Wilder
We walked into the house without a word. Kea's phone buzzed in my pocket, I gave it to her; it was Lucas.
She spoke without making eye contact with me, telling him she was okay and back home, asking him if he was safe.
He must have been since he was calling her.
They hung up after a few murmurs.
"So how about some coffee?" Colin spoke holding up the pot of coffee directing the question at Kea.
"And maybe some warm clothes?" I asked her softly.
She looked up gradually meeting me halfway and nodded.
This was the most vulnerable I had ever seen Kea.
She was almost like a scared little child.
What was she afraid of?
Me?
Dammit, I didn't want her to be afraid of me.
I liked it better when I was afraid of her.
She wasn't herself, her body was here but her mind was somewhere far away.
I took her by the hand and walked up the stairs, whatever I made her do, she did. No complaints, no demands.
It was scaring me.
I took her to my room and brought out a t-shirt and shorts.
I handed the clothes to her but instead, she just stared at them then me, almost confused about what to do.
I took the t-shirt and closed my eyes, I slowly removed the robe.
I could feel her skin, her soft skin that was radiating heat at the moment. The silk sliding down her body, caressing her curves...
"Fuck it" I opened my eyes and went straight for her lips, I held her by her bare waist with one hand and the other just barely grabbed anything; I held her hair.
I was sure the blood from my wound would be all over her, that her body would soon be covered in my blood almost as if I had marked her, made her mine.
She kissed me back, even though her eyes were open wide in shock, I could still see her coming back.
The spark.
Maybe I was right, maybe this was the way to bring her back.
And with that thought, I deepened my kiss.
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Faye
I had thought of a million things regarding Reyes; now René.
How I wouldn't fall into his traps. His sugary smile, his words.
Not again.
Never again.
But when I saw him near the pool walking over to us with Colin, I was taken by surprise. The reason I was here was to get away from him. I didn't want to see him or speak to him.
Yet when he came closer, my heart fluttered at the sight, his eyes were pained as though he was holding back a wave of emotions. His hair a tousled like he'd been moving his fingers through them all day, it looked like he hadn't put a lot of thought into or even cared much about how he looked. But he didn't have to because even without trying he was the most attractive guy here. But his eyes were tired.
I avoided any form of contact but I could feel his gaze burn into me.
I could feel his eyes on everything I did. Even without looking, I knew.
I saw when the asshole pushed him in the pool, and his oblivious expression going in as he instinctively held his plastered hand up.
And then I was drowning in the pool minutes later.
His hand found me under the water but I was too flustered to notice, too startled to enjoy. I wanted to get out of the water and the only thing that broke past my trance was Reyes's broken voice calling my name. But Lucas pulled me out and took me away before I could turn back and say something. I wasn't sure I wanted too either.
What would we even say to each other.
Lucas had shown me Danny's parents room after giving me a pool towel.
I was glad to finally be alone for some time.
Lucas was a sweetheart but he was a little overbearing. Ever since the truth about Reyes and the situation with Aiden happened; Lucas had hardly left my side. I was thankful but the company hadn't given me any time to really deal with everything that had happened.
I sat on the bed for a few seconds just breathing, the dip in the pool had brought back memories I didn't want to remember, it was a dark place.
I finally stood up, took off my top and dropped it in the puddle that had formed on the rug, my jeans followed as I dried myself with a towel.
When the bathroom door opened I turned, startled, Reyes looked as shocked to see me as I was to see him. His eyes watched me with desire but he turned away swiftly, as I covered myself with the towel.
When he turned back around to face me, I couldn't decide who was more lost in the other. His eyes were glistening with something dark, something I wanted to drown in.
He was in a towel for crying out loud. Fully clothed he was gorgeous, here- like this he was mouthwatering.
He had beautiful tanned skin and black eyes, I couldn't help but watch the muscles in his shoulders twitched as my eyes trailed his body, how lush his lips looked. I let my gaze slip lower, to the rest of his body, the roped muscle on his torso. I had seem him shirtless on the field a hundred times, but he seemed so utterly different today.
What the fuck was I doing?
This was René. No way should I be noticing how his abs rippled down into the waistband of his towel, loosely tied around him.
And then I was gone into a downward spiral of my own creation. Completely shut.
That was the only way to not fall for him all over again, the last time had almost ended me. I owed it to myself to move beyond Reyes René Wilder.
I went inside my fort and shut the door so tight I couldn't feel, hear or understand anything.
Also the pill I had taken before the party had just kicked in and everything was slower, more animated.
He walked past me and returned soon with a cloth, I couldn't understand what to do with it... also had his eyes always been this black. They were like onyx globes....
I watched him put the robe around me. I knew I had to wear it I just didn't know how.
I knew I couldn't stand here in a towel forever but my body had lost all its energy.
When he realised that I wasn't going to do anything, Reyes helped me, he held my hand out and put it through the sleeves and all I did was let him without protest.
What really moved me was how he looked away even though he didn't have to, when he removed the towel to cover me and tie the knot.
I couldn't help but admire him.
All things put aside.
He looked back at me and it was almost as if he was in pain again.
Was being close to me causing him so much discomfort now that he knew who I was?
Or was there a possibility that perhaps a he still wanted me?
Because for the briefest moment he leaned in and then walked away.
I watched his perfectly crafted back as he walked towards the bathroom, he stopped halfway, filling unnecessary hope in my head, making my stomach churn.
He immediately turned to me, his face tense but his body in a state of emergency.
Then he pulled me and everything happened so fast I couldn't quite register it. There was calling Colin but I couldn't hear what Reyes said to him, Reyes went to the bathroom to get something then we jumped out of the bedroom window onto the patio roof.
The open wounds on his hand were bleeding but he never winced once. His face was determined and I wasn't scared of anything. Maybe it was the pill or the blind faith I somehow still had in him.
I didn't want anything to happen between us because of our past but I wasn't blind, I saw what he did to Aiden, I knew he wouldn't let anything happen to me.
But of course, there was the tiny matter that now we both had our masks off, no more playing around. We both knew each others' secret and that changed everything.
He lowered me onto the ground from the roof, the blood from his wound trailed its way down my arm and soaked into the satin. When I reached the ground I saw my hand and there was so much blood, I held back a whimper, I looked at him not avoiding his eyes this time. I wanted to cry but he needed to get out of there first. He asked me to leave but I couldn't, not without him.
He finally gave up and jumped down, he took my hand as we walked swiftly. I didn't know where we were going or what he was thinking, I just mindlessly followed him till we reached what looked like Colin sitting in his car.
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AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Hey, guys, I'm sorry I haven't posted a chapter in 5 long days and trust me I'm feeling the pressure.
It's just been crazy for me lately. My best friends in town for the holidays and I have exams coming up and my boyfriend just keeps at it.
I know it sounds like I'm complaining but I'm really not. I love every bit.
I do however need to be more rapid with my story and I will be as soon as these exams get over.
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