Kyren would eventually cause a rift and then no matter what he said, Tate would choose him over me.
They had a blood bond. A bond so great that Kyren’s death would kill Tate and, on occasion, the reverse happened to the vampire.
The only good thing about Kyren and me being on the outs was that I didn’t have to worry about Julian being alright with it. While Julian seemed to be accepting of Tate, his own prejudices against vampires would make any kind of foursome relationship between us tenuous at best.
No, I didn’t see how Julian would accept Kyren as easily as he’d accepted Tate. Especially knowing how he was related to my own childhood trauma.
Blowing out a breath, I threw myself back on my bed and closed my eyes. I should probably tell the guild who the vampire victim was, if they didn’t know already. Maybe they’d be able to tell me why Kyren might have wanted to kill her, if I could do so without pointing the finger in his direction.
Just when I decided to give Tristen a call, my phone dinged. Glancing down at the screen, I frowned. It was from the witch, Tabby.
Tabby:Hey!
Then before I could respond, I received several more messages in rapid succession.
Tabby: I wanted to see if tonight would be good for me to come over.
Tabby: Idk if you remember but you were going to let us… well me… help you figure out your powers?
Tabby: It’s totally okay if you don’t remember. We can schedule it for a different day. I just thought I didn’t have classes today and you are probably bored out of your mind stuck at home so…
I typed out a quick message to her before she went on another rant.
Me: Tonight is good.
Tabby: Great!
Tabby: See you in an hour?
Me: Sounds good.
I shook my head at my phone and smiled. And here I thought Xinyi talked fast. Though, I was pretty sure Tabby’s was from anxiety rather than an endless fountain of energy like Xinyi’s.
Shoving my phone in my pocket, I took a deep breath, knowing I was about to have to brave the horde of my nosy parents once again. Maybe I could try my new ability on them, so they’ll stop bugging me about my love life.
Nah, I’d likely just pissed them off, and still they’d ask me twenty questions until they found something more interesting.
Which let’s be honest, nothing was more interesting than their daughter’s boyfriends.
Chapter ten
Kyren
Asmycarpulledup to the iron gates the Durand Supernatural Academy, I stared hard at the crow emblem and felt nothing. Normally, just seeing the emblem was enough to rile my blood and put me in a foul mood. Except, somewhere between now and the first time I laid eyes on Jack, that smoldering flame of hatred for them had flickered out.
I didn’t want to be angry anymore. Didn’t want to mourn Kleon for the rest of my immortal life. Not when there was so much more waiting for me in return.
I had Tate by my side. My loyal goofball of a wolf who’d never leave me or betray me, even when we are in a disagreement. He’d proved that ten times over with everything that had happened with me and Jack, putting him smack dab in the middle of our issues.
Then there was Jack.
It felt unnatural not to be at her side. Not to be watching her from the shadows. And yet I’d let someone that was long dead to this world come between us.
Before I’d known she was a Durand, I thought I’d found the one to complete Tate and me. She was perfect. Strong. Brave. Feisty. And, best of all, she accepted both Tate and me together without question.
I’d killed for her more than once. I didn’t think there was anything I wouldn’t have done for her. She was ours.
Now, even knowing who she was and how she played a part in my sire’s death, I still found myself tracking her every movement. Even killing those who would talk badly about or threaten her. So, even if my brain told me that I shouldn’t be with her for vengeance’s sake, my heart and body had not gotten the message. They craved her and urged me to be with her on their own.
