The Two Kings (Afterlife Saga) (37 page)

“Anyway
,
getting back to
Dominic, I’m just glad you have met someone that makes you so happy and
he’s
lucky to have you in my opinion.”

“Thanks Libs and if I find out his feet smell or he grinds his teeth in bed then you will be the first one to know
.
” She hugged me and kissed my cheek
.

“That’s all I ask
.
” She said as I was
still
spreading the cream on the bottom base of the cake
. She watched me as I heated the chocolate
for drizzling like a women poss
essed. It soon became apparent what Libby’s cravings were when she had Frank running out at stupid hours to get her bars upon bars of chocolate.

I added the
sliced
strawberries to the cream
base before putting the top on. Then after putting it on a
large plate, I poured on the runny,
chocolate
goodness
and I thought Libby was going to pounce on me.
I asked her to carry in the dessert plates for me
as I thought it would be safer than giving her the cake, she might have run out
of
the house
with it
!

O
n my way there
I continued to think about the
conversation and how glad I was that Draven didn
’t just walk in on it, when
I froze and nearly dropped the cake. My heart started pounding
in my chest and my palms started to instantly sweat!

I had forgotten the most important factor to dating a h
alf Demon half Angel boyfriend…

Supernatural hearing!

Chapter 17

Embarrassing P
ast.

Libby looked at me
as to why I had stopped dead in
the h
all way. What could I say? T
hat Draven had most likely heard our entire conversation! Oh No
,
then it hit me
,
it wasn’t only the stuff about Justin that he had heard. Well one thing was for sure, if he didn’t know what I thought about sex with him was like
,
then he sure did now….In
great
detail!

I knew I had to move but I couldn’t get my legs to work and Libby had given up
waiting for me to come to my senses.
I was staring down at the cake in my hands wishing it would just self combust so I didn’t have to go back in there. Libby shouted my name impatiently and when I didn’t answer
,
I heard her chai
r move along the wooden floor. Soon I found hands quickly taking
the cake off me only
they didn’t belong to Libby as
I had thought. They were Draven’s and another thing I was forgetting about my unusual boyfriend was his ability to sense my thoughts when I was
in meltdown mode!

“Keira, look at me
.
” His voice was soft and gentle but I knew once we were alone it wouldn’t remain that way for long. I bravely did as I was asked and met a pair of dreamy dark eyes. He dipped his head closer to mine and I thought he was going to kiss me
,
he was so close.

“Come back to the table, we will discuss this later and don’t worry…I’m not angry
.
” He said before taking my hand
and leading me back to the din
ing room
.

“
Kaz what have you been doing?” Libby eyed me questionably and Draven came to my rescue as I couldn’t think quickly enough.

“She forgot a knife to cut the cake
with, didn’t you love
?
” He said sweetly and then produced a large kitchen knife from behind his back as he placed the cake down. I just bit my lip and took the knife from Draven with shaky hands. I was about to start cutting the pieces when my hand felt all warm and tingly.

It started to move without me controlling it and I knew Draven was worried that I wasn’t up to the task of holding a sharp implement. My hand and his
mind
cut everyone a piece and as soon as I placed my
own
d
own in front of me the knife was
put down and I was once again i
n control of my own body parts. I felt Draven
’
s hand squeeze my leg under the table and when I looked
to my side,
he was smiling at me. This made me relax enough to start up the conversation again.
Only Libby beat me to it.

“So Dominic, I gather now you and Kazzy are dating, you will be staying in town longer than you usually do?” Libby asked as she devoured her baked dessert. Draven smiled at her question before answering it.

“Yes, I will be making my stay here more of the permanent kind, however
,
I will still need to leave for a few weeks at a time for business but I will only leave when it is co
n
ven
ie
nt for Keira to travel with me
.
”
Libby looked just as shocked as I did
. He wanted to take me with him!
I was almost giddy at the thought!

“Well that will suit Kazzy alright, she’s always loved to travel
.
” She nodded to me to jump in but I was still surprised at this new bit of information. We had never talked about his work before, let alone the idea of that work taking him from here. When I
first found out that the Draven
s didn’t come here for more than a few weeks at a time, I had just assumed that one day they wouldn’t be here and I would have to find a way to get over him. But then
,
of course
,
things changed when Draven
and I
had become an item but still
,
we ha
d never spoken about the future. S
o to find out that I would be expected to follow him around the world was an easy addition to our relationship. Libby however looked both happy for me but also gutted that I would be taken from her for weeks at a time.

