I don’t know why I’m so angry or am deviating from the conversation, but I’m fucking pissed. This man was supposed to take care of her.
He watches me but remains silent.
Wise move.
I turn, and I am about to open the door when I pause. “You are not to mention what you told me to anyone. I don’t want Evangeline to gain unnecessary attention.”
“I understand.”
I leave the room and return to my own quarters. The door is ajar, and the guards are standing outside. I step inside to see Kash standing against the wall whilst Evangeline is sitting on the bed as they discuss something. Or more like Kash is trying to make conversation, and she’s only replying.
They stop talking when I enter, and her eyes light up as she hurries over to me, wrapping her arms around my waist tightly. Her heart's thumping, and I know she’s still worried. I hug her back, feeling the sparks dance along our skin.
“Thanks for keeping her company,” I say to Kash, who shakes his head.
“No problem. It was nice to get to know your Luna a little. I’ll catch up with you two tomorrow.”
“You still have a lot to share,” I remind him.
“Tomorrow, brother,” he says, leaving our room and shutting the door after him.
“What did they say?" she asks me quietly.
I run my fingers through her hair, wondering when I had become so accustomed to her. Was this still an act? Her eyelids flutter shut at my touch, and I bend down, kissing her lips. She kisses me back, and the sparks I feel are fucking intense. Her scent fills my nose, and I suddenly remember the distinct smell of blood I had caught off her this morning when we…
I pull back, and she looks at me worriedly.
“Evangeline…”
I don’t believe she did it, but that blood… everything is fucking with my head.
“Let’s go have a bath… we can discuss what the Oracle told you,” I say quietly. I’m drained and could use a break just as much as she could.
She blushes before she nods.
“I-I had Alistair bring my oils and stuff…”
“Go run us a bath,” I say, knowing exactly what she was trying to get at.
She nods, her cheeks still a pretty hue of red, before she hurries out of the room. I exhale and walk over to the window, repeating the message on the Oracle’s back in my head.
‘Through time, the curse becomes stronger. Destroy the curse of the Gemini…’
What Gemini? It didn’t make any sense.‘End the war within yourself…’
The war within myself… that would be the fact that my Lycan hates me.‘You are both each other’s blessing and a curse.’
Did she mean me and my wolf, or me and Evangeline?‘Return to the place of your greatest fear, for he holds the key.’
My greatest fear… the Chamber of Truth… the place that destroyed it all for me.
The smell of oils and whatever she is adding to the water makes me glance at the door, and I silently walk over, looking through the door that is slightly ajar.
Water is gushing into the bath, and she’s sitting on the edge of the tub. There’s a sadness on her face as she stares at her hands, tears silently streaming down her cheeks.
I push the door open, and she looks away, trying to hide her tears.
Pulling my top off, I tug her up and begin to undress her. She doesn’t argue, simply crossing her arms over her breasts coyly once I remove her top. Watching her, I can’t help but admire how beautiful she is once again.
It’s strange how she was so confident this morning, and now she’s blushing again.
I leave her to remove her bra and panties, turn my back on her, and instead remove my own clothes and get into the tub, turning the taps off. She gets in quickly, and as much as I want to delay her sinking into the bubbles and admire her pussy, she’s far too distraught to tease right now.
She doesn’t need to be told to sit against me, and when she does, leaning against me like a good girl, I instantly lock my arms around her, enjoying the feel of her breasts resting against my arm and her ass against my cock.
Fuck, I wouldn’t mind another round of earlier.“What did she say to you?” I ask quietly, brushing my thumb over her nipple.
She tenses, and I frown as she takes a shaky breath, placing her hand over mine as I continue to play with her pink bud. “The question I asked her was… H-how do I stop history – history repeating itself… H-How to get rid of this curse?" she seems to struggle to get the words out.
“Curse… what makes you think there’s a curse?”
She doesn’t reply, but I can feel her struggling, just like earlier. I stop playing with her nipple and instead, turn her to face me. I can feel my Lycan’s restlessness in my head, but I can’t risk him coming forward. Not right now.
She stares at me but doesn’t say anything, her heart thumping loudly.
I feel a cold wave wash over me as I realise, she can’t say. Something is stopping her from telling me. With this realisation, I lean back.
“It’s fine, doesn’t matter… So, did you get an answer to your question?” I ask.
She nods, but she doesn’t explain.
“You can’t say,” I state quietly, and she nods, looking devastated.
“Doesn’t matter. We’ll deal with it.”
I had my message to help, too. Gemini…
She’s hugging herself, and I reach for her hand, kissing her wrist softly when my gaze falls to her bracelet, and I freeze. It’s not the bracelet but a certain charm that caught my attention.
“A Gemini,” I say, looking up at her. She looks surprised before her face pales, and she stares at it. “What is this?”
“L-Lucia gave it to me because my star sign is a Gemini…” she trails off before she turns completely ashen, “I’m a Gemini.”
We both stare at one another, and I don’t know how, but I think we somehow have a lead. Even if it doesn’t make any sense right now, it’s still a lead.
Evangeline is the Gemini.