15. An awakening (literally and figuratively)

I was cursing Kai while I sat on my bed. The party was still happening because I heard the faint echo of the music through the walls of my room. My secret admirer was right. Kai's chivalry was only an act. An act I should have known better than to fall for.

The door opened and I jumped, hope being ignited in me. Kai had probably realized Katana was not me and he had come to get me. However, I felt disappointed yet again when I realized who was at the door.

" You do not look too happy to see me, " Miriam said from the door.

I shook my head and forced a tight smile on my face. I looked anywhere but at her so that she wouldn't see the disappointment dancing in my eyes. I patted the spot beside me on the bed knowing she had something to tell me.

" The party downstairs is not really a party. The vampires and werewolves are planning something big. My source did not know what it was because only four people know. They are Katana, Kai, the Alpha, and a mysterious person. He said it was something about an awakening." She said with a thoughtful look on her face.

" What do you mean an awakening? " I asked.

" Something about the history of the mansion and awakening someone, " she replied.

" Someone? "

Miriam nodded her head in answer and my thoughts started going wild. Alexander's diary had to have something about that. I needed to look and see. I would have pulled it out but I was territorial about it even more than I was territorial about Kai.

I had not told Miriam about it and I wasn't sure I ever would. The thought of anyone else reading it made my skin crawl.

" Aren't vampires and werewolves supposed to have a feud or something? " I asked after a few minutes of silence.

" They are. From what I gathered from the guard; they can't stand each other. They came together for this particular reason. They mended fences because of a common interest. We need to find out what that common interest is. It might be our only shot at getting out of here. "

She smiled when she said that. I wanted to be happy but I would when I found out the big secret. Maybe I could try to trick Kai into telling me. Something told me my efforts would be futile but I had to at least try.

The awakening scared me. Whoever they were going to reawaken had to be bad and important. We needed to find out who it was and fast. The fact that they were keeping humans as slaves only meant that whatever it was might end the superiority of the human race.

The jiggling of my door handle pulled us out of our thoughts. Before I could react, Miriam had already run to the bathroom and locked the door. Weird. She could have just said she was bringing me something.

I picked a novel and pretended to read. I looked at the door when it opened. Kai came into view looking deliciously handsome in the perfectly fitting suit he had on.

" Hey, " he greeted.

I half-expected him to sense Miriam in the bathroom but he didn't. Instead, his attention was trained solely on me.

" Hey, " I replied.

He walked to my bed and sat down. I turned away my head, remembering how Katana ad talked to me. I shouldn't have been angry because there was no way he wanted me to part of the conversation of the so-called awakening. I only hated that Katana was a part of it.

But then again, he had known her longer than he had known me. Maybe they had known each other for half a century or more.

" I can see the wheels turning in your pretty little head, " he said.

" Don't you have a woman to give attention? " I spoke more harshly than I intended.

Instead of making Kai angry, he simply laughed. He cradled my cheek in his hand and gently stroked my cheek with his thumb. I fought the urge to lean into his touch.

" Katana? " He asked as if he didn't know the answer to that question. Nevertheless, I nodded my head.

He chuckled even more, embarrassing me even more.

" Are you jealous? " He asked in between chuckles.

" Hell no! Why would I? We are not-"

His lips were on mine, effectively shutting me up. I melted into him and held onto him for dear life. I fought the urge to let out the sounds that were stuck in my throat. He tasted like honey and summer. Two things that were warm and sweet.

His mouth massaged mine passionately like his last breath depended on it. I pulled him closer to deepen the kiss. Soon, our tongues were fighting for dominance. I felt tingles all the way down to my toes and my body was ignited with heat.

There was a familiar liquid heat in my center. If I was confident, I would have guided his hands where my body needed his touch the most. He suddenly pulled away and I whimpered at the loss of contact.

" I can smell your arousal. It's so strong and its smells so good. If I don't stop now, I never will. Not until your body gives out. " He said making me more aroused.

He was so crude and blunt…I liked it.

" Katana is my sister, okay? " He said and I nodded my head.

I was relieved to hear those words. The smile on my face faded when I realized that I had to ask something.

" Kai? What were the werewolves doing here? " I asked.

He raised an eyebrow at me but he didn't answer.

" You can tell me. I mean what would I do with that information? " I asked while stroking his arm with my fingers.

His expression changed in a second. Suddenly, he looked dangerous and unfeeling. He had that evil spark he hid in his eyes. What scared me the most was the fact that it was directed at me.

" Know your place, slave, " he said while drawling out the word slave.

He leaned in so his mouth was hovering above my ear. There was a pain in my chest like someone had stabbed me with a knife and twisted it.

" You're meant to be a good fuck. Don't start getting ideas. " He added, making me shiver.

I gulped while blinking back my tears. He pulled away and when I looked at him, I saw a devious smirk on his face.

His polite and romantic smile was gone from his face. Without another word, he turned around and left. I wiped the stray tear that had fallen from my left eye and got up from my bed. I refused to cry over a jerk.

I went to the bathroom door and knocked to let Miriam know it was time to come out. I knocked three times and called out to her but she didn't answer or open the door. After a few minutes of knocking, I decided to twist the handle to try and catch her attention.

To my surprise, it wasn't locked. Had I imagined her locking the door? I got in to wake her because I was sure the whole reason she wasn't opening the door was that she had fallen asleep.

Imagine my surprise when I found no one. There was no door or window that she could have used to escape. My heart started thumping fast against my chest.

Did I imagine that Miriam had come into my room or was it all her doing?

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