The Two Kings (Afterlife Saga) (24 page)

“Ok
,
I’ll take that as you will help me. I need painkillers and umm…supplies
.
”
She sat there for a moment to think and Draven had noticed that I hadn’t spoken to anyone for a few min
utes. I felt his hand on my leg
and I almost jumped.

“Are you alright?” His voice blew down onto me and because my mind was open it felt different, more powerful like the first time I had heard it. I closed my eyes for a moment and let it help my cramps. Then I closed my mind back up quickly before he figured it out.

“Yes
, I’
m fine
.
” I gave him a smile that he didn’t believe but
thankfully,
he didn’t pursue it. Instead he took my hand and brought it to his lips to kiss. I noticed Aurora’s eyes bulge slightly at the gesture and I shamefully allowed myself
,
a smug smile to creep across my lips. Meanwhile Sophia must have come up with something because she leaned over to me and said
,

“Oh Keira
,
you have to see this new dress of mine, it is simply
di
v
ine
. It is made from Italian silk and
has a cut across the…
oh well it would be better if I just show
ed
you. Brother you don’t mind if I borrow Keira for a moment, do you?” It wasn’t really a question but more of a statement as she had already stood and was taking my arm. Zagan stood also but she turned to him and a look was all it took for him to get the message. 

“What are you up to
Sophia?” Draven said in an un
happy tone
.

“Just girl stuff which is none of your business
.
” She said firmly enough to make Draven let go of my hand, which he kissed again before doing so. Then I was being dragged away by Sophia. She looked lovely in her coral halter neck dress that was made from a material that floated around her doll like frame. It swayed as she walked and it was cut short showing off her beautiful legs that looked like they belonged on a shaving advert.

She linked my arm and walked me through the double doors that lead into their vast home. As soon as the doors closed I let out a moan and bent down to try and relieve the growing pain.

“Oh dear
,
you don’t have much luck do you
?
” Sophia rubbed my back and made large circles with her palm. I stayed like that for a minute before standing back up straight.

“Better?” Was all she said and I nodded.

“Thank you
.
” She shrugged her shoulders and we carried on down the grand hallway. At the end was Draven’s bed chamber and Sophia opened the door for me. Once inside I almost collapsed on the couch.

“I will be back with what you need, do you have a preference?” I told
her
what I needed and she was out of the door before I could blink. I was finally glad be to be alone and in a horizontal position. I gripped at my stomach hoping this would somehow help but the pain just got worse because I couldn’t relax. By the time Sophia came back
,
I was close to agony. She had some clothes and bless her
,
some clean underwear.

“Right take these and then sort yourself out but you had better be quick because it won’t take long for my brother to get restless
.” I knew what she meant. W
hen it came to me doing things without him, he was very suspicious. I swallowed the pills she gave me and went into the bathroom. Once I was finished
,
I changed into the comfortable black gym pants and new underwear that still held a label and price tag…Wow $150 for a pair of knickers! Oh dear this wasn’t a good idea.

I walked back out expecting to see just Sophia but I froze when I saw
that
Draven was now stood next to her with his arms folded. Sophia looked like she was trying very hard not to giggle at my situation but I just tried to act cool. Ok, so me a
nd the word cool didn’t really mesh well,
but it didn’t mean I couldn’t try.

“Why have you changed?” Draven was trying not to be demanding but it clearly took work. He was now looking even better as he had taken off his suit jacket and just had on a cr
isp white shirt under his waist
coat. His legs looked even longer in his well pressed trousers and all I wanted
to do
was to expose what was under
neath
them.

“Well
,
I will leave you both, Keira shopping tomorrow
.
” She said and I now knew my price for asking her help, she was going to do the whole dress up the life size
human
doll thing.

“Shopping?”

“Yeah
,
you know
,
the place people go
,
to buy clothes and stuff and from what I hear someone keeps ripping your clothes, so it is only right that he should get you some new to replace the ones in pieces!” She smiled and it was bad to the bone. Draven shot her a look. 

“Thank you Sophia, you really don’t understand the concept of prudence do you
?
” He said in an unimpressed way.

“Glad I could help
,” s
he said before leaving. I was still processing what she had said and wanted to know how the hell she knew about my ripped clothes! I let out a sigh
and walked over to the bed while
Draven stood watching me like I had ju
st done the crazy chicken dance.
I was just about to step up to the bed when I felt Draven’s arms around me preventing me from going any further.

“Is there something wrong, what did Sophia show you?”
Man, can anyone say paranoia?!

“You’re getting paranoid, she just showed me her dress and then asked me if I would go shopping with her tomorrow
.
” The idea made me wince. I didn’t love shopping and knowing
that Sophia
would make a big fuss over the whole expedition didn’t help.

