Raining Light (Fate's Intent Book 5) (27 page)

There was no answer.

I quietly opened it and looked inside. Jaylyn and Troy weren’t there. The room was empty.

I closed the door and decided to check elsewhere. I walked downstairs with Rift loyally at my side and the place was completely quiet. I didn’t see anyone around. I poked my head into the kitchen and the dining room but they were empty as well. I walked by the fireplace and made my way to the bathhouse.

Jaylyn and Troy were both in there by the sinks. Jaylyn was putting up her hair and Troy was shaving his face.

“Hey, Zayden.” Jaylyn smiled, seeing me through the mirror. “And Rift.”

He let out a small kind of bark like he actually liked her. I didn’t think he liked any other humans.

“Hey.” I said. “Why is it that you two always get up first?”

“I don’t know.”

“At least we both do it.” Troy said. “I’d hate to be with someone who wanted to sleep till noon.”

I laughed. “Yeah, I guess that would be bad.”

“How’s Adele?” Jaylyn asked. “Has she woken up yet?”

“She woke up last night.”

“Good.”

“Has anything changed?” Troy asked. “Is she okay about everything now?”

“I guess so. She says she’s completely fine with it.”

“Really?” Jaylyn wondered. “Then it worked?”

“It seems so. You can check on her if you’d like. She’s awake now too. You should.”

We looked at each other through the mirror and Jaylyn knew what I was hinting at and made it casual with Troy standing right there by just nodding her head. “Okay. I will. I’ll be back down, Troy.”

“Okay. I’ll just meet you back out there. I’m almost done.”

Jaylyn smiled and quickly kissed his head before turning and skipping out of the bathhouse.

I stepped up next to Troy and splashed water on my face. I didn’t want it to seem like I was following her so I hung back with Rift still at my feet.

“How are you doing with this?” Troy asked.

“I’m fine. Why shouldn’t I be?”

“I don’t know. How was your talk with Trever last night? You did go out there, right?”

“Yeah. It went pretty normal but he wouldn’t come in.”

“He slept outside?”

“He knew Darius wouldn’t want him in here. I said it was okay but still. We’ll get him to come in today.”

“Maybe.”

“Well, I guess I should finish getting dressed. Know what’s going on today?”

Troy laughed. “Well, you’re the one in charge, right? I guess that’s up to you.”

“A day of nothing it is. I’ll see you out there.”

“Okay.”

I walked out with Rift following and we headed right back upstairs to my room where Jaylyn was sitting on the bed with Adele.

“So, what do we have to talk about?” Adele asked.

Jaylyn and I looked at each other while Rift took up his spot back on the chair.

“Ah, well—” I walked over to the bed and sat at the end of it. “We wanted to tell you that we tried it last night while you were ah—out, I guess we should call it.”

“You mean, you bit her?”

“Yeah.” Jaylyn said. “And we wanted to talk to you about it before even thinking about doing it again.”

“Okay. You obviously don’t kill her. So, how was it?”

I laughed. “That’s the thing. It was really great. It left me completely relaxed and in a good mood.”

“Well, that’s good.”

“But there’s something you should know.”

“Okay.”

“It was a little—sexual.”

Her eyes widened and looked between us. “Really? For both of you?”

“Yeah.” Jaylyn smiled. “Weird, I know but it was.”

“And that’s all you did? This isn’t like some horrible confession?”

“Of course not!” I cut in. “We didn’t take it further than that. We just thought you should know how it was for us and are leaving it up to you to decide if we should keep doing it.”

Adele stood up, keeping her back to us as she took a few steps away from the bed. I could almost imagine what was going through her mind but I felt something else.

“Jaylyn, relax. She’s not going to freak out at you. It’s not your fault.”

“I’m completely fine.” Jaylyn whispered.

“I know you’re not. Your heart is pumping your blood pretty hard. I can feel it.”

Adele turned back around and had her arms folded. “What is that?”

“What is what?”

“You can feel her blood when your eyes aren’t even black?”

Jaylyn and I looked at each other and I knew I had to answer. “I guess it’s part of the connection.”

Adele sighed and turned away again in a bad way.

“Love, if you’re having a problem with this, all you have to do is say so and it won’t happen again.”

“I’m not going to do that. I want you to get control of it, Zayden but first I want you to show me so I can make an accurate decision.”

“Show you?”

“Yes. Show me. Bite her right now.”

I looked back at Jaylyn and she looked a little worried by the way Adele asked. Her tone was almost threatening.

“I can’t just turn it on like that. Yes, I can senses wise but for me to want to bite something I have to be angry or stressed.”

“Then get angry!”

“It’s not that simple.”

Adele didn’t give me time to say anything before she brought up her hand and struck me across the face.

“Adele!” Jaylyn gasped, standing right up from the bed and even Rift let out a whine like he felt it too.

I had my head turned, trying to breathe calmly.

“Angry? Good.”

“No, it’s not.” I looked at her with my solid black eyes, unable to fade them on my own.

“Looks like you want something to me so take it.”

“Don’t make me do this, Love.”

Adele’s eyes narrowed just a little and she slapped me across the face again. I heard Rift’s whine again with a little growl with it as I kept my head turned away. My anger was rising uncontrollably and I used my speed to turn to Jaylyn. I quickly pulled her into me by the waist and put one hand under her jaw, turning her head away from me. I was too quick that she didn’t have time to react to it until I viciously bit into the side of her neck.

