Bloods Gem (22 page)

“
Correct,” he answered.

“
Wow… Umm okay… So my life’s at risk
if I’m not near you every second. This is crazy!” I couldn’t
believe what I was being told. It was a scary thought.

“
I’m sorry for putting you in danger
like this. I had no idea this would happen.”

I shook my head, “So… Is this the only
reason you asked me to move in with you?” I asked.

“
No. I meant everything I said. Even
if this wasn’t to happen I would have asked the same providing you
had plans to tell your mother.”

“
Is there anything else you need to
tell me?” I asked hoping there wasn’t much more. Things seemed to
be getting worse by the minute. He nodded. “What someone else wants
me dead?” I asked sarcastically.

“
No, if anyone wanted you dead they
would have to go through me.” He looked upset. “No one will harm
you as long as I’m around.” His tone was different.

He sat down on the bed. “Look, you remember
me telling you about being a gem?”

“
Yeah,” I answered.

“
Well there’s sort of a process we g
through after finding our gem. It’s a little difficult to explain,
but I'll try. He patted the bed beside him indicating he wanted me
to sit down.

“
We leap from our bodies letting our
spirit into yours, which is called, unolding, this is so that no
other Ill-suen male can take our gem away. And it also secures the
bond between us, making it unbreakable. You no longer have a choice
to leave. The bond is part of you after that. I would be part of
you forever and you wouldn’t ever feel the need for another man
again. But when we do this, you may or may not change into one of
us. Only your inner spirit decides that. Before you say anything,
no I haven’t done this process yet.”

I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. It
seemed cruel in a way. What if the Ill-suen was a bad guy and beat
his gem or was just really mean. She would still only want him and
would be in hell for eternity.

“
That’s just cruel!” I spit
out.

He sighed. “I know what you’re thinking and
in most cases, most of the women are very happy. There haven't been
too many that were miserable or mistreated. We were raised
differently. We are trained at an early age to respect our gem.
Though some of us despise the idea we are given only one choice and
don’t have any say in it. I hate to admit it, but I hated you
before I knew you. And a little after.”

“
You hated me when we first met? That
hurts.”

“
If you were given only one choice for
a mate, Love and you didn’t know what romance or love felt like,
knowing there’s nothing you could do to change it, you would feel a
little bitter too. But when I met you, all these emotions surfaced
at once. I did want to kill you but I also wanted to make love to
you. Then I wanted to hold you. It changed quickly.”

“
You wanted to kill me and make love
to me?”

“
Yes. Your blood, and your scent
appealed to me. I couldn’t stand it and your beauty… Your… body… in
addition to all of that made everything confusing.”

“
Wait… you said yet… you didn’t want
to do the process yet… Does that mean you're going to force this on
me?”

“
Love, this is part of what we do. I
was going to wait for awhile before I did and I would tell you
before I decided to do this. It doesn’t hurt or anything. It's more
like me making love to your spirit inside of your body. We become
one, bound together for eternity.”

“
I had a dream about that before…
awhile back, you were doing something like that to me in my
dream.”

“
Faith, these flashes and dreams you
had are apart of this process as well. You gain abilities the
longer you're close to me and you obtain special gifts as
well.”

“
This is making more sense now. But
it's so much to take in. I mean, do I not have a choice? Or, are
you just going to claim me like you’re supposed to?” I
asked.

“
I’ve thought about it a lot Faith. If
you decide this is not what you want, then I will leave you alone
and I wont do anything to you. You can go on your way like this
never happened. But there is something else…”

I rubbed my temples.

“
If you die, I die too. If I die, so
do you.”

“
What? This is crazy Daniel! I was
just an innocent girl before all this. Going about my everyday life
as anyone else, and come to find out this was all predetermined for
us? So my life is meaningless? I’m here to serve you, die for you?
Is my life worth nothing at all?” I felt overwhelmed and couldn’t
take any more of this insanity. I grabbed my head, rocking back
forth like a patient in a mental ward.

He put his arms around me. “I know this is a
lot to take in Faith. But believe me when I say your life is more
important than mine. I do not fear much, but losing you would be
the worst.”

“
How do I know these feelings I have
for you are real? Or, if they are the work of some kind of magic or
something else?

“
Faith look at me. Look into my eyes.”
He pulled my face level to his.

“
I haven’t done anything to you for
you not be yourself. No one in my family has ever offered his gem a
choice. Understand this: why would I give you the option if I was
tricking you? If you want this all to go away you just say the word
and I’m gone, no questions asked. This is how much I love you
Faith. You are my life, my gem, and my everything that makes me a
better man.”

I started crying. Drained mentally and
emotionally I cried myself to sleep in his arms.

I woke up in a huge bed. I couldn’t see
anything besides the canopy draped over it. I pushed it to the side
to look out and see my surroundings. The room looked familiar. I
shivered when my foot touched the cold hardwood floor.

I saw a note on the dresser with my name on
it.

Faith, I'll be downstairs preparing you and
your mother dinner. Go to the bathroom. I have left you something
to wear. Come down after you’ve showered and changed. I love
you…

This was the house he bought… for us. The
one I’d secretly loved. I still had a lot to think about but it was
hard to not want this man forever the way he treated me. Like I was
a queen whom he adored. I did as he asked. I went to take my shower
and found the clothes he left for me. He left me a nice gray turtle
neck and jeans draped over the towel rack. I put them on and headed
down stairs. The aroma of steak and garlic, started my stomach
growling. Classical music played as I looked around the house. It
was completely furnished.

He’d put up some art work. Beautiful leather
sofas and curtains. He knew how to decorate.

In the kitchen he was wearing an apron. He
looked cute cooking. This dream man standing before me who knew how
to do just about everything. Cook, decorate and win my heart. There
was nothing he could be bad at. He turned and smiled at me. I sat
across from him where the island stood between us. “How long was I
out?” I asked.

