Rejected Love {COMPLETED}

17- Jealousy

Kane's POV:

I watched as Sya dragged her 'cousin' Edi to her room, both arms linked with his right one.
L Edi's presence was boiling my blood and I couldn't keep my eyes away from where his filthy hand had been lying on her shoulder. It wasn't Sya whom I didn't trust. I trusted her with my entire existence, trusted her love. It was that stupid Edison who was making the back of my hand itch. The way he was looking at Sya, even a fool could tell he liked her.

No doubt my innocent mate had no idea her 'cousin' was crushing on her. She was too gullible to notice stuff like that. Heck, she hadn't even realized I liked her until I said the words even though I went around slamming people into tables and trash cans for her. My rage had reached its peak when she suggested he stay in her room. Just the thought was enough to make me want to punch the dude to pieces but I refrained. And obviously, caved into Sya's puppy dog eyes.
But the thought of that mutt sleeping in the same room and bed as her was making me furious.

"Why does that annoying Edi have to stay here?" Bryson hissed after the duo had left for Sya's room. "I don't like him at all. How dare he look at Hannah? Who permitted him?"

"Tell me about it," I grumbled. "Sya seems so excited to see him though, so I can't exactly object to his stay here."

"We'll just kick him out in the morning," Bryson said. His phone began to ring and seeing that goofy smile appear on his face by looking at the caller ID, I guessed it was Hannah. "I need to take this. Night bro."

My thoughts were absolutely muddled with jealousy. I spent the next ten minutes sitting on the living room couch, alone, in the dark, feeling extremely restless. I could hear Sya and that mutt giggling and talking because of my super vampire hearing ability but it was nothing important. Just stuff of the past and what Edi wanted to do now that he was back.

I suddenly realized how rude I was being by eavesdropping like this and quickly walked out of the living room and went to my room. I took a shower to clear my thoughts and calm my nerves down. Once I was done, I stepped into a pair of comfy sweatpants and a t-shirt. I didn't usually wear a t-shirt to bed and mostly just went shirtless but ever since Sya started living here, I began wearing one at night in case I ever ran into her in the hall or something. I didn't want to make her feel uncomfortable seeing me half-naked. It's not what a true gentleman does.

I slid beneath the sheets and stared at the white ceiling, completely blank. I was tempted to eavesdrop again but just pushed the thought aside and turned over, tugging the sheets up to my chin. But sleep was nowhere to be seen. I kept tossing and turning for about an hour.

Whenever I closed my eyes, images of that Edi staring affectionately at my beautiful mate sleeping made my eyes pop open again. I let out a frustrated sigh before getting up and leaving the confines of my room. Before I even knew it, I was standing outside her bedroom door. There were no more noises instead I could hear Edi snoring which told me they'd gone to sleep. I paced up and down the hall a few times before finally making up my mind.

I closed my eyes, taking in a deep breath, and placed my hand on the door handle. Pushing it open, I stepped inside. The room was dark, with not a single night light switched on except for a tiny beam of moonlight coming in through the uncovered window. But since I was a vampire, I could see everything clearly even in this dark. I quietly closed the door behind me, making sure not to wake either of them up.

I crept up to the side of the bed where she was sleeping and on the other side was lying that mutt, snoring like a bear. He was sleeping strictly on his side and I nodded in approval. Good thing he was at a good distance from my girlfriend or I would've ripped him bit by bit before feeding him to the wolves. My frown was soon replaced by a look of adoration as I looked down at my mate's beautiful face. The dim moonlight was illuminating her beautiful features. She was sleeping so peacefully, like a child.