Chapter 003

“So what are you waiting for?” It wasn't a question. It was meant to be out as a dare but instead it was a whimper of hunger and desire and I knew it.

With an animalistic growl, Kael wrapped his fingers around my neck flipping me against the wall in a swift motion before he slammed his lips on mine, in a mind numbing kiss.

I was shaking.

My hands, legs - entire body were shaking as Kael devoured my lips like a starving beast. His tongue slipped into my lips meeting mine in the most erotic and wet dance.

My fingers dug into his head and my hips ached, desperately seeking him closer, yearning and craving for him to get closer.

Goddess, I was dying, and mad with need. The need to be fucked, devoured by this man was worse than I had ever needed.

Kael bit my lip and I moaned, clinging to him tighter.

Dear goddess, this can't be me. I panted as he broke the kiss, and started pressing kisses into my neck as his hands wrapped around my plump Breasts, squeezing and moulding them over my pyjamas.

This desperate woman, clinging tightly to a man, her hands roaming all over his body, tearing at his clothes in a mad need to get him naked, to feel his skin.

This woman pressed her breast against hard palms.

Surely this woman can't be me.

But it was me, and for the love of heavens k wasn't ashamed.

Every sense of morale, if right and wrong have quickly disappeared, replaced by a burning fire and the need to be touched, to be destroyed by this building heat.

“I'm fucking so hard for you,” Kael growled and bit my neck.

I threw my head back into the wall and moaned.

I could also feel the dampness between my legs.

His fingers quickly undid my shirt button and he threw it away and withdrew for a moment. His eyes darkened as he stared at my breast like a starving man staring at a feast.

“Fuck!”

He growled low in his chest, the sound like music to my ear and making me shiver.

His hand cupped my breasts, and I moaned loudly again when his thumb started stroking my hard nipples simultaneously, sending jolts and jolts of heat through my whole body and down my core.

“God I've missed these gorgeous breasts.” He murmured before his open lips covered one speckled nipple.

I bit my lip so tightly to stop myself from moaning out loud as he hungrily sucked my nipples.

I've missed this too. I've missed the maddening desire between us. The way he always touched me, and made me feel desired.

It's been six long and awful months.

Since he married my sister.

Oh my God. I gasped.

My dead sister.

I was fucking around with my late sister's husband.

And just like a splash of cold water, reality slammed me in the face and I froze.

What on earth am I doing?

Oh goddess, what am I doing?

I frantically shoved Kael away from me with all the strength I could muster, and bent to pick up my shirt.

“What?” Kael murmured, blinking rapidly and looking confused.

I glared at him as I buttoned my shirt.

“Do not what I, you bastard! Keep your fucking hands and even better - stay the hell away from me!”

“I'm sorry, I ….”

“I am too. For being so stupid and allowing weakness to take over my senses. That will never happen again, I swear by the heavens.”

Kael inhaled sharply with a grimace, “you can only run from this for so long, Seraphina.”

The way he said my name grated at my nerves and I took a step forward pointing my finger at my face.

“You seem to be temporarily delusional Kael so let me try to clear that up. We were mates, barely six months ago! I did not fucking run! I loved you, gave you everything I was only for you to what? Discard me by the side when you were satisfied with all these and choose my sister.”

His shoulders dropped but I wasn't done.

“So now, your original choice is gone and you are up here all over again, expecting me to fly back into your arms once again like nothing happened? Like you didn't break my heart? NO!”

I took a deep breath to calm my nerves but that didn't help.

“So don't you dare tell me again that I'm running or what not! You were the one who ran, who threw away what I thought we had. I will never give you a chance to walk all over me like that again.”

“I'm sorry Sera…”

“I'm sure you are. Now get out of my room and do not bring this investigation crap to my hearings ever again!”

“You cannot keep pushing me away.”

“I can't? Try me Kael and you will see just what I can do. Out!”

Fortunately for us both he didn't argue, and he quietly left the room.

The breath I released once the door closed behind him was shaky and weak, just like my knees.

What the fuck am I doing?

And why would the goddess play around with my head like this by linking me to my Ex?

What sort of fuckery was that?

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It was barely thirty minutes later when I heard movements outside and I got off my bed to check.

Perhaps mother was finally up - or maybe it was my father.

I went to the sitting room and saw the both of them, hurdled together on a sofa with a grim look on their faces.

Anger rose like a bile in my chest as I looked at my father, biting down the urge to ask him where he has been since yesterday.

But he was here and that should matter.

“Hello mother, father.” I greeted them, slowly approaching them.

My mother's eyes were red when she looked at me before quickly looking away.

Had she spent all night crying?

I felt bad for not going in to check on her last night but that was it.

“How are you mother?” I asked again.

She sighed deeply, “why wasn't it you?’

I froze as the words left her mouth, as she looked at me without an ounce of regret.

“Faith…” dad warned but she brushed his hand away.

“Thalia was our baby girl. My precious daughter. Why wasn't it you?!”

Her words cut through me like sharp edges of a sword, and I blinked away the tears forming in my eyes.

I'm not going to take it to heart. She's just grieving, that's it.

“I'm very sorry mum. But I'm your daughter too and…”

“Shut up! Shut your dirty mouth! You are no daughter of mine! You are nothing but a piece of dump who we made the mistake of taking in after the death of your parents. But you had brought nothing - nothing but bad luck to us and now my baby is gone.”

I staggered back, again and again staring at her with my wife 's eyes.

“What?”

Surely she didn't mean any of that. She couldn't, could she? That's not true. No way is it true.

“What do you mean?”

“Calm down Faith.”

“No! Do not tell her to calm down. What on earth do you mean!?”

Father closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

“This isn't the time or place for this,” he said and shot mother a glare, “but yes. You aren't our daughter, at least not biologically.”

I inhaled sharply, the words sending shock waves through my body, “and who are my parents?”

“Friends. But they were mysteriously murdered when you were barely a few weeks old and Sera…”

I tilted my head waiting for him to finish.

“The same way your sister was killed, cutting the marks - that was the exact same way we found your parents. Exactly with no differences.”

My knees shook and suddenly the room started spinning over me.

I didn't know what to say, so I just turned around ignoring my father's voice in the afternoon as he called out my name.

Different thoughts flew through my mind at the same time different questions, but the winning ones were..

A: The couple who raised me were not even my parents.

B: The same thing or person who killed Thalia was also responsible for my parent's death.

My mind went back to the dream and vision from the day before and I shivered before picking up my phone and typing a text to Kael.

If he's right, and there is something more, then I need to find it. Not just for me, but for my parents.

I hit send, then read the message again, word by word.

/I will work with you. I'll help you find out whatever it is you are looking for.

But on one condition.

You will have to reject me first./