The Two Kings (Afterlife Saga) (77 page)

After a few soft journeys up and down my back, he then found my neck and more importantly my lips that were hungry to be tasted. He started to lean down but then stopped abruptly before reaching them. He looked
towards the glass doors that le
d onto the balcony and his eyes hardened. I was about to ask what it was but when he spoke
foreign
words that sounded like a demand
,
I thought otherwise.

Instead I turned my head to look behind me but before I could
,
he wrapped his arms around my waist and lifted me to his lips. The kiss made me melt under a master’s experience. I was now lost to the outside world and no longer cared what he had seen and what sounded lik
e he
had
ordered away. I no longer cared about Justin, Aurora or what had been stalking me that night. And most importantly
I no longer held an image of Draven in some other girl
’
s hands because I was here…I was the now
,
and Draven made me feel like I was the only, as he picked me off the
ground and carried me
to the bed to make love to me like he owned every inch of me,

Which
, of course,
he did.

Chapter 34

Tarnished Perfection.

The next morning was the calm after the storm
in more ways than one and
the glass doors held picture proof. The sky was clear of
all the
dark and gloomy clouds that had filled it the day before. The day and night of rainfall seemed to have transformed the land into being even more green and lush than usual. I couldn’t help but smile at the sight but I also think my contented mood was down to my night of incredible make-up sex that was eagerly provided by Draven. As the memories flooded back to me an instant jolt of
sexual
hunger
towards my lower regions made me giggle.

“And m
ay I enquire
what you find so amusing?” Even the sound of Draven
’
s voice had my stomach flipping over. I tried
to be cool but with the bloody
great, big grin plastered across my face, that was a hard task to accomplish. He was sat at his desk with his chair turned to the side to look at me. There were papers spread out in front of him but from this distance
,
I couldn’t see what they held upon them. I don’t know ho
w long he had been awake,
but he was fu
lly dressed and freshly showered.

In the end the only answer I ga
ve was
a slight shrug of my shoulders, which in turn he mocked by doing the same. I was about to say something smart and ask if he had recently checked the Ka
rma S
utra out of the town
’
s library after last night’s wild sex escapades but I was kyboshed by the ringing of my phone.

My clothes, as usual, were thrown around the roo
m like shrapnel from a sex bomb.
I didn’t want to just get out of bed naked and search for it as in the light of day I was still shy about showing him my body. Thankfully I didn’t need to
,
as he had found it and made it to the bedside ready for me to take it…at a price. I tried to take the Abba singing phone from him but he wanted something in return.

“Payment first
.
” He said in a deep, smouldering voice that made me wish the phone would go to voicemail already
and we could continue the payment in great depth. I kissed him on the nose instead
,
quickly remembering morning breath and grabbed the phone.

“Consider it a down payment
.
” I said making him grin and then I answered the phone to a very flustered sister.

“Kazzy?”

“Yeah
,
of course it’s me, you rang my number remember, what’s up Libs?”
She sounded both upset and furious and I was just praying that it wasn’t based at me.

“Where have you been? Justin said that you brought him home last night but then
he
didn’t know where you went…so please tell me I’m just being paranoid and you
’
r
e
with Dominic
.
” A guilty pang popped in my stomach at the sound of her worried tone and I knew I should have left at least a note or called first thing. Why did
n’t I think?
Deep down I knew why…I had been so obsessed with having it out with Draven
,
that nothing else seemed to matter at the time.

“I’m sorry Lib
s I should have left a note or rang but yeah, I’m at the club and I’m really
…
” I was about to say really sorry but she cut me off.

“Yes, yes I know you’re sorry but that’s not important right now, I called because I need you to come home, like
,
right now!” Ok
,
this panicked
state had me really worried
and Draven knew it because he took my other hand in his.

“What is it, is the baby ok?” I could feel tears almost emerging but then they disappeared just as quickly when she said “No, no
,
nothing like that, I’m fine and so is the baby. It’s something else that I can’t handle
...
alone
!
”

“
For God’s s
ake Libs
,
you
’
r
e
freaking me out, just tell me!” Draven frowned when I mentioned God and I couldn’t help but wonder what that look had meant?

“You’re freaking
out!
I’m the one freaking out! Frank
’
s had to go to the airport and I’m getting things ready here but I can’t face her alone, I won’t do it Kazzy, I won’t or I will end up
committing murder and I can’t have a jailbird baby!” I laughed at how dramatic my sister was being, that
was until the penny dropped
just as I asked who he was going to pick up
.
I knew the answer and let out an angry growl of my own.