“
All day Babe. It’s six in the
evening.”

Wow I slept all day. I must have needed the
rest. I guess my mind shut down and decided it was time for it to
stop working.

Watching him and understanding my feelings
made me want this even more. I would give myself a few months to
adjust to everything before I decided to have him leave or stay
with him forever. But he had everything in his power if he wanted
to take the choice out of my hands. But instead, left it up to me.
As if my life had more value then his.

In my head, this was far from the truth. I
couldn’t imagine him not being part of my world ever again. It felt
like I was already in so deep, the feelings for him grew deeper
everyday.

I got up and walked up behind him putting my
arms around his body. Standing on tip toe I kissed the back of his
neck. He twitched. I let my lips slide up and down the back of his
neck moving around to the side. He turned , grabbing me and put me
up on the island. Kissing me hard, he grabbed the back of my hair.
Threw the stuff on the island to the floor. Laying me on the bar,
he pressed his body to mine. He whispered in my ear, “You’re really
making this difficult for me when you tease me the way you do.”

He seemed more intense as he kissed me. I
couldn’t breathe. My body was on fire and he wouldn’t let up. I
wrapped my legs around him. Picking me up, we were quickly upstairs
on the bed. He pulled his shirt off and pulled mine off almost at
the same time. His hand on the small of my back, he drew closer
into him. I whispered in his ear, “I want you now.”

The words seemed to drive him into a frenzy.
Clothes flew in the air. Then the door bell rang.

He jumped up and fell on the cold floor.
Glancing up at me he shook his head and bit his lip. “That was
close,” He said, pulling his clothes back on. Pulling me into him
once more, he looked into my eyes. “Tell me you want me forever and
your wish will come true as soon as your mom leaves. This is
getting unbearable for me as much as you. Next time a door bell
wont stop us.” He seemed to be waiting for an answer.

In that moment all I wanted was him. There
was nothing more that I wanted than me and him together forever.
But I just couldn’t get myself to say the words. It was too soon
for me to commit to something so significant. I put my clothes back
on without answering him. We headed downstairs to open the door for
my mom.

He
cooked us
steak and vegetables. We sat at the glass dining table eating. He
ate steak, it was nice and bloody for him. Mom was impressed with
his cooking.

Thanking him she put her dish in the sink.
He played footsies with me under the table, and stared at me the
entire time. I found it hard to concentrate on the conversation we
were having. I got up, slapping him on the back of the head as I
walked past. He pinched my thigh and I couldn’t get away fast
enough. I let out an “ow” and Mom turned around. I told her I was
getting a leg cramp, she turned back to wash her dish.

Mom and Daniel talked for hours. She was
taking to him quickly. He told her about his family and also about
being raised in London. She was interested in knowing what his
family did for a living. He told her his dad owned hotels and has
real-estate around the world.

“
So how old are you Daniel?” He
glanced at me, searching for an answer. So I told mentally. “I
didn’t tell her your age Daniel.”

“
I’m twenty-one,” he said, smiling
back at me.

She explained my plans for a career and
didn’t want anything interfering with that. He agreed and promised
her he wouldn’t interrupt my studies.

“
So, why did you move all the way out
here? For my daughter?” She asked.

“
MOM!” I shouted.

She had begun to get on my nerves.

“
It's okay Faith, she has a right to
know. She’s your mother,” Daniel said smiling. I shook my head and
crossed my arms.

“
Yes, that’s a big part of why I came
here. The more time Faith and I spend together, the harder I find
it to be away from her. I love your daughter Mrs. White and would
do anything and everything in my power to make her happy. I won’t
leave her side unless she wishes.”

“
Wow…” Mom said not knowing what else
to say. “Well, if she’s happy and you treat her good I guess that’s
all that matters.”

I smiled approvingly. Since she was already
there and seemed to be in a good mood I told her I was staying the
night with him. She was fine with it and hugging me at the door
before she left she leaned in whispering, “Protect yourself.” I
pushed her away, “Come on Mom. Gross,” I whispered back
embarrassed. I shook my head in disbelief that she had said that in
front of Daniel. She laughed and hugged Daniel.

He held back a smile. I knew he could hear
everything, his ears were like super sonic microphones. Just one of
his many traits imposing on my private conversation. I closed my
eyes hoping the words would leave my head quickly. We walked her
outside and wished her a goodnight.

We sat down on the black leather sofa
holding hands. He smiled at me looking as if ready to break into a
laugh.

“
Please,” I said, rolling my eyes.
“I’m trying to get that out of my head. it's embarrassing enough.”
He held his laughter, picked up the remote and started channel
surfing. Finally settling on a surgery channel. I took the remote
from him, changing it. He raised a brow looking at me sideways. I
ignored the look and started flipping though channels.

“
I can't watch that crap, I have a
weak stomach.”

Putting his arm around me I picked a movie
for us to watch. I started falling asleep in the middle of the
movie. I felt myself falling into my dream and jumped. I woke up
cradled in his arms climbing the stairs. He laid me on the bed to
sleep and shut the door behind him.

Nightmares plagued my dreams. I dreamed I
was cooking something downstairs in the kitchen and Daniel came in
behind me, started kissing me. Returning is kisses he seemed
different. Pinning me against the wall roughly suddenly his teeth
were ripping through my skin. Another Daniel walked in staring in
horror. He ran over and pulled him off of me throwing him into the
wall. Falling to my knees I noticed I was covered in blood. Afraid
for my life, I tried getting up but stumbled and collapsed.
Darkness surrounded me. I woke up screaming. Daniel tried to calm
me down but I fought him, yelling, “You're not him!”