Chapter 14: Sleeping with the enemy (part 1)

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Gabriela's pov

When I get home it was dark. I could barely see a thing, I was still slightly drunk because after the track we went out for drinks. Xavier said Royce wasn't feeling too well and came back home but I couldn't find him. "Royce?" I look around. Mariah and Riley must have taken Ray for the night while Royce came to look for me. After our argument I didn't think that he would come after me.

That kiss too...did he really mean it? Plus what was that, "no one can trust you" thing with Xavier. I may not be fluent in French but I did pick up a couple of words. I'd really hate to think that Xavier was the bad guy, I really like him or am I being too gullible? Royce seemed serious earlier. My thoughts are soon inturrpted by someone struggling to get in the door. "Who is it?!" I hurriedly grab a knife from the kitchen and walks slowly toward the door.

My heart was beating a mile a minute and my hands were a sweaty mess. My legs turned into jell-o and I could barely breathe. Who ever it was was trying to force their way in and were struggling big time. "Red....open...open up!" Royce calls. I toss the knife and open the door. I gasp as he collapses in front of me. He was bleeding out badly and looked as if he could barely move. "Oh shit! Royce! What happened?!"  I drag him in leaving a trail of blood on the carpet. I roll Royce on his back and see a giant hole in the middle if his stomach. I nearly throw up at the sight. This was horrible who would do such a thing?

"Royce who did this to you?" I ask trying to find something to stop the bleeding. Royce is quiet for a few minutes which makes me worry. "Another ghoul attacked me on my way home." he groans. His eyes were glowing red and it made me worry. I close the door and grab a towel. I press it on his wound. The bleeding wasn't stopping though. "Royce it won't stop I don't know what to do!" I press harder and start to tear up, if he dies here I wouldn't know what to do with myself. "The fridge...Riley left me some food...if I eat some of it I should be fine." Royce coughs and I rush to the fridge. I find a brown bag that was stained with blood on the bottom. This is it.

I quickly rush over to Royce and give him the bag. Before I knew it was devouring every last bit of the food Riley left. His wound begins to instantly close itself and I cover my mouth. It was a surreal sight. Self regeneration? There is so much about ghouls I don't know about.

After a while Royce was lying on the couch. He was still in pain yes but he was alive. I rub my eyes and begin to drift off at the table. "You don't have to keep an eye on me Red. Go on to bed you have work." Royce groans from the couch. Shaking my head I say, "No I can take off tomorrow I wanna make sure you're really okay."

Royce stands and walks over. He lifts me onto his shoulder and begins walking toward my room. Well, I guess when he says he's fine he's fine. He body slams me on the bed and I let a giggle slip. I look up at Royce who was giving me a small grin. I'm glad he's feeling better but I was still worried.

"You should take it easy okay?" I say eyeing Royce's stomach. There was a scar left behind. "I'll be fine don't worry about me." Royce begins to walk back toward the living room and I stop him. "That kiss earlier...did you mean it?" I dare ask. Royce turns on his heel and I grow nervous. Why did I ask him??? I should've just kept quiet. I begin to blush as he crawls on the bed and up to me. I scoot back as he moves closer. Royce crawls on top of me and we just stare into each others eyes. The moment was so intense I forgot how to breathe.

His stare and body language were so hard to read. Royce leans in and soon I'm entranced in a slow and tender kiss. His lips were so soft, the way he swirled his tongue around mine and gripped my thighs. I didn't want it to stop. Before Royce pulls away he bites my lip like he did the other night. I look at him breathless and my faced was flushed. Royce looks down at me, his eyes seductive and hungry for more of me.

"I meant that kiss, and this one," Royce gives me another kiss. "And this one," He moves lower to my neck and it sends chills down my spine. "This one," Royce's voice begins to trail off as he kisses my collarbone. My face was growing very warm. Were we about to...no nonnonoooo.

"R-Royce?" I stammer as he kisses my stomach. Royce looks up and his stare was enough to make me forget my words. Why was he acting like this? I didn't mind it of course but I needed him to rest and I needed to collect myself after he just reminded me of my months long sexual frustration.

"You should rest okay? I don't wanna do this. Not now at least." I blush as he stands. Royce gives me a cute little smirk and kisses me one last time."When you're ready you know where to find me." Royce bites his lip and leaves my room. I sigh and plop backward. Well if he's acting that intimate it won't be hard to trick Aaron and Tommy. I really did wanna go further with Royce however. But, what about Xavier? Ugh...I cover my face with my pillow and scream until I fall asleep.

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