What Happens in the Dark

Chapter 20

"You've got to be kidding me." I said pissed off that he had made such a big deal about Monroe when he's a WEREWOLF?

"Hello raymond." Monroe sang stepping out of the bed, "Oh and thank you, truly, for your little escapade that could've gotten the lady killed when she asked me, just who I am, in the crowded highschool parking lot." He smiled sarcastically walking towards Raymond.

"I went ahead and informed her of your baggage, so I'll be heading home to allow you two to talk this out. Wouldn't want to run into the mutts that come out with the moon." Monroe winked then turned to me.

"Call me if you need me," He then looked at Raymond grimacing, " I'm not far." Raymond curled his lip. Monroe then walked out swiftly. God he was so hot.

My neck turned back to Raymond. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"Seven I can't tell anyone except my mate."

"What is a mate?"

"The woman I'm designed to be with. Human or not, I am allowed to share it with her and her only." He sighed. "It's bad enough you know now Seven. And the fact he's pushing a relationship on you-"

"Woah he's not pushing anything on me Raymond. This just happened. Naturally. Do you think I'm thrilled the guy I'm seeing is a vampire? Well I'm not." I folded my arms against my chest."But I really feel some type of way about him. A guy has never made me act like this."

"Hes a vampire Seven. He has the power to make you feel any way he wants."

I bit my lip, "He said he'd never do that to me." Raymond let out a laugh. "Yeah the known womanizer is going to tell you things like that."

I didn't like hearing what he was saying. I trust Monroe's words, but now that I know he's a vampire, there's so much more to learn than I thought there was.I feel something between us though that I can't explain. I just hope I'm not making a mistake.

"You're a werewolf raymond. You cant talk because you didn't tell me shit, but made him out like a bad person for hiding something like this. We just started really seeing eachother the day you said this to me, not that it's your business." I said waving him off.

He sighed and walked out of my bedroom. I sat on my bed a moment not knowing how to feel. But I guess if vampires are real, wolves are too. I just didnt expect either of them to be in my life.

I walked to my bathroom and decided to take a long hot shower. Today was extremely overwhelming not to mention I got no sleep last night. I decided to skip dinner and go to bed early. Thank God tomorrow is Saturday.

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I woke up sweating and gasping. Nightmare. I got these off and on my whole childhood. Sometimes they were prophetic and sometimes I could physically feel everything that was happening like lucid dreaming.
I looked at the clock that read 3 A.M. and rolled my eyes, groaning. When I looked over at my phone I saw a text from Monroe:

Goodnight Knight lol

I smirked and replied:

Not a pun that I have to wake up to.

A minute later he texted me back. I forgot he doesn't sleep.

What are you doing awake ?

Me: I had a nightmare.

Monroe: poor baby.

Me: it was about your grandfather and the slaughtered haitian witches. Except I was one of them.

Monroe: well they are in your bloodline.. but don't let my stories gives you nightmares.

Me:it's day one give me a break.

Monroe: go back to bed Seven. I'll come see you sometime tomorrow evening. Gotta go hunting with my family.

Me: don't hurt bambi ):

Monroe: go to bed and maybe I'll spare it.

I smiled at his text and felt my eyes growing heavier. I decided to accept his invitation.

Me: goodnight Dracula.

Monroe: I'm going to ignore that. #blocked.

He makes me laugh so easily. Even over the phone. I had never felt like this and I wasn't complaining. Although the fear got worse every conversation we had, of losing him.

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I slept in until 1 PM. I was actually pathetic. I walked to my bathroom and washed my face. I pulled my hair out of the braid it was in and grabbed some checkered pajama pants with a black Staind T-shirt. I headed downstairs realizing I didn't see my aunt last night.

"Oh Goodmorning sleeping beauty, you skipped dinner." She pouted holding her usual cup of coffee in her favorite cow mug.

"I was so tired I passed out as soon as Monroe left." I sat across the table from her.

"You and him are getting close huh?" She sipped on her coffee keeping her eyes on me.

"We are." I blushed looking down.

"As long as you're happy hunny. Oh and Killian will be coming down for winter break! I'm so excited." She beamed. I smiled. I wasn't that close with Kilian, he was my cousin though so maybe I should try to be.

"That's great." I smiled.