Canopy of abyss

CHAPTER twelve

Dedicated to recatty

I sat in the kitchen with my head in my hands. I was starved and I have a splitting headache. I think I drank too much wine. I don't even remember much from yesterday just some blurry images. Yesterday, Tina and I ate and drank so much that no matter how hard I try to remember the event after, I couldn't.

"What would you like to eat ma'am." I immediately glance up at the owner of the voice. What was with the respect? Maybe I heard wrong.

"Umm.. if you don't mind, can I have coffee first?" Talking made me wince.

" Of course ma'am. " The cook bowed and set out to make my coffee. I was confused but didn't know how to ask her why she bowed or called me ma'am.

After much contemplation I decided to ask. "You know I am a pet right?, you don't need to call me ma'am, though I am still surprised you did. Is it a mistake? Cause I noticed you called me that twice now."

She looked at me confused like I should have known something but that didn't stop her from handing me my coffee. I was confused with her expression.

"Sorry for asking but don't you remember what happened yesterday?" She asked with her eyes cast down which was very strange.

I shook my head. "I don't remember anything."

"I don't really know the details of everything, but your status changed yesterday." She answered.

I frowned."What do you mean by my status changed?." I was confused as freak.

" Well-"she was trying to explain until I felt his presence behind me. I don't know how I knew but his scent was a little different, more like I can smell his into his soul. I closed my eyes and dragged in his scent like a starved animal. my back tingled. My eyes snapped open when I felt him leaning into me. I stiffened when I felt his arms around me, my back to him, his nose trailing my neck as he inhaled me.

"Good morning." His husky voice greeted. My heart rate increased till I was afraid it will burst out of my body.

I turned to look at him and almost had a heart attack. He was what you call beautiful and handsome combined with a massive gel of sexy. His kind of beauty is not one to sore your eyes, certainly the kind you never get tired of staring at. He wore a round neck black shirt and a sweatpants. He looked different from his usual stoic and intimidating self. His cold penetrating eyes seem to soften a little at my confused gaze.

He has never been touchy with me or even nice. Now more than ever, I want to know what happened yesterday. I looked around for the cook but noticed the whole quarter kitchen was empty except for Tristan and myself but she left a hot steamy plate of steak, Mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, and fruit of almost all kinds on the dining table.

The sight of food made my stomach grumbled.

Tristan chuckled surprising me again. Though my mouth refused to ask questions for now, it sure as hell wants to open for the food infront of me.

Tristan led me to dinning table at the far corner of the kitchen. He sat down while I took my seat slowly.

I decided to eat first before asking any questions. headache almost forgotten, I dug into the meal as if almost starved to death but in my opinion I think I would've died if I hadn't eaten in the next second. When I was done with the meal, I noticed Tristan staring at me with amusement and something else.

"I was hungry okay.. I don't even know if I ate enough yesterday and it's almost evening which by the way means I haven't eaten since forever, so don't look at me like I finished the whole human and vampire populations meal." I snapped and one of his perfect eyebrow raised proudly in amusement.