Bloodline: The big return

7. SOFIA KANE

Dove dragged me through a wooden door and I realized a gasp as we entered the inside of the room. I heard the door closing behind us, but all I could do at that moment was let my eyes wander around the place. I had no other choice, if I was being honest.

The walls were painted a soft pink and the king sized bed was large enough to handle four people laying on it. The white closet that was near her bed seemed to be hiding a lot of pretty pieces of clothing inside of it. I approached the railing-length window and stared out. You could see the backyard of that place, full of grass and training equipment. There wasn't anything to see other than the dark forest, though. But there was no need of it.

I wasn't sure if I'd be glad to live there. I didn't mean just in Dove's room. Having her life seemed interesting, but not real at the same time. I really liked Dove and she was one of the few people I was grateful to have met cause of the twins. It was just that she was never fighting for her desires when it'd come to her family circle. I only had met her father a few times and I couldn't say I liked him as a person.

Jayden was... The previous times I was, almost, entirely sure he was nothing like his father. But when he came into my room the other night... I didn't know who he was. I hadn't done anything to upset him, so he must felt like scaring me that way for fun. Was I overreacting? Was he regularly treating women like objects?

I guessed we still had a long road ahead of us to really get to know each other.

"Do you like my room?" I heard Dove moving around the room and when I turned around to meet her gaze, I found her laying on the bed, looking at me through piercing blue eyes. Her legs were outstretched on the mattress and for a split second, I wanted to be her.

"Dove," I said and she titled her head to one side. "Thank you for bringing me here."

Suddenly, her eyebrows shot us, alarmed. "Why? Was that woman hurting you, while you were staying with her?"

"No, no. Pardon me," I offered her a wide smile to let her know I was alright. "I meant that I'm really happy you wanted me to be in your wedding. It had never crossed my mind that you'd want me with you."

Her eyebrows knitted, like I had just offended her. Well, maybe I had.

"Are you serious? Of course I wanted you with me, Sof." Her expression softened and she let a little giggle escape her pink lips. "Besides, I don't think I'll survive with Jayden and Riley there."

Something clicked in my gut and I tightened my fists, asking her the one thing I knew she didn't want to talk about. But she had to, for her own sake.

"Do you love that man?"

My question stilled her body and the smile froze on her round face, as it slowly started fading away. I must had caught her off-guard. She couldn't resist that she hadn't asked that question to herself all this time, right? I wasn't sure who she thought I was referring to. Maybe I was asking about her future husband... But I could, also, be talking about Riley. Her guy best friend who was secretly in love with her.

She sat on her ankles as she raised from the mattress and put her long hands around her small waist. "It doesn't matter, Sof."

My eyes rounded almost immediately. "Of course it matters, Dove! It's the only thing that matters, actually!"

And just like that, the good energy was gone in only a few seconds.

"Why, exactly? The damage is already done and I can't fix it."

"Why not?" My breath came out breathless, due to the list of thing I wanted to say at that moment, but I hadn't the courage to tell.

She was quiet for a long moment. When she turned her head away from me, avoiding my intense gaze, I knew there was something she wasn't telling me. I wasn't sure if I wanted to know, though. I just needed her to do the right thing. And that was definitely not marrying for her family's avail.