A Vampire's Life Book 5

Chapter 16

Jonah had the fire going, the doors to the outdoor area were closed making the room rather warm. I didn't mind, I tended to like it being warm. I snuggled into Jonah, our naked bodies entwined in a post loving embrace. Even though my mind should be thinking about the man who was trailing his fingers up and down my spine, it still thought of the day's events.

"How do you think it went today?"

"Alright I suppose. I don't think they are impressed but strangely I think they understand. Very bizarre. Lucian seems very distant don't you think?"

"Hadn't noticed." he murmured against my head.

"Why didn't Ariella come here?"

"I have no idea nor do I care. Why do you?"

"You said not that long ago that you didn't like knowing what goes on behind closed doors, what did you mean?"

"Ivy." he chastised.

"I'm serious Jonah, is Lucian cheating on Ariella?"

He sighed as he rolled onto his back, confirming his knowledge of what has been going on in my mind. This was wrong, really wrong.

"You know, don't you?"

I sat up, pulling the sheet around my chest.

"He's doing the dirty on her and you think it's ok."

"I never said I approve of his behaviour, remember I said I didn't like knowing."

"Yet you say nothing."

"I am bound by a confidentiality agreement Ivy and in talking to you about it, I've already broken it."

"Would you do that to me?"

"No." he frowned as he sat up to me, his fingers tracing the edge of my jaw "Is this what this is about? You think I'm like him?"

"What I can see is a man that knows of another man's indiscretion and thinks nothing of it."

"You assumed wrong Ivy, I hate what he has done to Ariella, she deserves so much better than him."

He kissed me softly, trailing his fingers through my hair.

"My love is for you only, there will never be anyone more perfect than you and I will never entertain even a thought of someone else."

Slowly he lowered me back onto the bed, pulling the sheet away. His hand toyed with the skin on my stomach, warming under his touch.

"All this loving and yet there is no child. Do you ever wonder why Ivy?"

"I hadn't put much thought into it actually."

"I have and I wonder why? We have sex on a regular basis yet you are not pregnant. Why?"

"Maybe it's not our time yet, maybe our bodies are saving us from an almighty fight with your grandfather." I rolled my eyes "Could you imagine what he would say."

Jonah chuckled as he flopped back onto the bed.

"No grandfather I was not having sex with Ivy, immaculate conception, I promise."

"Aliens did it." I said wide eyed with a crazy grin.

"You were abducted for the purposes of creating an alien and vampire hybrid. It's happening all over the planet, didn't you know?"

"Of course, I did see the little green men Jonah."

I smiled at him but slowly it faded away as reality came back to me.