I pushed myself away from the wall as Stella and Chris exited my room. I felt my heart sink at the look on their faces, it was grim. I had sent everyone else away and waited alone.“She’s asleep,” Stella said.“How bad is it?” I asked her.“She was beaten rather harshly, I found a lot of bruises all over, some cuts and…” she said.“And?” I pushed her.“She has bruising between her legs,” she said and looked down, “I’ll come by and check on her again tomorrow.”I just nodded my head as I looked towards my room. I heard Chris talking to Stella as they walked down the hall and I vaguely heard the front door. I stood frozen on that spot for a few more minutes before entering my room.I pulled a chair closer to the bed and sat down. She looked small and frail and I felt that familiar anger rising up in me.“What the hell happened to you Rylee?” I asked in a whisper.Her eyes remained closed and her breathing was even. At some point during the night I fell asleep in the chair as I watched h
I ran up the stairs to my room and opened the door. My bed was made and a folded letter lay neatly on my pillow. I knew immediately that she wasn't here. She wasn't even in the house and I dreaded to pick up that letter."Dear LucasI can't stay here, not just with you, but here in Aurora. A relationship between us would never work, especially after what happened to me. You seem like a good person, to me at least, you deserve someone that can give you everything. I have nothing to give you. Reject this bond and move on with your life, I'm sure a chosen half would be much better suited to you than me.Take care,Rylee."Rev stood in my doorway and walked over to me as I held the letter up. He read it quickly and put it down on the bed next to me."She's afraid," he said."She didn't want to tell me what happened to her but Stella said she had bruising. I think she was raped," I said to him."You should talk to Hannah," he said."Why?" I asked him."She sees and feels things," he said a
It was the last week before graduation and I didn't really see the point in going but I went and the only thing that was different was that Rylee wasn't there. Carson and JD still glared at us and I saw that they got their dragons too. I caught a glimpse of Carson's indigo dragon and JD's green one.He must be so pissed off that he didn't get a blue one since he was Carson's second in command. The look in their eyes said that they thought my own gray dragon were beneath them and I only smiled to myself with that realization."Heard you got rejected," Carson said as he pushed past me in the hallway."Heard you bonded with another guy," I said to him and his eyes widened."When did you become such an asshole Lucas, we used to be friends," he said to me."Yeah used to, so glad my eyes opened up," I said to him."What's your problem man?" he asked."Did you know your mother isn't your father's bonded half but a chosen one?" I asked him."That's a load of bullshit," he said."Whatever make
A lot has happened in the past six years. Chris and Jax had gotten married and Preston had met his bonded half, funnily enough she was human but she had taken the news of dragonkin well and they were well suited. She didn't take any of his bullshit and he had changed from a player to a caring and thoughtful boyfriend.Rev had been charged with aggravated assault, possession of an illegal firearm and obstruction of justice. He had also been found guilty and he was currently serving his time at the Federal Prison in Chicago. Hannah had taken it very badly and most nights she screamed as she felt Rev's pain. Rev had also refused any visitors and none of us had seen him in six years.I reached out to Tirsynth on a weekly basis and he confirmed that Rev was doing all right, sometimes he'd tell Baz that Rev had been hurt but mostly I already knew that through Hannah. I kept tabs on him and made sure that he always had money in his prison account and we sent him packages weekly.Rylee had fi
"So that's it?" she asked me, "you're just going to walk away?""Isn't that what you want?" I asked her.She looked down and then her eyes found mine. I closed the distance between us and I picked her up and kissed her. Her back found the wall and I leaned in and pressed myself against her. She wasn't fighting me, she was kissing me back with her own urgency matching mine.I could feel Baz in my head and I knew my eyes would be yellow if I opened them but I did anyway. I moved to the bedroom and I lowered her to the bed and hovered on top of her. Her hands went up to my shoulders and I shrugged my jacket off as she unbuttoned my shirt.I could feel the bond pulsating between us, giving me an euphoric feeling of happiness as she touched me. I lifted her dress and pulled her underwear off as she unbuckled my belt. I pulled her up and unzipped her dress and pulled it over her head."Rylee," I whispered against her neck. She arched it slightly as my teeth grazed her and she wrapped her le
I knocked on the door right across from my suite and looked into Colin's face as he opened the door. He smiled briefly at me before his face became questioning since my expression was serious."Sire Lucas, what brings you to my door?" he asked."Cut the bullshit Colin, I need to speak to Rylee," I said to him. Rylee appeared next to him still looking like shit."I need you to accompany me to the conference room to meet with the Elders," I said to her."I'll accompany Rylee," Colin said and he stepped forward but I moved in front of him as Rylee stepped into the hallway and blocked his view."You're not invited," I said to him.I turned and nudged Rylee with a hand on her shoulder towards the elevator. She didn't say a word and I was glad. I couldn't talk to her right now, I was still too angry at her confession. There was probably nothing wrong with Colin except that she loved him."Lucas, can we talk please?" she asked me when the doors closed and we started going down."There's no p
I was busy with my tie when a knock on the door interrupted my thought process. Our lawyer had given the go-ahead to sign the contract in the morning and I felt pleased that at least one thing had gone according to plan this weekend. I opened the door and Colin stood there."Can I come in and talk to you?" he asked me."Sure. Drink?" I asked him and he nodded.He followed me into the living room and stood in front of the big window looking out over the city. It was a pleasant view although I preferred to be back in Aurora where I could see the woods from every window in my house and experience the quiet of where I lived."Lucas, I'm just going to be very straight forward with you," Colin said as he took the glass from me."I expect nothing else," I said to him and sat down across from where he stood."I love Rylee," he began and I instantly glared at him to which he laughed, "I'm also gay.""Your what?" I asked him not sure I heard correctly."I love Rylee like a sister. When I met he
“If it isn’t Rylee Christianson,” JD said as Rylee walked with me to the bar. She stiffened and my protective instincts kicked in.“Fuck off JD,” I said as I stood in between him and Rylee.“I see you still have the mark of a whore on your neck,” Carson chimed in as he joined JD.My eyes flashed yellow and I had both of them pinned against the wall with a hand around their throats each. I squeezed as Baz roared in my head. The music had lowered and people were watching us. They tried to get out of my grip but I only squeezed harder.“Lucas, they’re not worth it,” Rylee said as she placed a hand on my shoulder. My eyes returned to their normal green and I let go of them as several other Sires stepped forward. I turned away from them and took Rylee’s hand which she didn’t resist.“We’ll be seeing you around Rylee,” JD said loudly and I felt fear coming from her.“The Grey lair officially declares the McIntyre lair our enemy,” I said as I faced him again. There were a few gasps and I kne