Evelyn s POV
Waking up, I am pressed against Thaddeus, his hand in the centre of my back. I felt wide awake, like I had the best sleep and felt completely rested. Sitting up, I find Thaddeus is the only person left in the room. Thaddeus is watching and he looked like he had been awake for a while.
Going to get off him, his arm tightens around . "I didn t want to wake you," he says, and I notice a book beside him. Proving, he had been trapped under for a while.
"What ti is it?" I ask.
"Little after lunch ti," Thaddeus answers.
"I should let you get up," I tell him, trying to shift off him.
"I would rather you stay," he says, my eyes darting back to his. He taps his chest with his other hand, wanting to lay back down. Looking around the room, I notice Ryland and Orion definitely weren t in the room. Being around Thaddeus usually made nervous. He could be so intense sotis. His aura makes you feel uncomfortable, yet right now he looked pretty relaxed, so I laid back down. Thaddeus absentmindedly played with my hair while I listened to the sound of his heartbeat thumping softly in his chest.
A few minutes pass, and for once I didn t mind his company. "Can I ask you sothing?" Thaddeus speaks softly, and I turn my head to look at him before propping my head on my hand on his chest facing him. I felt a fog slip over , and I instantly relaxed, my breathing evening out.
"What did you do?" I ask, knowing he was doing sothing that was calming, his eyes glowing hypnotically. My mind becoming foggy.
"It s a form of mind compulsion or glamour. I can control your emotions with it, control what I want you to do or say with it."
"Are you going to make answer your questions?" I ask. I knew I should be worried, but I felt so light and foggy.
"Not if you don t want to. Do you want to stop?" he asks, watching . Thaddeus is always watching, and yet I had trouble reading him. He was so cold and calm besides his anger. That was the only emotion I could ever feel coming off him, mainly because the entire atmosphere shifted. Now he seed calm, but the monster lurking behind his eyes didn t go unnoticed by . "Who is Lana?"
My mind reels, I was sure I had never ntioned her na. Sitting up, I feel the fog get stronger as it slips over . "You said you wouldn t." I panic when he brushes my hair from my face.
"I m not, just stop running. You don t need to run from us, you don t need to hide," he says, pulling back down. I relax against him, giving in. I didn t want to answer his questions, but I didn t want to risk him forcing to answer.
"So, who is Lana?" he asks again, making my heart race just at the ntion of her na.
"Where did you hear it?" I ask trying to wrack my brain wondering if I ntioned her.
"You said her na in your sleep."
"She was one of the foster children I lived with," I answer, turning away from him so I didn t have to see his face. Just hearing her na, I felt sick to my stomach reminding of what I did. What he did.
"Did she do sothing to you?" Thaddeus asked, and I could hear the curiosity behind his words.
"No, Lana was ten we lived with the sa family for a year." I feel Thaddeus nod before I feel his hand in my hair again. I shiver when his skin cos in contact with the back of my neck.
"Was she there when you got that burn on your back?"
"No," I tell him before hopping up. I didn t like where this conversation was going. Walking into the bathroom, I shut the door, hearing him sigh loudly in frustration. I turn the shower on before stripping off. The door opening just as I open the shower screen. Thaddeus walking in, I roll my eyes before stepping in the shower.
"Well, I was fine talking to you in the bedroom but if you want to chat in here, I am all for that too," he says. I feel the shower screen open and he steps in. I turn my back to him so he could only see my ass and back. Hearing him move before I feel his chest against my back making my heart beat erratically. The fog slips over again, but this ti I try to shake it off.
"You re safe with , Evelyn. Well, not safe from , but I won t let anyone do anything to you," he says right behind .
"If that was supposed to make feel better, it doesn t," I tell him grabbing the soap trying to ignore his presence behind , which only lasted a second before I felt his hand run down my shoulder to my side. I freeze, wondering what he is doing, and he seems to freeze as well before removing his hand.
"Sorry, your scent is a little overwhelming in here, and I haven t fed since we left the city," he says, and I feel him move away from . Looking over my shoulder, I see he has moved closer to the shower door.