The heavy blood flow started to run down her chest but it brought a different feeling than before. A stronger feeling of desire for both of us and we became completely oblivious to Adele in the room. Jaylyn’s hands slid down from my shoulders, clenching around my back at my ribs and she let out a soft moan like she had enjoyed it. I knew I was enjoying it.

“Okay. That’s enough.” Adele pulled me away before I could even finish.

I took a few deep breaths from not wanting to stop yet and had my eyes closed, savoring the taste still in my mouth.

“That was the creepiest thing I’ve ever seen. I don’t get how that can be sexual.”

“It’s hard to explain.”

“Yes, I saw.”

“Then what’s your verdict?”

She paused, folding her arms and looking at both of us. Jaylyn was healed but the front of her was drenched in blood. “I’m going to let you continue doing it because I want you to get the control so that doesn’t end up being me but I never want to see you do it again. I don’t even want to know when you’re going to. Keep it private but take it any further than that and you better tell me so I can kill both of you.”

Jaylyn laughed. “You don’t have to worry. It won’t but we’ll keep that in mind.”

“And something else—Trever was right. Troy will not like seeing that. He won’t even like hearing about it. So, it is best that you stay hush about it.”

I knew that wasn’t the plan anymore and Jaylyn looked over at me because she knew it too.

“Oh, no. What?”

“We have to tell him.” Jaylyn said. “I don’t want to keep it from him.”

“He’s not going to like it at all.”

“We know.” I said. “But I’m going to talk to him about it without Jaylyn being present. I know he’ll listen to my reasoning.”

“Okay. I don’t want to think about it anymore.”

She walked out of the room and left Jaylyn and I standing here.

Rift jumped down off the chair and came to me, gently rubbing his head against me.

“I’m okay, Rift. Sorry about that, Jaylyn. You know, no warning and all.”

“It’s all right. I kind of knew it would have been coming but that felt different.”

“Your neck, I know what you mean. It seemed better.”

Jaylyn laughed and looked away in embarrassment. “Yeah, better. Wow, look at me. I look like I was just murdered.”

“You also bleed more there.” I brought my hand up to her chest lightly stroking my fingertips down the front of her shirt. I was still a little entranced to be able to smell all of that exposed blood.

“Ah, Zayden—Zayden?”

Rift barked and I blinked my eyes to look up, quickly moving my hand. “Oh. Sorry. I wasn’t ready to stop. She pulled me away.”

“Well, I guess it’s best if I change for your sake and before Troy sees this. He’ll ask questions and I wouldn’t know how to give him the answers.”

“Okay. We’ll be downstairs.”

Jaylyn nodded and we both left the room. She was able to slip into hers without Troy seeing her and I went downstairs with Rift. Troy and Ruby were the only ones down there when we came into view, sitting on separate couches.

“So, this is all that’s awake so far?”

“They’re outside.” Ruby answered.

I looked and Adele was standing out there with Trever, probably letting him know she was okay. I’m sure he would have been glad to know.

Chapter 34

Adele

“Morning, father.” I saw my father walk out of the house and join us outside.

“How is everything?”

“Everything’s fine. I’m fine. Don’t worry.”

“Good.” He hugged me and kept me under his arm.

“And we’re all glad.” Trever smiled. “But I am sorry. We should have told you.”

“I said it’s okay. I know why you did it. You were right to. Zayden wouldn’t be here if you told me when it happened.”

“It’s good to see you’re looking on the upside of things.” My father said.

“I have to. It’s better this way.”

“You’re not doing this because of Zayden, are you?” Trever asked.

“You didn’t really stay out here all night because of Darius, did you?” I replied with my own humorous question.

Trever laughed. “Nice one.”

“Seriously. You should come inside. Father, tell him he should. Darius isn’t going to go completely crazy. You’ve never even seen him do that. He’s done well at controlling it.”

“It wouldn’t hurt.” My father said. “I’m not sure how long we’ll stay here. Everyone seems pretty tired in there. We may stay for another night.”

“See?” I smiled, freeing myself from my father’s arm and taking Trever’s. “Come on. You could use some real rest. It doesn’t look like you’ve slept at all.”

“There’s a good reason for that.”

“Come on.”

He shared a look with my father as they always do but we all headed inside together just the same.

“So, this is the glass house from the inside.”

No one said anything and he sat on the couch next to Jaylyn.

I sat next to Zayden, leaning on him while my father remained standing.

“Whose idea was it? It’s not something you normally see.”

“Darius’s father started building it over fourteen years ago and was able to finish it just before he died three years later.” Troy said. “It was a gift for his mother and when she died, he got it. It’s the only thing from their estate that he kept.”

“How almost sad and where is the master of the house, this morning?”

“He’s upstairs.” Ruby said. “And don’t get on his nerves. This is his house. You’re lucky he’s even letting you stay here.”

“Although, I’d gladly kick you out if you choose to test my hospitality.” Darius was suddenly on the stairs and it was worse that he actually heard Trever in here.

“Sorry, not on the list of things to do but it’s only morning after all.”

Darius reached the bottom and glared at Trever while he walked to the couch, sitting next to Ruby. “Do it. I dare you. See what happens.”

“Darius, don’t.” Ruby leaned against him and pulled his arm around her. “It’s too early to deal with this now and I’m too tired to have to stop you.”

“Then maybe I should.”

“Do it. I dare you.” Trever smiled. “See what happens.”

“Trever.” My father interrupted before Darius had the chance to answer. “I’m aware that you rather enjoy pushing your limits but don’t give him an inviting reason. We can’t afford to lose anyone else, especially not the two of you and you know what I mean.”