The Two Kings (Afterlife Saga) (7 page)

“Thank you” I said taking it from him but he just winked at me before pouring himself some juice. I still don't know why I kept getting shocked every time he did something so normal. I mean even Superman must ea
t and use the bathroom...surely?

“So what would you lik
e to do today?” Draven surprised me
with this question and I had a feeling that the phone call with my mum had something to do with it.

“Umm...
I don't know. W
hat brought this on?” I asked after swallowing a mouthful of butter pastry goodness.

“Well I think your mother was right, I haven't gone about this the right way at all
.
” He was smirking at the idea of dating a human, I could tell.

“To be fair Draven
,
when have we had the time, when exactly were we supposed to go on this date? I mean, before you kidnapped me and when you acted like you hated me or after
,
when we f
ound out Morgan was coming for
me?” I couldn't help but shake my head while laughing
at the idea but he didn't seem
to find the funny side.

“
Keira,
I didn't kidnap you and I most certainly didn't hate you! But I guess I get your point, which makes me wonder
,
what you would have said if I had asked you out
on a date,
after our little car journey the second night you worked upstairs?” This question made me stop eating and look at him. Yep he was being serious.

“Why...
did you want too?” I swallowed hard while waiting for the answer.

“I was thinking about it yes
,
but I had to fight with what was righ
t and what I wanted
. I am afraid my logic won over my heart that night. However I still didn't want to leave you. It was my first experience at being worried about someone I loved and unfortunately it was not to be the last time I felt this way.” I couldn't judge his facial expression this time although I am usually good at it, but this time it was like a sadness he was trying to hide. I could tell he was worried about something but I knew he would never tell me so.

“But I am still curious as to what your answer would have been?”

“That's a tough one, because if I were listening to my heart I would have said yes but the same as you I would have gone with my logic and said no
.
” At this he looked truly stunned and no wonder, with a man like Draven
,
you don't say no.

“Why would your logic tell you that
?
” I think my answer knocked his ego slightly because now he had come to sit next to me and was giving me a very intense stare.

“Because I knew there was something different about you and you did kind of scare me but come on
,
do you blame me?!
I mean up until that point you treated me like I was ...was
...
”

“Yes?” He raised his eyebrows but I just looked down at my hands.

“Well, like I was some silly
little
plain and pale outsider
that you needed to get out of your club quicker than cockroaches!”

“Oh Keira, you can be so blind sometimes, you really don't look at yourself the way others do. I apologise for ever making you feel this way but I needed you to stay away from me at the time. You don't know the
endless nights I spent thinking.
No not thinking but fantasising about touching that soft pale skin of yours
.
” At this he ran the back of his fingers up my bare arm, making me close my eyes and my breathing to become heavy.

“Those times I am not proud of but now I have you, I will do anything to keep you and that includes making you happy, so back to that. What would you like to do today my sweet
?
” He leaned his head down to catch my smile with his lips and when he had finished he licked his lips saying
,

“Mmm
,
sweet indeed, j
am has never tasted so good
.
” Then I went the colour of the jam but this seemed to just excite him more.

“Ok I have made my mind up, can I go home?” I said while he was kissing my neck though it made him stop and look at me.

“You don't like being here?”

“No
,
no
,
it's not that, I love being here with you but I guess I'm just ready for things to get back to normal
.
”

“Keira
,
you are dating a Demon/Angel half breed that has to control the worlds supernatural
,
I think you can kiss normal
ity
goodbye
.
” He said
,
laughing while he pushed his hair back with a pair of large hands. This was
definitely
a weak spot of mine. I just couldn't stop my heart from doing a back flip in my chest at the sight. It had me wondering what he would look like under a
n
exotic waterfall, naked of course.

“Well as close to normal as you can get around me, plus I need to do stuff at home, human stuff and not to mention I have no clothes left
.
”

“Now that is not what I call a problem, if it were up to me, you would never wear clothes again but then I would have to keep you hidden away for myself. I don't like it when you get leered at fully clothed so I can imagine you naked would send me into a blind rage
.
” He wasn't joking. I remembered when I had heard the loud crash in the VIP area
when me and Jack had kissed,
then the power to the entire club had gone out. Talk about blowing a fuse!

“
None
the less
,
I still need to go home at some point but I would like it very much if you came with me?” I looked up at him giving him my best wide eyed puppy look
,
which I hoped made him melt the way he does to me.

“Of course I am coming with you, I'm not going to let you go alone
.
”
He said this as though such an obvious thing.

