Blood Tie

Chapter 47

Jungkook's POV

I closed the door behind us and released her as I put my back against the door, blocking her means of escape. It was so dark I couldn't see anything and felt along the door way until I found a light switch, flicking it on and wondering why she hadn't questioned me yet. Light illuminated the room and I noticed Rox crouched on the floor, face buried against her knees and hands shaking while covering her ears. My eyebrows furrowed at her behavior as I slowly lowered myself to the floor, not wanting to spook her. I reached out slowly to brush my fingers across her hand.

"Don't touch me!" The volume and emotion in her voice stunned me enough to drop my hand from hers as I sat back in shock. It had been rough but I never expected her to yell at me.

"Rox, w-what have I done to make you hate me so much?" Even to me, I sounded pathetic, the pain clearly evident in my voice as I sounded like a child begging for someone to care. Her hands stopped shaking as I felt tears begin to fall from my eyes that I didn't even know had started. I felt my wings break through my shirt and enclosed myself in them, not wanting to see her distancing herself from me. Yes, I had Tae and all the guys but she was the first person I met here, the first one I trusted, the first one who cared for me and now, now she was so cold to me. I know I should be strong, I should ignore and swallow the hurt and not let anyone see the pain that is building inside me but I can't. I can't be like that, I can't just stop feeling. I felt a soft, very light touch on my wings, making me pull them closer to myself, retreating from the touch of another.

"I-I don't hate you Jungkook but I can't control myself around you, I can't pretend I'm okay when you're so close to me." Her voice was soft and strained when speaking, only her voice and the sounds of my sniffling filled the room. She touched my wings again, this time with more force, gripping each wing lightly and trying to pry them open. I could see her thin fingers peeking through my silver feathers.

"Let me in Jungkook." My heart stopped for a moment at her words as I slowly spread my wings open, giving me a full view of her. Her eyes were shifting back and forth from blue and gold to red, proof that she was fighting her instincts. I watched her eyes, mesmerized at the struggle between both sides of her. She slowly crept closer to me and climbed into my lap, shocking me at the fact that she was so close. Stunning me further, she wrapped her arms around my neck and hugged me to her, pulling my head to her shoulder and holding me. My arms instantly went around her and hugged her to me as I buried my face in the crook of her neck.

Her scent immediately soothed and consumed me if that's even possible. Her body felt wrong though, too skinny, too fragile and breakable. It didn't feel like Rox and it reminded me why I pulled her in here with me in the first place.

"Why have you lost so much weight Rox?" I could feel her stiffen against me from my question and try to pull away. Usually she would have been able to easily but all it took was me tightening my arms just slightly to be able to stop her. It broke my heart to feel her so weak and delicate, nothing like the Rox I had a week ago.

"I just have, it's none of your concern, I'll be fine." Her words were supposed to sound reassuring but I could hear the doubt wavering in her voice. I pulled away from her and held her upper arms gently in my hands as I looked into her eyes. Her eyes were still flashing though the red seemed to be appearing more often than not. I knew she was lying to me, I could feel it in my veins, like a soft hum. I didn't want to do this but if she refused to tell me on her own, I'd make her. I'd learned enough from Jin to know that Nephilim have a particular talent for being very persuasive so to say. I was confident in my skills as I had been practicing but then again Rox doesn't know any of this. I know it's wrong but she left me no choice.

I stared deep into her eyes, finding the glimmer that everyone had and focused on it and began to envision myself pulling that glimmer towards me.

"Tell me why you have lost so much weight and why you look so unhealthy." I could see my eyes glowing silver in her eyes, now lacking the glimmer in them as they would until my request was fulfilled and I released her. Her eyes were glazed and dark as she spoke in a monotone voice with an expressionless look on her face.

"I haven't been eating or sleeping since the night after the party." I immediately let go of the glimmer as I pulled further back from her in anger. Her eyes came back into focus as she looked confused at the fact that she had answered me.

"What do you mean you haven't been eating or sleeping, that is so stupid Rox, you need to take care of yourself, don't be an idiot." Anger boiled up in her eyes as she tried to push away from me but I held her still, not hard considering her weak state.

"Excuse me but you have no right to call me an idiot, now let go of me."

"No, I'm not letting go of you until this is fixed." Rox's brows pulled together in confusion as I wrapped one arm around her waist and with my other hand, I scratched my neck hard enough to cut it open. Her eyes widened as struggled with all her power to get away from me. Again she wasn't able to and I put my hand on the back of her head and began trying to guide her face to my throat. She whimpered and fought me and I watched as her eyes held a crazed look and tears streamed down her face. Her eyes were flashing rapidly and she was letting out panicked sobbing noises as I pulled her closer to my throat.

"Please, please no, I'll eat something else, please stop Jungkook, don't make me!" I was growing frustrated at her fighting me and exerted enough force to pull her head the rest of the way down and placing her mouth on my throat. She closed her mouth tightly and refused to open her lips to feed. I pushed my throat hard against her mouth until a strangled sound of pain left her, I only had a moment to feel guilty before I felt her mouth latch painfully onto my neck.