26. He hates me

I paced back and in my room wondering how Kai was faring. I tried to convince myself that the reason I was worried was because he could be replaced by a more ruthless king if he died but deep down I knew that was not the reason I was that worked up.

" Why are you so worried? " I voice asked and turned to see Zeus leaning against the balcony door. It was his signature entrance.

I shook my head to indicate that it was nothing while I assessed him from head to toe. I heaved out a sigh of relief when I saw that he was okay. He must not have been involved in the fight. He smiled when he realized why I was looking at him that carefully.

" I didn't know you liked me that much, " he said and got up from his position. He walked towards me and kissed me on the lips.

Before I could deepen it, he pulled away and walked out my bedroom door. He had never used my bedroom door before and all I could do was watch him.

When he left, I sat on my bed. I liked Zeus romantically. That much was obvious but I also couldn't deny how my body reacted when Kai was around. I had mixed feelings.

Romance was not meant to be this hard. At least it wasn't in all the romance novels I read and in the lives of the people who had been around me. It was impossible to like more than one person, right?

My sister would call me stupid if she knew what I was thinking. However, I couldn't deny that the thought of Zeus and Kai was appealing. I shook my head at the crude thoughts and left my room to see if Zeus had gotten better.

Miriam had not been around to give me information and the slaves knew nothing. It seemed that they wanted to keep Kai's health hushed.

I opened my door and peeked outside to see if there was a vampire around. Once I saw that there was none, I started walking to Kai's room.

As I was walking there, I halted in my steps when I saw Zeus caught in a deep conversation with Katana and Athena. They walked down the stairs and they were engrossed in their conversation so much that they didn't notice me standing a distance away.

I always thought that Zeus was in the castle illegally. What I was seeing was telling me otherwise. Despite the fact that he was speaking, his eyes still found mine and he winked. It was like he felt my presence because he didn't look surprised to see me.

I shook my head and started walking again. I couldn't keep my eyes off him. Katana placed her hand on his shoulder and I fought the urge to walk over there and pull it off him. At the moment, I had more pressing matters.

Plus all that that would do was make me look like a complete fool.

I knocked on the door to Kai's room and waited for an answer. When I got none, I opened the door and peeked inside. There was no one inside but Kai. He was asleep and he looked all better.

I wondered if Zeus had something to do with him getting better. I walked over to him and stared at his face. He looked very peaceful when he slept.

I had the urge to touch his hair so I lifted my hand and stroked his hair gently. I did it a couple of times because I was sure that he would not have any recollection of that moment. Sick people were barely even awake under all that medication.

Suddenly his arm gripped mine, shaking me to the core. He was asleep seconds ago. I hadn't even noticed that he had woken up. His grip was so tight that it didn't feel like it belonged to someone who almost died.

He removed my hand from his hair and turned to glare at me. His eyes were clear and he looked well rested. I rubbed the spot he had brutally gripped.

" Do not ever touch me again, "he stated as he continued glaring.

I opened and closed my mouth repeatedly trying to find something to say to him. He did not have to be so rude all the time. I was a human being with feelings. Unlike him, I had a heart. How is it that my good gesture had been shut down like that?

" What are you doing here? " He asked.

" I-I c-came to see you because I was worried. I heard-"

"Save your gossip for someone who actually wants to listen to it. "

I got up and started leaving because it was clear that my presence did not appeal to him at all. I did not even understand why. He and I had gotten on well before. Couldn't we just go back to how we were?

" Why do you hate me so much? " I said when I got to the door. I had to know the reason because it hurt to be hated by him when I didn't remember doing anything wrong.

He chuckled and looked at me so dangerously that it scared me.

" You're the one taking it personally. Don't be so sensitive. " He said and got up from the bed like he hadn't been bitten twice by a werewolf.

My jaw ticked with anger. What a jerk! I huffed and I turned to leave. When I was out, I made sure to slam the door as hard as I could. I knew it would bother his heightened hearing.

Good, because he deserved it.

I pushed back the tears that were forming in my eyes and walked back to my room with my head held high.

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