“And now?” He asked running his hand down my back
,
making it respond with pleasure. If it hadn’t been bad timing then I would have turned round and jumped on him. So it pained me to say
,

“I’m just tired that’s all
.
” As soon as I said this he had me in his arms and placed me in bed like the last few steps would have been to
o
much. W
hat he didn’t realise is this just made me want him more.

“Then rest so I can wear
you out again
.
” His lips curved into a sexy grin and he kissed me lightly before making the curtains around the bed move, encasing the frame in thick material. Of course he didn’t have to touch them to do this.

“Are you not joining me?” I said not helping the disappointment in my voice. This made him happy. He loved it when I was needy.

“Not yet but soon, now sleep
.
” He ordered before pulling the last curtain ac
ross. Well at least I had got
away without him knowing why I was so tired. Maybe my acting skills were getting more convincing.  I lay there and let sleep take over the throbbing hurt in my belly knowing it wouldn’t be long before Draven would want to know why I didn’t want to make love to him and it pained me to know this was the first day we hadn’t had sex. I guess I was subconsciously worried that he
wouldn’t feel the same about me. I
t wasn’t like he was used to human women problems and this was a gross one. I was embarrassed beyond belief and this was one part about being human that I didn’t want to share with my Demon Angel boyfriend!

Only a week…..

Chapter 11

No More E
xcuses.

I knew I was dreaming but it still carried on.
Normally with my dreams
,
I wake as soon as I realise what it is but with this one it was strange and different. Almost like something I needed to see.

I was outside the Library in town that was close to the campus. It was a sunny day and I could feel the heat on my skin an
d when I looked up at the sun, my
vision went blotchy. I could hear and sense I was there for a reason so I went inside. A soon as I thought it
,
I didn’t even n
eed to open any doors
,
I was
right there by the information desk.

There I
saw a man walk towards me and I knew it to be George, Frank’s uncle. I don’t know how I knew this as I had never seen a picture of him but there he was
,
bounding his long legs this way.
He was a man in his late sixties but it was obvious that he kept himself in good shape as he hadn’t lost his fireman
’s
fitness. He had a full head of silver hair that caught the light in a shimmer as he walked past the tall windows of the library. As he got closer I could see almond shaped eyes of grey and he had laughter lines around strong features. This was clearly a man that had found lots of happiness in his life.

I lifted my hand up and waved but even though he was staring in my direction he didn’t react. It was like I wasn’t even here and when I looked down at myself and saw nothing
,
I knew
why. I wasn’t there to be seen….
I was there to see!

I turned to face the woman behind the desk and knew it was Yvonne Dubeck
, just as I had know
n
it was George
.
It was a bit like being
at a play and knowing who all the characters were without ever meeting the cast.
 

Yvonne Dubeck
was a small framed
,
thin woman with half moon glasses resting on her long beak like nose and
she wore her
hair pulled back into a tight
bun. She was pale and her
mousey coloured hair did nothing for her grey strands coming thr
ough. She wore a tight pencil sk
irt that looked hard to walk in and a plum coloured shirt with a thin bow attached around the neck in the same material. She wasn’t much to look at but something happened as soon as
she caught sight of George.

Her
eyes widened and started to glow around the edges for a split second. She looked excited and when he came to stand right in front of her
,
she took off her glasses and her face softened, changing her appearance to one more striking. George couldn’t find the words at first as her powers over him took
effect
. I could almost make out the negative energy she was extracting from him. She was stalling for more time
with him as he asked where the World War T
wo books were. Of course she offered to show him and off they walked.

I wanted to slap her away from him and somehow change the past but it was useless, I was only there to observe. I tried to follow but couldn’t move, so I shouted out in protest but that’s when the scenery changed
and now I was back at more familiar ground...
.
I was back at Libby and Frank
’
s house, my new home.

I had to remember that I wasn’t asleep in my bed and this was
just
me sleep
walking. I was in my room and it was dark. I could just make out my long mirror but when I looked for my refection to be staring back at me
,
there was nothing.  I was stood by my desk which now was a set of old pine draw
er
s. I noticed that my bed was missing and there was an old rocking chair
in its place
which
was now in the den.

In the chair sat George with the lights off and he was looking into a telescope. I walke
d over to see what he was looking at
and he didn’t even stir as I approached. I looked up into a clear night sky covered in a blanket of stars. But this wasn’t why I was there. I heard a noise that George couldn’t. It was a chanting I couldn’t understand but I knew who it came from. I
walked over to the window still taking care that George couldn’t feel me as
I
was now stood next to him. I
looked down into the yard and directly below the window was Yvonne
Dubeck,
stood there no longer looking plain.