“NO, no, no, no, it can’t be? She’s early
!
”

“Tell me about it
.
”

“I’ll be back as soon as I can. I promise but is Justin still there? Maybe he could keep her occupied for a while
.
” At the very mention of his name Draven look like he wanted to smash something up.

“Yeah, he’s helping me to get things ready but he wants to split as soon as she arrives. He has met her
before
remember…the wedding.” I recalled the event very well and when she hadn’t succeeded then in getting him to give up the goods she had hated me even more to find that his attentions lay towards another member of the family,
one she hated more than anyone
!

“Right
...
got it, I will be there soon, just hang on
. Oh
and Libs
…
”
She paused and waited for me to carry on.

“When she arrives and if I’m not there…”

“Yeah?”

“
Stay away from sharp implements
.
” Draven laughed at my warning and I hung up the phone.

“The cousin, I presume, has arrived
.
”

“Oh yeah
…
the bitch has landed!”  

It
took me
long
er
to get ready
t
han
usual, thanks to
while
having a
shower Draven kept insisting that he could be of some assistance and made it difficult to do anything
while be
ing
watched like a gazelle
. He leaned all his body weight on one of the pillars and seemed content on watching me wash my hair. I tried to ignore him but he was making it increasingly difficult when he kept making c
omments like
,

“You missed a bit”.

I think I would have enjoyed it more if memories of my cousin
,
Hilary
,
hadn’t been playing in and out of
my mind like a flicker book of misery and embarrassment. Draven knew I was preoccupied and he would soon understand to the full extent when meeting her. I didn’t know what to expect but I was certain on one factor, I was
absolutely
dreading it!

And it also
took longer to change than usual
and after standing there growing cold with just a towel round me
,
Draven couldn’t stand it any longer.

“Keira
,
this isn’t like you, you never usually care what people think about your appearance so why are you fretting now?” I frowned and turned round to face him. He was standing close enough that I had to arch my neck up to see his expression clearly.

“I care what you think
,
” I said catching the hidden smile emerge.

“Ah
,
well I don’t count as you know full well that I would find
you
most beautiful in any garment
.
” I wanted to mock him about sounding his age in saying the word garment instead of the modern use of the word clothes. But instead I called his bluff.

“And if I walked in the clu
b one night wearing a bin bag…
that would be acceptable?”

“That depends
.
” He said teasing me.

“On what exactly?”

“Whether or not the bag
was
used
would be a factor, you may
be a beauty in anything you wear but the smell I cannot account for and I’m not partial
to the
smell of
garbage
!”

“Rubbish
.
”

“Excuse me?” He asked
,
one eyebrow raised.

“I said rub
bish, you know...you say tomatoe
, I say tomato...let
’s
call the...
whole thing off?” I started
singing the song confidently until I got to the end and saw his expression. It was one of high amusement and I went bright red.

“You are so...”

“Don’t say it!” I interrupted but he said it anyway,

“Adorable
.
” I shudder
ed as I felt his lips on the sensitive skin near my collar bone. He licked where his kiss lay and made me giggle.
We both laughed and I momentarily forgot about my cousin induced self-esteem issues. But it didn’t take long and after Draven had finished kissing me
,
I was back to square one.

“Right
,
I know what to do but I warn you, you asked for this
.
” I didn’t even have chance to reply because he was gone and out of the room before I had turned back
a
round.
I was left miffed and confused. The endless amount of clothes loomed before me and if they could have spoken
,
I was sure they would be all laughing at me. Why was I finding this so hard?
Why was this the one person besides Drav
en that could influence my mood
in such a way? I wanted to scream at myself for being so ridiculous but every time I went to pick something out
,
my hand would recall and I would be right back where I started.

I wasn’t sure how long I had been stood
there
and I knew every minute that ticked by
,
Libby would be going crazy. Finally I heard the door open and when I turned
,
I was not only faced
with one Draven but now two.

“See what I mean! She has been stood like this for half an hour just staring at her clothes. This is beyond my capability as a man so I brought reinforcements.” I wanted to laugh but the stern look on Sophia’s face made me think it not wise. She took fashion very seriously and
in her case she w
ould class this as a w
orld
code red
emergency
.