Eternal

“I’ll see if you can stay in Kat’s room tonight,” I offered and she just nodded her head and headed up the stairs.

I mean sure we have other rooms, but unfortunately, they are definitely out of bounds where Unya is concerned. She would probably be horrified to discover exactly what we had hidden behind closed doors.

I rapped loudly on Kat’s door and she eventually answered with her hair all dishevelled and wearing nothing more than an inappropriately short dressing gown. She stepped out and discreetly closed the door behind her.

“Unya, there’s my new favourite girl,” She said as she flung her arms around her neck, Unya just patted her stiffly on the back, before managing to extricate herself.

“Is there any chance that Unya could stay in there with you tonight?” I asked, not feeling at all hopeful.

“Oh, I am sorry pet, she could’ve, but I’m definitely not alone in there,” She replied with a wink in my direction.

“Just promise me that it’s not Marcus,” I pleaded with her and by the way that she wouldn’t meet my eyes, I knew that it was.

“Hey, it’s just for tonight, we both know that nothing can last between us, so we are saying goodbye, now if you don’t mind, I’m going to go and enjoy our short time together.” And with that said, she turned her back on us and slammed her door shut behind her.

“Looks like you’re in with me Love. Unless you want me to take you back?” I wasn’t really bothered what option she picked, but it surprised me when she said that she would rather stay. But I guess staying with me was still going to be a lot more comfortable, then the back seat of her car.

She followed me into my room and for the first time I wished that I’d placed a couch in my room like Kat had. Instead all I had was a bed, a wardrobe and a desk. It never bothered me before, I never stayed up here long enough to feel the need to decorate, but I wondered what she thought of my room.

I tossed her an old top and was met with a puzzled expression.

“I assumed you wouldn’t want to sleep naked with me, so you can shove that on if you want.” She thanked me, before scurrying into the en suite and pushing the door too.

By the time she came back out I was already under the duvet, with my head propped up on my arm. Her hair fell down in dark cascading waves and my top fell a few inches below her underwear, and I swear her legs seemed to go on forever.

I hadn’t meant to ogle her, but when my gaze met hers, it was obvious that I’d been caught red handed. She headed over and slid in next to me, ever so careful so we wouldn’t touch and then she rolled onto her other side. I presumed that was that until she quietly began to speak.

“Why were you so angered by my kiss with Malachi, you have no loyalty to Darren. So why would it affect you?”

She turned around to face me once she finished what she had need to say and patiently waited for my reply.

“Look you don’t know anything about me and I’m not about to pretend that I’m some good, holier than thou guy. To be honest I am the complete opposite, but I do believe in loyalty and when I give myself to someone, whether it’s serious or just some fun to pass the time, I am only with them. So, to hear your blazon acknowledgement of the fact that you are still very much in a relationship just irked me I guess.”

“Lawson, if loyalty is so important to you then why did you take me out and now share a bed with me, when you’re seeing someone yourself. I’m pretty sure Lilith would not approve of this in the slightest.”

“I’m guessing that Malachi shared that piece of information with you, unfortunately he is very much miss-informed. I dumped her sorry arse a few weeks back, besides she was the epitome of ‘just something to pass the time.’ So, her opinion of what I get up to now is of no relevance to me, her feelings don’t mean a damn thing.”

She looked as though she had more to say on the matter but instead, she just wished me goodnight, turned back over and then I guess she fell asleep.

Unfortunately for me, sleep did not seem to be an option, I just had too many thoughts whizzing through my mind.

I was going to kill Malachi for using his ability on Unya. He should never have been using it at all inside Venom, it was the only rule the place had, do not use your abilities while you are on the premises. It was a neutral ground for all of us, and if he got found out he would probably end up dead in a ditch somewhere, that’s if he was lucky. There are plenty of things that could happen that would be a worse fate then death, it just depends on who you cross.

The other thing that I couldn’t shake was what Unya had done, she’d been aware of the fact that the feelings weren’t her own and had managed to break away, I’ve never heard of that happening before. You’re not supposed to be able to tell that your emotions are being toyed with and manipulated, so how could she.

I could recognise that she faked the way she felt right off the bat, but maybe there was more to it than her just trying to act the way people perceived that she should. I wanted to know what she was hiding, but couldn’t think of a way that I could do it, without bringing someone else in. And if I went down that road, there would be no turning back and she and her secrets would be lost to me forever.

Z

Unya

The clouds were dark and foreboding and the lightning pierced the sky with every strike, illuminating the barren wasteland that I found myself standing in. The ground was black and soot ridden, with not a flower or single blade of grass on show. My bare arms were covered in goose bumps and even the hairs were standing to attention, the wind was howling, and it was causing my rain soaked hair to whip around my face. I found myself wondering why my hair was even wet when it wasn’t even raining, but I deemed the point an unnecessary concern. I spun around on the spot trying to make sense of my surroundings and trying to figure out where I was, but it was to no avail.

I couldn’t remember how I got there, the last thing I did remember was turning my back on Lawson and pretending to sleep until eventually I did actually drift off.

Did Lawson do this for some unknown reason, did he take me there and leave me stranded. Maybe, but it didn’t feel right, what would have been the point. Why go to all that hassle just to leave me there, besides I wasn’t even wearing his top anymore.

I was now in what appeared to be a long silk gown and my feet were bare. Maybe that’s it, maybe I had finally lost my mind and I was actually sitting in a padded room somewhere and my mind conjured this so it didn’t have to deal with the sorry truth.