Immortal Bite

Chap 3: Secret's Out

I didn't want to open my eyes and face the world today after such a nice and peaceful sleep. It wasn't worth the effort.

I sighed dreamily and buried my face in my mint scented pillow and stretched slightly to relax more. My foot hit something in my bed and I frowned in confusion touching it to work out what it was. That's when it moved and flung itself over my legs to keep me still. Then the rest of it rolled over and partially laid on my back. Warm breath blew across the back of my neck and my eyes snapped open instantly.

Relief flooded through me for only a moment recognising the room I was in. I slowly turned my face towards the culprit and sucked in a sharp breath seeing Slade's handsome sleeping face in front of me. I took a moment to look down at myself and sunk in the mattress in relief that I still had clothes on.

"What the hell did you do?!" I screamed loudly shoving his body away from mine and his eyes snapped open before he jumped out of his bed. I scurried quickly out the other side and pressed myself against the corner.

"You scared the hell out of me." Slade whispered with a small laugh as he braced himself on his knees and let out a small breath to calm down.

"I scared you?! I shouldn't even be here! What the hell did you do?!" I shrieked at him furiously my eyes darting towards the door that I can escape from. Slade winced slightly and took on a pained expression when he looked up at me. "How did you know where I lived? Are you stalking me?" I quizzed him in disgust pushing further into the wall.

"Don't you feel it, Piper? The pull? I am connected to you by it as you are to me." Slade told me gently and took a cautious step towards me. He froze when I tried shrinking further into the corner. "Please, Piper; let me explain." Slade begged me desperately as he stared at me and I shook my head sharply darting towards the door.

I pulled it roughly open and ran into someone else so I screamed. They screamed in fright along with me and I was suddenly pulled backwards and hidden behind someone.

"What the hell are you two doing here?" Slade growled in an animalistic way and I slowly peered around him at whoever was on the other side of the door. Tilly and Colt stood there with shocked expressions. Actually, Colt looked resigned while Tilly was fanning herself looking shaken.

"Tilly! Tilly, get me out of here!" I cried desperately launching myself around Slade and straight into her arms. She pulled me out of the apartment and hugged me close while I hid my face in her shoulder shaking.

"Did you seriously do what I think you did?" Tilly asked Slade angrily and a low vibration filled the air making me gasp in both shock and fear. "Jesus, Slade." Tilly groaned in exasperation running her fingers through my hair. "Have you explained anything to her?" Tilly asked him in annoyance and Slade huffed in irritation at her. "Does her dad know she's missing? I can tell you right now he is one guy you don't want breathing down your neck." Tilly warned Slade seriously and I stilled instantly at the thought of dad's terror about me missing. He'd cause a riot in the police force.

"Oh, God! What's the time?!" I cried in distress as I spun around frantically and faintly heard a small whining sound before Tilly showed her phone to me. "Lunch time?! Lunch time?! Dad's going to have a heart attack!" I screamed as high pitched as I could before rushing down the stairs and using the rail to spin the corner and give a boost of speed.

I was a few metres away from Slade's apartment building when something flew over me and landed in a crouch right in front of me. I jumped high in surprise and back-peddled quickly before staring in horror as Slade slowly straightened himself up.