The Two Kings (Afterlife Saga) (75 page)

This theme continued throughout the room, only some corner
s
were replaced
with five girls all hung around
one man.
There
were also
some
couples
dotted here and there that were
engaging in intercourse. And it didn’t seemed to matter where, chairs, tables, cushions and there was even a couple doing it on the bar where people sat around them like there was nothing
in the way of where to put their
drinks. Candles offered most of the light and in the side booths that were covered by bright pink and orange material
with the light making
the bodies behinds them seem like
shadow
puppets in some sexual show.

I stood dumb
struck for a moment and it seemed everyone was far too busy with each other to recognise me.
I walked a bit further into the room but making sure not to get to
o
close to their activities. I knew I had turned a very healthy shade of plum as I could feel my cheeks burning. I should have just turned around now as I knew Draven would never have been in here, as I had it on good knowledge that he never came to this room anymore. But maybe I would see someone that would know where he was…someone not doing the dirty I should add.

Ah yes
,
that would go down well, “Excuse me for interrupting your orgasm but do you know where my boyfriend is?” Yeah I’m sure that would go down well…NOT!

I wa
s nearing the middle
which
seemed to be the focus of the room. There I found a girl dancing
for entertainment. She wore a long flowing skirt that was low to the hips and looked as though staying
there by the power of magic. Her
top half was nude with only a
very
large
,
gold necklace that covered her breas
ts. It spread out like a jewel e
ncrusted spider and
barely
even managed to cover her hard nipples.

The young girl was dark skinned and like a gipsy
,
she had long black wavy hair that mov
ed like a black river around a
stream.
She swayed her curvy hips to the music of instruments that were playing themselves in the corner. A large curtain covered half of the room and it was only when I walked round it that I found what it was concealing.

There
,
right in front of the dancing beauty
,
was an audience of great importance. The seats were made up complete
ly of beds of
rich crimson cushions. Gold bowls and pitchers were scattered around them ready for the picking. It
was as if
I had stepped back in
time and I half expected to see Jasmine and Aladdin to be sat there.
That would have been better than what I
did find
.

Sophia was curled against Zagan while he whispered in her ear making her giggle. Vincent was also there with two beauties giving
him
every ounce of attention their bodies would allow. He was close to being covered completely by their legs alone. Even Celine and Takeshi were enjoying themselves in local company. But this is not what made my stomach lurch and tie into knots in seconds. This isn’t what made me want to cry out and run from the room with water filled eyes.
No
,
it was none of these things, b
ecause there i
n the middle of it all was the K
ing himself,

There in
another woman’s arms was Draven.

Chapter 33

Sophia’s Play Room.

I froze in a numb stance that couldn’t believe wha
t it was seeing. I had been
having one of the worst nights of my life and here was my boyfriend in the arms of another looking more than comfortable. I wanted to scream. I wanted to throw my arms up in the air and shout “WHAT THE HELL!” But I didn’t do any of these things. After staring for a full five minutes I was finally noticed.

Sophia’s eyes lifted from Zagan’s neck and found mine that were still locked in shock. I saw her mouth my name and knew that Draven would respond but I didn’t want to wait. I just wanted to run more than I ever had before and when I finally stopped running, I just wanted to cry until the end of time.

I felt so betrayed. Like a cold slap of reality had finally reached my cheeks and the aftermath left a
sickening metallic taste in my bitter mouth. I never saw Draven’s eye
s
but I knew they had found me. I
,
meanwhile
,
had turned around and ran from this nauseating room that was known as Sophia’s playroom. Well I found nothing playful about it, consider
ing it held my biggest fears…Lies and betrayal!

Draven’s lies.
Draven’s betrayal.

Part of me wanted to stay and wait for an explanation, to find out just how deep the lies ran
,
but I knew one look at him would open the flood gates to a never ending misery. Every time I closed my eyes I could see that exotic looking beauty draped across him like she was stating her claim. I kept shaking my head, like this was some sort of nightmare that felt far too real
for me to cope with. I
was
actually
hoping to see Lucius so then it would have been confirmed
,
but when I heard my name being called and the sound of footsteps getting closer I knew the horrible truth. I wasn’t dreaming.

“Keira
, damn it,
wait!” It was Draven
’
s voice sounding more and more irritated with every step I took further from him but I knew my running was to be short lived. I quickly felt him grab me but I whirled round and pushed him back (well at least tried too!)
.

“Just leave me alone!” I screamed out at him but I couldn’t look up at him when I sai
d this. I turned back around, intending to storm
off again but he had other ideas. He hadn’t even moved an inch from my pushing h
im, which had been like a cub
scratching at a brick wall and expecting it come crashing down! He grabbed me this time by my shoulders and refused to let me go. I tried to struggle and worm my way out of his hold but he held me like bear.

