Different worlds - Kai Parker

Chapter Sixteen 🌼

Kai's Pov

Droplets of sweat dripped down my forehead as I jolted awake. I glance at the bedside clock, 3:03am. I swear that nightmare felt so real, I was nearly convinced it was before I blinked myself alert.

I was suddenly struck with an eerie sense of being watched, good thing I didn't leave my instincts back in the prison world. My first concern is Lyla, it made me uneasy knowing she was sleeping in a different room to mine. Still groggy from just waking up, I go to turn on the hallway light as the damn moon wasn't enough light source. Shit. The power shouldn't be out, now I know something's up.

"Lyla?", I call out while walking past the living room. Silence. Please be alright blue eyes.

I noticed her ajar bedroom door, which only increased my anxiety, she always kept it shut. I hear soft rustling coming from inside the room, whoever decided to break in is gonna wish they were never fucking born. I don't hesitate to barge in, mentally preparing myself to beat the hell out of whoever was in there with her. The door slammed against the wall when I forcefully opened it, startling the raven haired girl.

"Kai? What are you doing?", she panics while shuffling the bed sheets off of her.

"I thought there was something in here, my bad. I'm sure I heard noises though, you didn't hear anything?"

"No, I didn't hear a thing. You're obviously still half a sleep, just go back to bed", Lyla maneuvers under the sheets in an attempt to get comfortable. I know what I heard, and the sense of being watched doesn't happen for no reason. I'm still unconvinced that there wasn't anyone inside this apartment, I could feel it.

"Then explain the lights being out smarty pants. I bet it was stefan's brother creeping around, if he was then I'm gonna-"

"Oh my God listen to yourself, you're being paranoid Kai. There's just a problem with the power, we can call somebody tomorrow. Can I get back to sleep now?", she replies in an irritable tone. That's the kind of thanks I get for being worried about her ass?

"Whatever, I know what I heard. Just keep an eye out for anything unusual, and you better sleep off that bad attitude, lots of talking to do in the morning"

I shut the door and head back to my room, I refuse to say with the tail in between my legs because that would mean a certain girl has more backbone than a former sociopath. Yes, I say former meaning I'm more on the normal side nowadays. I want to blame being free of my repetitive days of the prison world but who was I kidding? It was her. My ego didn't want to admit that my newfound mind full of feelings was because of Lyla, that would make me naive to cunning folk, and maybe even my coven. All they're used to is malachai's evil ways, not this weak idiot who's smitten with someone he just met. That would give them the upper hand, once word gets out that I'm out of the time out they created, they'll come. So I needed to be at my best, or in their case worse if I wanted to get any kind of revenge.

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"The whole building has a power cut Mr parker, but don't worry I'll have it sorted in no time ", the old looking electrician reassured me. I took the liberty in calling the company the minute I got up this morning, but it turned out someone else in the complex bet me to it, and the man was already in the midst of working on the problem when I went outside to check.

"Great, thanks. I'll leave you to it then, actually you wouldn't know how it happened in the first place would you?", I ask before taking another step upstairs.

"Well not at the moment no, but I'll let you know as soon as I find out, what's your apartment number son?"

"Sixteen, just press the buzzer and I'll let you in", I instruct him, to which he nodded in response. I might've sounded like a nosey prick but I have to know for sure that it wasn't foul play. Then I might have a decent night's sleep for once. Lyla was already up and fixing herself a bowl of cereal when I entered the apartment, I wondered what her mood was going to be like after night last.