In which a certain charming siphoner learns how to love when a powerful witch, who's kind and selfless, shows up in his life.
No one said finding another love was easy. Especially if it was your second. But would this be it for Alessia? Would this...
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Trigger Warnings: Violence, abuse
(Kai's POV)
I raise my fist, banging on the door of the boarding house. I'm breathing hard. My heart is pounding so fast that I can hear it in my ears. Out of the two of us, I didn't expect her to get caught. I never expected this situation. I believed we would be fine, that -
I was dreaming of something unrealistic. I was dreaming of a world where we would both be happy, unbothered by any sort of danger, pain, or suffering. I was dreaming, I think, disgusted with myself. Damn it, Kai. Look where that has gotten you. Where it's gotten her.
I was dreaming to hide from the fact that I can't stop thinking about her safety ever since the fire in Portland when we were in a mood so bliss we forgot about Joshua. It's been nine days since we separated and I can't get my mind off her.
She's all I can think about with the merge as an exception. How far apart we are. How we're not in the same place. How I can't see her rare wide smiles anymore. How she's surrounded by all of her friends that love her and I'm back to square one: all alone.
I never realized how much of an effect Alessia Marie Granger had on me till the following days I started spending without her. I had gotten so used to her company, that I had forgotten that this is how it used to be. It has been like this all the time; me alone against the whole world.
It still is but with her around things seem a little easier. With her around, things seem brighter than they should. She adds light to my lonesome, quiet life and for some reason, the light tends to consume me.
I remember her voice. How terrified and panicked she was while she told me everything she could. I remember my heart clenching in my chest, my feet that refused to move in shock after she cut the call. All I knew was that I had to listen to her; I had to listen to my Lessie because she knows what to do. I have to remain calm and find a way to work with her friends for her sake.
The door opens, snapping me back to reality. It's her best friend. Stefan Salvatore. I almost scowl at the sight of him. He regards me with his eyebrows pulled together and a clear resentment in his eyes. "You're not welcome here, Kai," Stefan tells me sharply.
I muster my best forced smile. "I don't care, Steven, and neither did I ask for you to voice your opinion in front of me. Where the hell is the Bennett witch?" I demand in a cold voice. "I need to talk to her. It's important."
A blonde woman is walking towards the door, directly behind Stefan. She has her hair in curls and her eyes are staring down at her phone. "Hey, Stefan, I tried calling her but...." she trails off as she glances up and her eyes land on me. She frowns at me. "Umm...who are you?"
"I'm - "
She gasps, making me stop as I stare at her with a raised eyebrow. She points at me. "'Nice light blue eyes, and a great face to look at'," she says as if she's quoting someone. Her lips pull up into a smile. "You must be Kai Parker, the sociopath."
