Chapter 267 The lights flickered a few times before the generator kicked in, and they remained on.
Both Jonah's and Kyan's phones start ringing loudly.
Kyan snatches his phone off the bedside table and glances at it before chucking it to Jonah.
"Floor Manager,"
Kyan says as Jonah catches it before he picks up his own phone that was on charge.
"And I get security,"
Jonah says before answering it.
He rejects the call on Kyan's phone before walking over to the closet and pulling a shirt on.
He talked to whoever was on the phone to him before hanging up and coming out of the closet dressed in black slacks and a button-up shirt.
"I'll handle this. Will you be right alone with Mara?"
Jonah says, eyeing me worriedly.
Kyan nods and waves him off before Jonah leaves the room and the apartment.
Kyan watched him go before turning back to face me.
"You had the visions?"
Kyan asks, biting the corner of his lip, tilting his head to the side, and watching me worriedly.
"I need to speak to Kaif,"
I told him, and his brows furrowed in confusion.
"I need to speak to him alone, Kyan. I don't want you listening in,"
I tell him.
"You're not going to reject him, are you?"
Kyan says, his voice trembling.
“What? No, of course not. Please, I just need to ask him something?"
I tell him, reaching for his hands.
I squeeze them gently.
"I'm not going anywhere.
I saw what Kaif did, but I know he had his reasons.
Kaif did nothing I wouldn't have done if our roles were reversed,"
I reassure him.
Kyan's anxiety through the bond was loud and clear; he feared why I wanted to speak to Kaif, yet also scared Kaif would do something to me now that the darkness had been awoken and given to me.
But darkness was a part of me.
I was born with it.
It couldn't taint what was already stained and made of darkness.
"I can handle Kaif Kyan; I am not worried about Kaif hurting me. Besides, I will just kick his ass with your father's magic,"
I chuckle.
Kyan seems to think for a second; he rubs a hand over his face before nodding and standing up.
"And you're not leaving me?"
Kyan asks.
"I swear on the Moon Goddess,"
I tell him, and he laughs.
"Just try to be quick; I don't enjoy being in the dark with him, "
Kyan tells me before leaning down and gripping my face in his hands; he kisses me softly.
I answered his kiss instantly, knowing he needed me to, still disbelieving of my intentions with Kaif.
go
want Kaif in
I tell him.
me
Kyan said.
was a little
could press forward
knew Kaif could block him out entirely
quick, then I will make him give
and reluctantly
watch as his clothes shred, his skin
cracked and elongated until his head was
head, looking down at
have picked the living
with his fist before lowering
forgot you're nearly 8 feet
I chuckle.
"7.9,"
against the bathroom door frame
calculating, like a predator
you looking to see if
and he nods, looking
I'm aware of your reasons, Kaif; You don't scare me,
J tell him.
me if
I bite the inside
had a baby yet. I'm not looking
turn clouded,
the ghosts of my past know
could try other ways, but I
are you
I'm worried you would hate me, especially for
even marked them? You killed
they weren't tainted
ask him,
have been the same with them; I just eliminated the threat before it became
his eyes flicking
look he gave me made me swallow, and I could feel my heart beating faster at his
few theories after everything I have
first,
"I'm all ears,"
wiggling his ears on top of
laughed and shook my head
"Kyan can't overhear us,"
him,
anything, but I am curious why you don't want him to hear
get his hopes up, and until I know for sure it needs to remain between us, not even Jonah is
will say nothing about it to either of
Kyan has enough heartache.
I think we have all suffered enough,
getting a feeling for what I wanted to ask him, and I feel the
you sure?"
witch, so I don't
“And the other thing?"
she asks.
"It's worth a shot.
me not to ignore my intuition about that
I tell her.
the same feeling the
Kora agrees.
listen, but she was also reeling with this
I have a connection to him because he gave me
seems to think my
it possible that he
I asked.
dead, Love; I
Kaif says.
sigh, trying to figure out what I am
me a
rubbing my temples and
a thought occurs to me, making me look back
right
Kaif nods his head.
that
that possible for
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