October and April (Bk 2 Of The Valhireya Series)-rewriting

Twenty

Cade

"So needy!" I say against her ear as I take a step back. She opens her eyes and looks at me confused. I love seeing her frown. She looks so cute. She leans in to kiss me but I hold my distance.

"Are you kidding me right now?" She asks me dead serious.

"I'll make you a deal!" I tell her as I keep increasing the energy of my touch. "An orgasm for one of your secrets." I tell her and she lets out a nervous chuckle.

"You do realize you need them more than I do, right?" She asks me half mocking me.

"I can wait." I tell her and give her a short kiss.

"You look like shit, Cade. How can you wait?" She asks me and I give her a smirk. The truth is, I can survive with just invading her dreams for weeks. As long as the moon is in the sky and I don't need to use my powers, it should be fine. Also, she will talk. She loves me. She won't let me starve.

"That is for me to know." I tell her as I step out of the shower.

"Are you going to go fuck someone else?" Her words strike me, clouding my judgement.

"What did you just say?" I ask her, giving her a chance to redeem herself.

"You heard me! You'll have to feed! Are you going to leave us here and go searching for a lay?" She asks me again. I turn around and look at her naked body. Her chest is rising with each breath and anger clouds her beautiful face. I grab her arm and pull her close to me. I push as much energy as I can in my touch and hear her gasp. Her pupils dilate as she looks into my eyes.

"Have I given you any reasons to doubt me, Idalia?" I ask her, pushing more energy out. She bites her lower lip and continues to keep my gaze, trying to defy me. I squeeze her arm a little more, pulling her closer to my lips.

"That mark you bear... it binds me only to you. I will never be able to touch another as long as you are alive." I tell her and let go of her arm.

"I am sorry!" She says as I walk out of the bathroom. It would have been so much easier if she just talked.

Idalia

My entire body aches with lust. His touch felt like pain and pleasure at the same time. I should just tell him everything and just get it over with. But will he forgive me for hiding it all from him for so many years? And what would that mean for our future? How would we make it work?

"There is only so many years you can run from your fate, Idalia..." I tell myself in the mirror while need pulsates between my legs. Damn him! I mentally curse him as I step back into the shower. I turn on the water to fix the problem he created but my body doesn't want to react. I turn off the water and focus on a new form. When I exit the bathroom, the scent of fresh blood floods my nostrils. I feel my eyes darken as thirst takes over any reason. I speed out of the room, with just the towel wrapped around me and find Ava in the kitchen, loading the dishes in the dishwasher. I grab her head, pulling her head to the side and she lets out a scream. My canines elongate and I bite her neck, tasting the object of my desire. I am pulled away by Cade, that looks at me conflicted. Reality hits me as my canines retire back to my gums.

"What the fuck is going on?" He asks as he hides Ava behind him. The scent of her blood still pulls me. I definitely made a mistake changing to a vampire.

"Shit!" I mutter as I close my eyes to shift again. I return to my neutral state, lust flooding again all my senses. I ignore his question and storm back to my bedroom.

"Don't you dare walk away from me!" He says as he grabs my arm and turns me around.

"Please! Just let me be!" I tell him as tears runs down my face.

"No! You must explain what I just saw! Are you some sort of hybrid?" He asks me and I look away, waiting for him to release me.

"Fine! Keep your fuckin' secrets! It's not like I am your husband and your fuckin' soulmate!" He says between his clenched teeth and drops my arm.

Cade

"What was that?" I ask Ava.

"I..." she tries to find a lie to tell to me and that only makes me angrier.

"Stop trying to lie yourself out of this! What was that? How did she do that?" I yell at her and she takes a step back.

"It's not my place to tell you." She says and tries to walk away. I grab her arm and look into her eyes.

"Don't make me compel it out of you!" I threaten her just as my brother walks in on us.

"Whatever the fuck you have going on, I suggest you take your hands off her!" His voice is menacing.

"Fine!" I say and storm out of the room. This shit is too fucked up. If nobody wants to say anything, I will just have to probe her pretty little head for answers... Tonight!