God of Strength (Light of Obsession #1)

Chapter 12

Vaughn
My Alicia being quite the worrier is something I've learned. It's been two hours since Brandon King saw us together and she's been pacing around my apartment in a frenzy.

"Kukolka, take a second to breathe." I say, pulling her into my arms gently as she molds into me perfectly.

"I can't-! I... Ugh, this is such a nightmare." She mutters. My jaw tightens, is it really so horrible for her to be seen with me?

No, Vaughn, shut the fuck up. You can think selfishly when it comes to anyone except her.

Besides, it's not her. It's her infuriating family. Yeah, she loves them, whatever. They're a thorn in my side and piss me off. My Alicia can handle herself. She doesn't need her brothers, father, uncle, fucking grandparents and cousins to dote on her.

It doesn't help that they're Kings so I can't exactly kill them all in some 'accident' and get rid of the problem. No, I have to play the long game.

I'm not patient. The long game isn't for me.

"Didnt King say he won't tell anyone, do you not believe him?" I question.

She looks up at me and shakes her head. "No, I believe him. Bran is my closest friend besides Cecy, he wouldn't do that to me. If he really was going to tell someone, he'd tell me straight up." She says.

"If you believe him, then why all the stress? I hate seeing you like this, Kukolka." I murmur, placing a kiss to her cheek. Despite her nervousness, the kiss still manages to draw a blush from her. She's going to be the death of me.

"If Bran stumbled upon us, anyone can! We were lucky, what if it was Eli or Creigh? Or God forbid, Lan!" She all but screams, looking down with an upset look.

Ah, yes. Eli and Crieghton King, her brothers. The same ones who told me to stay away from her the second they saw my eyes on her, well, that didn't work out very well for them.

And Landon fucking King. Who, in my humble opinion, is the worst of the Kings. He's like Killian, both of them aren't ashamed of their crazy. If he found us out, he'd go straight to her brothers for the sake of chaos. Not to mention, he'd also attempt to kill me. My Alicia told me about his little soft spot for her.

Seems she has a soft spot in all the Kings hearts. I couldn't have fallen for an orphan? That would've made things a lot less complicated.

I draw her into my arms as we lie in my bed. "We'll just have to be extra careful, okay?" I place a chaste kiss to her lips. "And if they do find out? Nothing will stop me from being with you."

Her lashes flutter at my words and a dark red hue spreads across her face, she buries her head in the crook of my neck and sighs. "You have some kind of magic power, y'know that?"

An amused chuckle escapes me. "Yeah?"

"Uh-huh, the only thing that can calm me this easily is my meds. Well, up until you came along. Do you have anxiety meds injected in your veins by any chance?" She asks, peering up at me with those adorable eyes that maker her appear like a little doe.

"No, I'm not. Sorry to disappoint, Kukolka." I rumble, combing my hand through her hair.

She sighs softly and mumbles. "Well, whatever it is you do, keep doing it."

We fall asleep in that position, her head buried in my neck as my hands grip her tightly.
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I wake to the sound of strangled breathing, my eyes glance to the clock; 3:20AM.

The sound is coming from my right and I find My Alicia sat upright, hands clawing at her chest as she struggles to breathe.

My head kicks into over drive as I place my hands on her shoulders. "Kukolka." I say sternly. "Kukolka, look at me."

For a moment, her head remains hung low, then she brings her eyes up and they meet mine. However, they're not there. They're distant, unfocused.

"Take three deep breaths for me." She complies, her chest rising and falling. "Focus on my voice, Kukolka. It was just a nightmare, you're with me. Vaughn. Can you say where you are?"

She swallows, closing her eyes and gripping the bed sheets. "I'm... r-right, I'm in your bed."

"Good girl, you're doing so well." I coo, pushing a strand of hair behind her ear. "And who am I?"

"Vaughn. You're Vaughn." She opens her eyes and sighs. "I'm here, with you. It was just a nightmare." She mutters.

"Good, you did beautifully, Kukolka." I murmur, placing a kiss to her forehead.

"I'm sorry." She whispers, her voice soft and ashamed.

"What for?" I ask.

            "Bothering you... waking you up in the middle of the night." I cup her face and she looks up at me in surprise.

           "Don't you ever, and I mean ever, apologize for something like that. You were hurting. If I ever sleep through one of your nightmares, you wake me the fuck up. Okay?" I say, my voice stern but laced with affection.

            "Okay... okay, I promise." She nods, looking up at me with a gentle smile. Her eyes are exhausted, plagued with the memories of what happened to her. I resist the urge to ask, when she wants to tell me she will.

             So, I settle for drawing her back into my arms and lulling her to sleep with honeyed words. Praying that one day, she'll tell me what haunts her.

            And when she does, I will take great pleasure in crushing it.
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A/N:
Fluffy moments between my babiesss. You will get some scenes w the grandparents next chapter AND a one-on-one w Bran. Now, I won't share too much but I will say that lots of stuff will be shared.
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