It's a good thing they are dead now.
I continue to follow Valley as she slides in under my rumpled covers, her small frame becoming lost in the sheets. I could almost picture her snuggling up in a nest of her own.
Carefully, I slide in next to her. Opening my arms, she quickly adjusts herself against me—her head coming to rest on my right pec.
In an instant, the sleep that evaded me before comes rushing in like a freight train. My eyes become heavy and I begin to doze.
“Goodnight, Olis.” Is the last thing I hear before sleep claims me.
I wake with a groan blinking my eyes against the sun shining through the windows. My body feels surprisingly well-rested considering just how hard sleep seemed to evade me. Looking up at the ceiling, I smile at myself as I think about who I shared a bed with.
I know that the difference in my ability to actually fall asleep last night was her. She gave me the ability to relax.
Not only that but she gave me an opportunity to talk about what I was feeling. To get it off my chest rather than bundle it up like I would have if she wasn’t here.
I rub at a spot in my chest. Conveniently, it's the same one that has been giving me issues since I first saw my girl.
Speaking of, I roll over to face her but pause when I find the bed beside me empty.
Kicking off the blankets, I throw my bedroom door open but come to an abrupt halt as I find my missing girl right in front of me. Holding two cups of coffee.
Ignoring the steaming cups, I pull Valley into me, wrapping her up in my arms.
“Fuck, I thought you were gone,” I mumble, buring my head into her hair. Inhaling, I curse the fact that I can’t scent her. I know that it would have calmed me down instantly. I just have to work a little bit harder now, which is fine.
“It’s okay. I’m right here.”
Her whispers of reassurance and the way her body melts against my own help to ease the panic I felt finding her gone from beside me.
After what is surely way too long, I let her go, dropping my arms from her body. The minimal space between us is enough for her to hold up the coffee she had gone to make for me.
I don’t thank her with words as I take the cup. Instead, I place a gentle kiss on her forehead. A shiver runs over her body and I smile in delight as I take a sip.
“Sorry that I wasn’t here when you woke. My body alarm is set for stupid o’clock and I had to go make sure that Amity was alright.”
I nod, understanding all too well.
“It’s okay,” I reply, feeling a hint of embarrassment. “I think after last night, I instantly thought the worst.”
Valley nods before setting down her mug. Grabbing my hand, she directs me over to the bed. I sit, looking up at her as she glances down at me.
“Now that you have processed it, what is your plan?” she questions. I don’t miss the glint in her eye. It's one that I know all too well.
It's the need for vengeance. A thirst in your blood that calls for justice to be done. To rid the world of filth.
Not everyone can stomach it. Because the path there is littered with gore and deception. One that will have our souls knocking on Hell's door.
Something that I now know I won’t be walking alone because she will be right there beside me.
I knew she was perfect for us but I didn’t understand the depth of it.
Looking back up at Valley, I smile. It's a cruel, cunning one. One I don’t bother hiding from her. If she is to be mine. She needs to know the depths I will go to to ensure those that I love are kept safe.
“We go on a hunt.”
Chapter Twenty-Five
Igo over the same documents for what feels like the millionth time in a matter of days with Cal, Vic and Olis.