“Keira don’t struggle! Stop it!” He was shouting at me but this just added fuel to my jealous ra
ge that was burning out of control.

“Draven
,
LET GO!”

“No, not until you listen to reason!” His voice made me want to shake with fear as his uncontrolled demon was coming through. His eyes started to glow purple and a vein pulsated in his jaw. I don’t know why
,
but in my head I thought this would be a good time to make things worse
,
and I wriggled my hands up to his chest and started pounding my fists against him as hard as I could.

This didn’t hurt him, of course it didn’t
,
but it sure did make him angrier. He was trying to control me and grabbed my wrists with lightning speed. Although he held me by my arms
,
my body had other ideas and I pulled back with all my weight, which seemed to add nothing at all.

“KEEP STILL GIRL!” His voice now growled with
a demonic
frustration and it shocked me into doing at I was told.

“Is that it, do I have to scare you to get you to listen to me!” His eyes burned into me like they were filled with purple lava ready to bubble over and burn me. I just swallowed and fear filled tears started to swell up. He did soften slightly when he saw this but when he saw the cut on my cheek from the glass shard earlier
,
he saw red
or more like purple again. His face went hard and his hands tightened their grip making it impossible to move any other way than how he wanted me.

“Fine, you have your wish.” He then walked in front of me pulling me along like a child does a rag doll.

“Draven
,
let me go!” I shouted out as it seemed to be easier when I wasn’t looking into his powerful eyes.

“NO!
...
It’s always the ha
rd way with you, isn’t it Keira?
You wouldn’t just listen to me…No instead I have you acting like a wild cat that can’t be tamed!” I didn’t respond but I really wanted to say something that including scratching his eyes out but I knew that way would just result in more fury and his rage was far scarier than mine! 

He was taking me to his room as now I was back in familiar territory.
We only had one more corner to turn and we would be at his door. I had gradually started to relax under his hold and as a result he had loosened his grip. I
knew if I wanted to make my mov
e it would have to be now or once in that room he would
n’t let me leave until he saw
fit. I had to act quickly or he would home into my thoughts and put a stop to it before I even had chance to take a breath.

I counted to three and yanked my hand from his as hard as I could, taking him off guard. I was already facing the right way so all I had to do was sprint down the hall to the main doors.

“Oh no you don’t, come here!”  No surprises I didn’t get very far. I turned back as he spoke but by doing this I bumped right into his arms as he was standing in front of me ready to catch me. He swept me up into his arms kicking and screaming to be let down but he roughly pulled me into his body causing me to be still. He then kicked open his door making the hinges break and the wooden frame hang limply from the wall. As we passed through it I could hear him say something under his breath and I watched
the door heal itself before slamming shut and sealing me in.

He let go of me and I ran from him into a corner, panting like a
small frightened animal
. He too was breathing heavy and from what I knew about Draven, this was him trying to calm down. He had his back to me and it gave me a chance to wipe the tears from my cheeks. I wasn’t in the mood to let him see me crying and weak like the
scared
child I felt like.

It was also the first time I noticed what he was wearing
as he had changed from earlier.
B
efore
,
he had been wearing black trousers with a pinstriped shirt without a tie. Now he was more casual in a tight black t-shirt
that looked stretched to the limit around his tensed arms. His shoulders looked huge and indestructible, like he had spent his life chopping wood and carrying tree trunks over his shoulders.

He went down into a V shape at the waist and his long legs were also hidden in black having not taken his trousers off from before. He looked frightening all in black and when I lost my nerves I also lost my gift. The next thing I knew, two massive wings erupted from his back as though there was an angel inside of him trying to burst through his golden skin.

The wings took up a lot
of space
and se
eing them inside a well lit room,
made me want to go up and touch
them. They were fascinating to watch. The way they moved with his body was so fluid and precise, as though the marriage between human and angel was so close to the thread
,
it was hard to believe they weren’t one and the same. Not the way I was seeing him now anyway
.

It had started with the wings but now the power had transformed his body into a demonic host that flowed to every visible piece of him. Purple v
eins lit up his strong body which
had found a wall for both hands to rest against
in frustration. He hung his head down and was muttering to hims
elf in a different language that
sounded purely evil.

“Sit down
!” H
e ordered and when I pushed his buttons by saying no
,
he hit the wall making me jump.

“SIT DOWN!” He shouted making me obey instantly. I placed myself on the edge of the bed and held onto the bed post with both arms like it would protect me from a demon
’
s wrath. The wall had crumbled under pressure in the shape of a fist. He turned his h
ead and said with an eerie calm,

“Thank you.”

He then turned h
is body and simply wiped the wal
l
’
s stone dust from his
knuckles that remained untouched and lifted a hand to
the spot. The tiny particles
scattered
on
the floor below all gathered in a little cloud and hovered its way back to the hole in the stone block. There they began to fuse back together and into the wall that was soon back to being whole again.