“Okey dok
ey lets go, oh and
by the way,
I'm driving
!
” I got up but he pulled me down onto his lap and kissed me before saying
,

“Not a chance!” But when I got up I actually stamped my foot looking like a spoilt teenager.
He got up and towered above me only
I wouldn't back down.

“Come on, I need to get my car back at some point and this way I have to give into to you next time
.
” He gave me a huge grin that lit up his eyes and he rubbed his chin with an exag
gerated
gesture.

“
Umm....
I like the sound of that but you
’d
better remember this bargain because have no doubt
that
I will collect
Keira
.
”
I felt almost giddy at the thought.

Minutes later we had made our way down a maze of stone passageways as Draven held my hand
leading me
all the way. It didn't take us long to get outside and I w
as amazed at the door we went through
. It was a hidden stone wall that
moved when Draven touched it causing
it
to
slid
e
to one side
. It made
me jump at the sound of stone
grating
against stone.

It was at the same side of the house that h
eld the metal door that also le
d to the bins. I had used this door
twice, once on my first night
working in club Afterlife and second when I had tried to escape from it. Draven had known I was in danger and that Morgan was after me but I had tried to run from it all including Draven. I had always wondered though, just how he had gotten out to me so quickly that night. Well now
I knew the answer to that one. But thinking more about it, he did have wings and could have just jumped from the balcony above us, the one that connected to the VIP.

When we got outside I was ready with extra layers on
,
as the weather had chang
ed over
night, turning bitter cold but I didn't mind so much as this way I got to see Draven in a black fitted leather jacket. The man made me feel warm down below at just the sight of him. Oh my my.... He caught me looking and he opened the door to my big blue truck with a confident half smile.

“Thank you kindly
.
” I said while batting my eyelashes making him laugh.

“You are most welcome, my lady
.
”

He suited being in my truck as he had such a rough side to him, especially when he had stubble framing the lower part of his face. I could imagine him chopping logs in half with one swing and with arms like that, this was
n't the only image I had of him. In most of my images I was e
n
twined in
those strong muscular arms of his. I started the engine but because it was cold it didn't want to fire up first time. I stroked the dash and said
,

“Come on big blue, time to wake up
.
” Then she started
after a few spluttering sounds
but I had a feeling this was down to Draven who had touched the ignition making God only knows what happen.

“You are so very sweet, aren't yo
u
?
” He said as I pulled the big B
ronco round.

“Not so much, I can be naughty when provoked
.
” I said giving him a wicked grin and wink of my own.

“I wouldn't do that if I were you, not while you are driving and I am very
,
very tempted
.
” This was Draven
’
s way of saying he was turned on, which of cour
se was making me horny as Holy H
ell! I couldn't keep the smile off my face or the colour from my cheeks most of the drive home, but it was his fault. He wouldn't stop staring at me.

“You
a
re a
very careful driver aren't you
?
”

“What you mean is SLOW...right
?
” His laugh said it all.

“Well seeing as you
’
r
e
imm
ortal and I am so not,
I think the speed limit is beneficial for both of us, as I don't want to die young and you don't want me to die young, so it
’
s a win win
situation.
” This was said in a light hearted way but it had the opposite effect and just made him look serious.

“I won't let you die
,
period!” He said it in such a way that made me shiver but I decided to leave him to his thoughts as he looked out
of
the window for the first time. I mean
,
it's not like he could help it
if something did happen to me. T
hat was just the natural way of life but nev
er the less
,
I kept silent on the m
atter. I was a firm believer in
‘
it is better
to have loved and lost, than never
to have loved at all
’, a
nd I was standing firmly by it
.

The last few minutes of the drive were filled with the sights of the wilderness either side of the road and the sound of the engine. Draven didn't say a
nother
word. I think death was a sore conversation to have with him but it was inevitable so at some point we would have to discuss it. Ok not on our first date, that was kind of a depressing subject to bring up
,
so now I was secretly scorning myself over it. I was trying to think of a way to bring him back so I did a very lame thing but hopefully he would find it more cute and endearing.

“Ok
,
I have one for you, why is six afraid of seven?” I asked hoping he wouldn't look at me as though I was
totally
nuts....Ooops to
o
late.

“I'm afraid I'm not following you
.
” Jeez hadn't he heard a joke before, even one as lame as this.

“No
oo
, this is where you say “I don't know, why is six afraid of seven?”” Ok this was painful but at least we were having a conversation again...well sort of.