Blood Bound

Chapter 14

Waking up as early as 2 am, Scarlett took out her phone and started streaming online. She found nothing interesting, so she just went to WeChat and started looking at her chats. 

As she roamed her contact list, she received a notification. Scrolling down, she noticed a message was received from an unknown number. She clicked the notification and a chat was opened.

'Hello beautiful. Awake too early?'

'Who are you and what do you want?'

'Calm down princess. I just wanted to say hi. And I miss you.'

'I asked you a question.'

'Wow. Quite persistent and feisty. I love that. Though I wonder why you don't recognize me. Have you even gotten the chance to look at my profile?'

She stared at her phone for a few seconds and took a peek at the profile picture.

'Where, when and how did you get my number?'

'Really? I am your mate, and I can't even get something as simple as your contact? I'm hurt.'

'I'm not laughing Conan.'

'And I wasn't laughing. I got it from your mom. She's a lovely woman. Better than my own mother, if you ask me. You're one lucky child.'

'What do you want Conan?'

'I noticed you were online, so I wanted to know why so early. Can't I be concerned?'

She let out a sigh and dropped her phone on the bed.

She got out of bed and walked into her bathroom to wash her face. She walked back into her room and took the phone. She turned it on and noticed another message.

'Are you okay? Is there anything I have done wrong?'

She smiled to herself out of satisfaction and walked out of her bedroom door with the phone in her pajama pocket.

She walked into the kitchen and took a juice box, poured the content in a cup and took a sip. Taking another sip, her phone chimed. She took it out of her pocket and saw another message.

'I'd appreciate it if you'd just reply once. The silence is getting irritating.'

She looked at the message for a little while and put the phone back in her pocket.

She finished her juice and walked back into her room. As soon as she closed the door behind her, she took out her phone and laid flat on her belly. She unlocked her phone and started texting.

'I'm fine Conan. Just a little restless that's all. All this getting to know myself better shit just got me a bit stressed out and it seems I can't sleep.'

'You need some help with that?'

'With what exactly?'

'Sleeping.'

'What do you mean?'

'You want me to hold you and watch you as you go to sleep?'

'Conan we are in two different locations. How are you supposed to be holding me?'

'Well... I can come over.'

'Now?'

'Yeah. It's not like I am afraid of a little run.'

'Fine then.'

She typed with a challenging smirk forming on the side of her lip.

She watched as the words '...typing...' lingered on her screen.