"It s fine," I tell him, until I see his face and notice the veins spreading across his face and his fangs piercing out through his top and bottom lip. I step back, frightened, but there was nowhere to go. Thaddeus notices my movent, and sothing flipped inside him and I was pinned against the wall with his arms on either side of my head and his body impossibly close, his fangs re centitres from my face. Fight or flight kicked in, but I had nowhere to go and no way to fight him off. His fingertips trail down my neck and inhuman eyes watching my face.
Ryland cos busting through the door, and Thaddeus growls in warning to him.
"Thaddeus" Ryland says, and I could hear the alarm in his voice only making more scared.
"Get out," he growls, his head whipping in Ryland s direction. Orion walks in behind him.
"Let him try," Orion says grabbing his arm. My heart racing as they just walk out, leaving with him.
"You have no idea how intoxicating your scent is when you re scared, Evelyn," Thaddeus whispers.
My heart is thumping loudly in my chest at his words before he leans in closer inhaling my scent, and I feel his fangs brush against my skin, making shiver.
"Thaddeus, please stop," I stutter out fear. Thaddeus moves closer, pressing his entire body against , and I feel him lick my neck, his fangs grazing my skin.
I put my hand on his chest, trying to push him back. "Just give a minute, don t shove away," he whispers, and I can hear the desperation in his voice, the hunger making feel guilty knowing he has been trapped in the house because of . Wanting to help him, and I don t know if that made just stupid or suicidal, I moved my head to the side offering him my neck. He stops stepping away from , his eyes not leaving my neck.
’You don t understand what your offering, little one. I bite you, I mark you," he says as I watch his entire body shake as he fights for control.
"Will it hurt?" I ask, wondering if it would feel like Ryland s bite.
Thaddeus eyes snap to mine, his fangs stopping him from being able to close his mouth. His eyes flicker dangerously, and I feel the air thicken.
"Only if I make it hurt," he says. The door is suddenly opening, and Orion and Ryland walk in. Thaddeus actually looked relieved.
"Thaddeus has trouble stopping. He just wanted to see if he could control himself," Orion says, and I could just make them out through the frosted glass.
"Thaddeus, do you need help or not," Orion asks. Thaddeus looks toward the door.
"He s fine, he just wants to feed on , right?" I ask looking at Thaddeus. I see his eyes dart to my neck, a growl ripping from him loudly sounding louder from the tiled walls and the confined shower.
"I am going to open the door, Thaddeus," Ryland says but I move closer, all fear gone when I could tell he didn t want to hurt . His eyes not leaving mine as I step closer to him, blocking the door.
"Do it. They will rip away if you go overboard, right?" I asked as the door opened behind and I see Orion before he nods at , reassuring .
"Evelyn, you don t have to do this. I can take him in town," Orion says behind .
"Does he kill them?" I ask, stuttering over the words. They don t say anything, and I feel my heartbeat pick up knowing I am right. Ryland grips my arm, and Thaddeus growls, making goosebumps rise on my skin. This side of him was animalistic, and at the mont I was prey. Thaddeus hand goes to my hip, tugging to him and away from Ryland. I feel Ryland step in the shower behind . Thaddeus eyes not leaving .
"Don t make it hurt," I tell him, and Thaddeus cocks his head to the side observing .
"You know once I bite you, I mark you like Ryland did?" he asks.
"So you plan on letting go?" I ask.
"Never," Thaddeus growls and I shrug, stepping closer.
"Well, it will happen eventually then," I tell him his eyes darken and he growls, ripping to him. I whimper when I feel his teeth sink into my neck, before a different feeling wraps around . I don t know if it is Thaddeus or Orion using that weird fog as I relax against him, feel his tongue lapping at my neck. Arousal washes over as I feel the bond snap in place stronger, feel Ryland stronger, and feel Orion but not as much. A moan escaping my lips and my core pulsates, the feeling foreign, but I don t push it away.
Thaddeus grip on becoming tighter before he pushes away at arm s length, holding there, his grip tight as he fought with himself. Reaching up, I place my hand on his face and he leans into it. His grip loosens and I watch as his fangs go away. And his face goes back to normal, the black veins leaving, and he no longer looks like the devil incarnate.
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