours. But I need to wake her, we have things to do and I am not leaving her alone.
After my shower, I changed into my black jeans, black hoodie and combat boots, my standard outfit on most days. I have my hood over my head as I admire the new ink on my face in the mirror. It’s fucking perfect.
Looking at my phone it’s nearly midnight, we have to get moving. I leave the bathroom and walk up to my sleeping Rain. “Little bat, you have to get up. We have places to be.”
It takes some effort, but eventually I am able to coax her out of her sleep.
“E, I’m tired. Let me sleep,” she moans. This girl is going to kill me. She could fold me ten ways to Sunday.
“Little bat, you have been sleeping for a day. You need to get up and we have to go.”
Walking over to the floor lamp, I turn it on, which makes her immediately react like she is a vampire allergic to the light. The blankets move over her head as she continues to moan, “No. Please don’t make me, your bed is so comfortable.”
“Our bed and I don’t care, so get up,” I say as I pull the blanket off of her. “I got you some clothes delivered. They are on the dresser. I will give you privacy to change, I will be out there.” I point over my shoulder towards the door. She doesn’t say anything back, instead just glaring at me, which doesn’t bother me. She will quickly learn.
I leave the room, closing the door behind me and head down the hall into the living room. Sitting on the plush black sectional, I kick my feet up on the coffee table and wait. A loud scream comes from where I had just left, but it doesn’t alarm me. I know exactly what she has just seen on top of the clothes I left behind.
As I continue to wait, I hear the bedroom door open and her feet walking on the wood floors. Rain bursts into the room, but I don’t turn to look.
“What the fuck is this?” I can only assume what she is waving around is her new driver’s license and passport, which I had made for her the same night I took her. I had my guy take care of everything.
