When The Universe Align

c h a p t e r N I N E | | Gabrijela Kavynier

The bright warmth streaming in from the floor to ceiling windows kissed Gabrijela gently on her face, causing her to stir awake.

A sigh of content escaped her lips as she snuggled deeply into the familiar smooth silk sheets that covered the familiar soft bedding of the bed she laid in.

Snuggling deeper into the sheets, she froze at the sudden thought of how her comforters smelt different than usual. Her dark brown eyes flew open only to be engulfed by a sea of black. Black ceiling. Black comforters. Black walls. A simple black room that only consisted of a large California bed, in the middle, that she was currently lying in. The total opposite of her own white and gold room that was fully furnished. Panic overtook her body as she sat upright. The last thing Gabrijela remembered was walking out of Grande Bar for a walk, everything else that happened after that was blank. She could not remember how she got here or where she was.

Clumsily fumbling the comforters off her body, a sigh of relief sounded from Gabrijela's lips. Thank god I still have my clothes on. Nothing feels off. But I do reek of alcohol. Thank the Goddess I don't have a hangover.

A knock on the door in front of her caused Gabrijela to startle at the sudden sound. Her head flew up just as the door opened and in sauntered the most beautiful man Gabrijela had laid her eyes on. Even more than him.

The beautiful stranger had skin that seemed to gleam golden as the sunlight streaming in hit his naturally tanned skin. Even though his arms were crossed across his broad well-defined chest, his chiseled jaw was relaxed; A perfect example of indifference. But Gabrijela knew that it was just a façade. She could tell that he was on edge from how stiff the man's shoulders were. His tousled dark hair fell over his eyes as the man walked in and towards the bed. Even though the man seemed untouchable, due to the coldness that surrounded him, Gabrijela was not afraid of him. Instead she was intrigued by him. What had he gone through to make him so cold? Or was she just intrigued by his pretty face?

He was far different from the usual type of lover she always seemed to entangle with. They were usually men with a much more slender build and a charming, bright personality. But there was something about him that captivated her. His tall, well-built stature was pure muscle. His cold demure. She had usually found men like that unattractive. So, why was she feeling her heart leap in excitement? It had been a long time since her heart thumped so violently in her chest. She was worried that it would jump right out of her body if it thumped any harder.

The man's baritone voice rang through the empty room, sending tingles from Gabrijela's heart all the way down to her core. "I see you're a-" Running his right hand through his dark luscious hair, the beautiful stranger stopped mid sentence as his emerald green eyes met her dark brown eyes. Memories of what happened the night before rushed through Gabrijela's mind. 'Did he save me? Where is that Rogue now? He's going to wish he was never born.' Followed by dreams that seemed like fragments of someone else's memories, featuring the gorgeous stranger that had somehow climbed onto the bed and had his face so close to hers that she could feel his warm breath on her face.

Oddly enough, this morning's events should have made her feel more repulsed by the idea of someone being in her personal space. Instead, she wasn't. 'Gosh I'm such a slut. He's so handsome.'

Her face flushed a light pink as blood rushed to her face. "Val-ddy." She instinctively and softly called out as she turned her face away from his. His warm breath tickled her neck causing her to suck in a deep breath of air as she felt tingles down her core. 'The sheets smell like him.' 

Her face flushed a darker shade of red when she remembered that, that was the nickname the owner of the new memories called him and that his real name was Valdus. Clearing her throat, Gabrijela tried to push the gorgeous stranger off as she called out his name loud and firm this time, "Valdus."