Twisted Bonds

Chapter 66: Rumors

Emma's POV

I opened my eyes the next day to see Kol already awake. He was looking down at me. "You're staring." I said.

"I'm admiring." he corrected.

A soft smile formed on my face and I let out a huff of amusement. All of the sudden, there's a knock on the door. "Kol, are you up yet? We need to talk to you." I heard Rebekah say from the other side or the door.

"I'll be out there soon." Kol responded.

I sigh escaped my lips. "Does this mean we have to get up?" I mumbled.

"It seems so, my dear." Kol said.

With a slight grunt, I got up. As I made my way over to the bathroom, I noticed the lack of an ache that should have been between my legs. That magic of vampire blood, I suppose.

I stopped in front of the mirror. The hickeys were completely gone. The only proof of last night were two tiny scarred over pin pricks of Kol's bite. You wouldn't be able to see it unless you knew what you were looking for and where to look. I brought my hand up and touched the bite and blushed as the events of last night played over in my head.

Once I was done with my business in the bathroom, I walked out and saw Kol now dressed for the day. Since I didn't bring any proper clothes down last night, I decided to stay in my sleepwear until after breakfast.

Kol and I walked out of the room and into the kitchen. I saw Finn preparing breakfast. Rebekah was sitting at the kitchen island. I made my way over and sat across from her. Kol took a seat next to me. When he took his seat, he leaned over and kissed my cheek. I looked over at him and gave him a warm smile.

"So, what did you need to talk to me about?" Kol asked.

"I'll tell you when everybody gets here. This conversation has to do with all of us..." Rebekah started. She then looked at me. "...including you."

I raised my eyebrows at that. Me? I thought that they just had to talk to one of their allies. That it was nothing important.

Finn set a plate of eggs down in front of me. I smiled up at him and he leaned down to give me a small peck on the lips.

I was reaching for the salt when my other two mates walked into the kitchen. They both made their way over to the island. They each gave me a peck on the cheek as they passed by.

Once everyone was settled, Rebekah spoke up. "We really need to talk about what we learned while we were in Charleston."

"Right." Nik said as he took charge of the little meeting. "Apparently, rumors had been spreading around about us having a soulmate. Which means, someone in this town had let the information slip."

"Or someone from our past had tracked us down and followed us." Elijah chimed in.

"Either way, this could be a major problem moving forward. If the wrong people hear of this, you could be in danger." Rebekah said as she looked at me.

"Do you think Elena leaked the information?" Kol asked as he turned towards me.

I shook my head. "No, I don't think so. We may not be close, but we smoothed things over a long time ago. I don't think she would do something like this." I said.

"Never mind how the rumors started, what are we going to do about it?" Elijah asked.

"I hate to say it, but maybe it would be better if she stayed over at Jenna's house for now. As long as she and Jenna are careful about who they invite in, she'll be safe there." Finn suggested.