Paranormalcy (Paranormalcy 1)

His golden eyes shimmered softly in the dim light. “It didn't work; you're still cold. ”

“I'm just fine, thank you very much. ”

“'Eyes like streams of melting snow, cold with the things she does not know. '”

I glanced down at the poem; it hadn't been moved, still hidden underneath the drawing. “Yeah, I know that one. Ends with lots and lots of death. ”

He shook his head. “No, that's not yours. That's hers. Yours has a different ending. You'll understand everything if you let me fill you. ”

“What are you talking about?” I shouted. He was really starting to frustrate me. If he had to be obnoxious, the least he could do was be clear. The whole obnoxious and mysterious thing wasn't working for me.

“We need to finish. I cannot explain it to you now--court secrets and whatnot. Simply let me finish and then you'll be able to see. ”

“Tell me what you did to me or get out. ” He had answers, but I knew he wasn't going to give me any. I was too tired to deal with faerie nonsense tonight.

“There are many who would rather she be the one. If I don't finish, you might not survive. I'd like you to survive. ” He smiled affectionately at me.

“Who is this 'she'? One of your faerie friends?”

“Bless me, no. ”

Could he be less helpful? “Are you doing this? Killing the paranormals?”

He cocked his head to the side. “Why would I do that?”

“You tell me. ”

“I have no reason to kill those creatures. ”

I took a deep breath

, trying again. “What did you do to me?” Every nerve was strained as I waited for his answer.

“I'm going to fill you, to create you. I tried to be gentle but you never held on to it. Then you wouldn't accept any more, so you left me no choice. It won't hurt if you behave and stop denying that you want it. Shall we finish?”

“Fill me with what?!”

“Please break the command, Evelyn. ”

“I won't! Not ever; you're never touching me again. ”

His large, ageless eyes narrowed and he smiled again. It had a touch of cruelty. “I will enjoy it when you beg me to touch you again. ”

“Get out of my room. ”

He raised his eyebrows. “Until you call for me then, my love. ” The light went out and I swore, not wanting to be alone in the dark with him. By the time I found the switch and turned the light back on, he was gone.

Chapter Seventeen

HEARTS AGLOW

What do you think he meant by that?" Lend asked, frowning. Today he surprised me by wearing a pudgy, acne-?plagued blond boy. It made me laugh; usually he stuck with the whole hot thing. Still, I could see him underneath, so it didn't really matter what he put on the outside.

“I don't know--he's Reth. What does he ever mean by anything?” I had just finished telling him what Reth had said about the poem and needing to finish me.

“Well, as much as I hate the guy, he's probably got resources we don't. What were his exact words about the poem?”

“He said that ending wasn't mine, it was hers. Whoever that is. But that's good, at least, right? I mean, I'd rather not be bringing 'death, death, death, death, death' and so on and so forth. ”