LOGINI stare at the brass bowl in the center of the table. The water inside shimmers like it’s been sucked right out of a burning star. “Does she know?” Mr Grathen asks, stealing my attention. I turn to Sylas, he avoids my gaze.“No, she doesn’t.”“Why not?”Sylas takes a deep breath.“Know what? What do I not know?” I ask, looking between the two of them. “She doesn’t have to know.”“I don’t have to know what?” I ask again “You have to tell her,”“What does this have to do with my mother? That’s why I’m here.”“It has everything to do with your mother and her story.” Grathen says calmly Sylas doesn't speak. Grathen waits patiently and then Sylas turns to me.“I’m a…” he shuts his eyes, like what he's about to tell me would need inner strength “I’m a vampire.”It takes me a second to process what he has just said.“No.”“Yes.” He says “and I understand if that disgusts you. I understand if you don’t want to have anything to do with my kind.”“You don’t smell like…”“I know.” he says a
Immediately I step into the house, I am seized by the sheer beauty of it. I go to have a seat and I wait for Aidan’s grandfather to settle.Lorelei comes back and she offers us something to drink. Sylas asks for water and I don’t have the mind to ask for anything else. “Water.” I say in a mocking tone“I didn’t know you were an alcoholic, Dahlia.”“Orange juice would have been nicer.”“You had the option to choose.”“Here.” Lorelei says, dropping a tray in front of Sylas. Her cheeks are red with a blush and her eyes are gleaming."Thank you," I say to her but she barely notices me. “She likes you,” I whisper to Sylas when she leaves and he rolls his eyes at me.“What? Do you have a mate?” I ask and he gives me a side eye “I don’t believe in mates.”“With that attitude, I don’t think you’ll ever find one.”“I don’t want one.” He mutters I’m about to say something when Grathen speaks up, interrupting me.“From the research I made, you and my grandson are rivals.”“Uh, no no… at lea
The journey to the island is short. The yacht stops at a dock and we are immediately escorted by two men who look like they could snap me in half if I blinked in the wrong direction. I don’t have time to process anything as a slender woman walks before us and starts searching my pockets.“For your safety and ours.” She tells me as she goes down on her knees and pat my thighs.I turn to Sylas and I see a man digging into his pockets. He senses me watching him and he gives me a flat smile that shows his annoyance.“She’s clean.” The woman says and she leaves in the same way she came, quietly.I walk towards Sylas and he places his hand on my shoulder.“You might hear things you won’t like today. But whatever happens, know that I genuinely believe that you’re a great person and I would never harm you.”I turn to him, he looks serious in the way his jaw is clenched and his eyes are almost bleak. “What?”“You’re one of the few people in the world that I have come to… trust and I really w
Aidan had me blocked for months, for him to send me a text means that he has unblocked me. I feel a wave of excitement hit me.“Lia, our ride is about to leave.” I hear Sylas call impatiently as he walks towards a yacht.“Where have you been?” I shoot Aidan a quick test and I run towards the yacht.“You said we were going in a boat, not a fancy yacht.” I say to SylasHe doesn’t seem to hear me as he turns towards the captain and starts conversing with him in low tones.I wait for Aidan’s response but I get nothing, so I decide to call him back.He picks up on the first ring.“Hello?” I say into the phone and wait for a response“Dahlia,” Aidan says, his voice is ragged and rough, like he’s been yelling.“Aidan, where are you? I’ve been worried sick. Where did you go? Are you okay?”I ask so many questions in one… I’m so nervous I can’t think straight.He breathes hard.“I’m fine now. I went to see my dad. I had to tell him.”“You did what?”“They didn’t believe me, she denied it. She
I wake up from my sleep with cold sweat dripping down my face. I turn to look at the clock.“Fuck, I can’t miss another class today.”I get down from the bed and my head is pounding. I check my phone and I see two texts messages from Sylas.“I’ll be driving to your cafe in twenty minutes.”“Lia, where are you?”The last message was sent over an hour ago. I curse under my breath and rush to the bathroom.I stop in front of the mirror and stare back at my reflection. I wonder how much concealer I would need to hide the dark circles under my eyes. I look deathly pale, like I’ve been living in a cave for decades. I don’t recognize the girl in the mirror and I’m awfully ashamed of her. I rush to the shower and I quickly take my bath. I send Sylas a quick message, telling him I’ll meet him shortly and I get dressed.The world seems quieter today, the sky is grey and stark, like it’s been drained of all its shine.I pull the door to the cafe and I walk in to see Sylas sitting with Jace an
Sylas is sitting at the corner of the cafe. He arrived as soon as I called him, but he's been waiting for the past thirty minutes. There's too many customers today and I need to wait for Sasha to clock in before I leave the counter. “Sorry I'm late.” she says and I sigh in relief.“No Worries.” I say to her, I turn around to find Esmeralda watching Sylas. She has a glaze over her eyes, the same way any sane woman would if they saw how handsome he was. I grab another of coffee and head over to his table. I drop the coffee in front of him with some cookies. “Sorry that I kept you waiting.” I said to him, taking my seat. He grabs a cookie and takes a bite. “Apology accepted.” he says mid bite. “You don't look so good.” “I know, I'm nervous as fuck.”“Hmmm.” Sylas says, I don't know if he's processing what I'm telling him or lost in the cookie. “I told Aidan about my mum, what she said and he just left.” “When?” “Like an hour ago.” “What did he say?” “This changes things or
“I can't believe I was asleep for eighteen hours.” I said to Aidan, pushing a branch away from my face.The leaves flutter and swoosh in the evening breeze. It's getting colder by the minute and I was glad I had listened to Aidan when he asked me to bring a jacket. “We'll get there soon.” Aidan sa
“Don’t worry about Jace and Damir,” I hear Aidan’s voice in my mind. “They’ll come around. We just have to wait for the shock to wear off.”Underneath the table, I felt a hand on my thigh.I turned to Aidan sharply and he gave me a mischievous smirk.“Don’t.” I said in my mind.“Don’t what? Don’t s
I COULD NOT BREATHE.I could not even think as he slammed into my pussy. The lines between pain and pleasure blurred and merged together to forge a third emotion. Something I had never felt before.He pulled out almost immediately and slammed in again, burying himself to the hilt.“Dahlia.” His moa
When Aidan said he had sent everyone home, I hadn’t realized that he meant every single soul in the entire building. The mansion was a graveyard that amplified every tiny sound, even the sound of my breaths.The sound of the butter in the pan bounces over the surface of the stainless steel furnishi