“Can I ask what type of business you are involved in?” This was one thing Libby had always wanted to know but I still went red at her questioning.

“Lib’s! What’s with the firing line?” I said but Draven just put his hand on mine and smiled.

“Keira it is fine, I do not mind exp
laining my business. I deal in
a lot
of investments
all around the world. These vary from anything to property, shares, nightclubs, casinos
,
hotels
and even banks. My family have t
heir
hands in many different businesses but mainly we provide the money behind new ventures. Some payoff more than others
,
of course
.
” He said this with such business effic
ien
cy that it made me want him to repeat it to me in the bedroom, while he was wearing one of his expensive suits. Hearing this wasn’t just a first for my sister as I also didn’t know until now what his business entailed. Now I knew it was
a bit of
...well.... everything!

“And you mentioned family, do your parents
also deal in investments?” Her question was a perfectly normal one…that is if his parents hadn’t been a high ranking Angel
and Demon still living in Heaven and Hell! Oh dear….
 
I bit my lip and took a huge gulp of my wine that finished it off. Draven picked up the bottle and refilled mine before doing the same for Frank and himself.

“No
,
I am afraid my parents are no longer with us. My brother and sister also share in our business but as the oldest
,
I am in control of the family’s assets, whi
ch includes running the company...
most of which I
can do from any country, with
the occasional business trip” Ok now it was getting hot in here, why did he have to keep talking like that, it was just making
my
sexy fantasies arouse
d
, one of which
was
w
h
ere I would be his naughty sec
re
tary!
And did he just say he was the oldest? I thought they were triplets
. I quickly started to rack my brain as to whether or not I had told my sister that? Then his
hand gripped the inside of my
thigh and I felt strong fingers start to caress closer
to my sweet
spot.

I needed to focus, for starters this was most definitely not the time to be thinking about him rippi
ng off more of my
clothes, not at the dinner table with my
pregnant
si
ster and brother-in-
law present. I tried to squirm away from his hand but suddenly his grip tighten
ed
before the point of pain and only eased when I shift
ed
back closer to him. My god
,
he was demanding!

“I am sorry to hear about your parents Dominic and I’m sorry for my curiosity, Kaz hasn’t really told us much about you but I guess seeing as you have only been seeing each other a short time then it’s understandable.”

“I really don’t mind your questions Libby, I understand that our family generates a lot of questions when we come here and no doubt small town gossip follows but there is nothing out of the ordinary at our reasons for being here
.
” He said this with such ease that I choked on my mouthful of wine and started coughing
at the burning in my throat. Draven started to pat me on the back and Libby passed me her water.

“Sorry, went down
...
the
...
wrong way
.
” I coughed out again as it was like trying to swallow the lies that flowed so easily from his cunning lips. Oh
man, now
he was good, hell
...
he was a master at it and I suppose years of
having to deceive humans helped.
When I was drinking my wate
r Draven eyed me as if to say “T
hat didn’t help” b
ut I just kept my eyes down.

“Sorry Dominic you were saying
?
” Libby motioned for him to continue after my little episode.

“Just that the reasons behind the VIP not admitting locals is that my cli
ents prefer to keep their
privacy and business intact. Only Keira
h
as been allowed to work up there and this was for two reasons, the first being she was not tainted by
small town
gossip and knew what it meant to be discreet
.
A
nd well the second reason…was more of a personal nature
.
” He grinned to himself at
being able to watch me freely when I first started to work there.

“Because you liked her?” Libby asked with a smirk plaster
ed
on her face.

“Libby!” I shouted, not liking being the topic of subject.

“Yes
,
because as soon as I saw her, I wanted to know her
.
” Draven said this with honesty in his voice and Frank nudged Libby on the arm before contributing his feelings.

“I tried to tell them once but ne
i
ther would believe me. I knew when you brought her home that night, that there was more to it but our little Kazzy here has never been one to admit when someone fancies her!”

“Oh Frank not you too, can we get off this subject please
?
” I said feeling my cheeks melting but Draven was clearly amused with Frank
’
s interpretation of the events

“See
!
” Frank followed this by laughing and Libby frowned at him.

“Frank, you
’
r
e
embarrassing her
.
”