Kaleb POV
It was an hour later, when I was in the shower, that I felt it, that familiar tug on my mind that always told me when she was nearby.
Shit! I cursed as I turned the shower off and started drying up so I could this meeting over with. Why was she here?
I dressed in a pair of dark pants and white shirt before running my hands through my dark hair. Once I was ready, I checked on Kim, to find her still asleep. I locked the door to our suite on my way out and went downstairs, to the waiting area where I knew she would be and I was right.
“Ah! There he is, I’ll leave you two alone to catch up” Melinda gave me a wicked smile before she went in the direction of her suite.
After the viper had left I turned to the other woman in the room. Tall, slender and sharp face features, and hip length hair, she emitted power no matter what skin she wore. Just because she decided to wear a white jacket on a blue knee length pencil skirt, doesn’t mean she was harmless. Incubus Queen Jaylan Eustis was a force to reckon with and it was proven when she became the Queen by marrying our king very soon after the death if her first husband, Denlian father, Vivian Turner.
“Mother” I greeted her with a kiss on her cheeks.
“This way” I guided her to one of the office rooms on the second floor. It’d be fitting giving her rank but it would also imply that I don’t want her to stay long.
“My son, it’s been a long time” she said as she settled in one of the couches.
“Indeed”.
I don’t visit her or my father until it was absolutely necessary and this time I’d managed to stay away from the both of them for five years.
“Melinda says you’ve gotten yourself a new scribt”.
Of course Melinda said so, why else would my mother find a sudden interest in visiting me at my workplace. “That doesn’t concern you”.
“Of course it does, she’s my son’s scribt after all, she has even bigger responsibility than others of her kind.” Her smile was intact but her eyes were ice cold.
“I’ll remind you again mother, she’s none of your concern. What’s the real purpose of your visit?” If I don’t get this over with now, my mother will make sure she had her way with Kim. She loved to cause people discomfort, she enjoys seeing others suffer.
“I have a proposition for you” she said crossing one leg on the other.
“Which is?” I was pretty sure this was heading in a direction that would involve me and Melinda getting back together.
“Marry, Miaka Weller”.
I felt my shoulders relax as all the tension evaporate from me and then I burst into laughter.
My mother watched me with a flabbergasted expression on her face, before she settled for a frown.
“What on earth is so funny?” She asked in a rigid manner. She was one of those women that don’t take no for an answer.
“I’m quite surprised at your audacity mother, even though i know I shouldn’t be” I answered her.
“How dare you! I’m your mother! The Queen of-”
“And right now you are not speaking to your son but a member of the Dark council” I reminded her calmly. “As of now my position exceeds that of the king or queen of any realm. That was an interesting suggestion mother, maybe I should call Miaka here so we could discuss all the advantages of this marriage”.
“It’s your duty to woo her!” She snapped.
“You want me to woo a child I raised?” This time my eyes had already changed colour and I don’t care “I held her in my arms when she was only an infact! She’s learned how to walk holding my hands! How can you even think that I would touch her with those hands with any other intention than to protect her?”
“Kal-”
“But then again, you use your beauty to sleep your way through the racks until you became queen” I cut her off. “I think it’s time for you to leave now mother, you’ve done enough damage today”.
But my mother gave me a cunning smile. “I can’t do that unfortunately. You see, I’ve been invited to the Grand Opening Ball the day after tomorrow, and since the invite was sent by my son, how can I refuse”.
Dan? How could he do that? And why didn’t she warn me when I called?
I stood up from the couch. “Fine you can stay. But if you cause any trouble for Kimberly, I’ll immediately have you thrown out”.
With that I walked out of the room and headed to meet Kimberly. She’d probably still be asleep but I want to be near her for as long as I can.
Melinda POV
“You did a splendid job, Kieth.” I told my little puppy as he stared blankly at me.
The kieth Simon that had come to work for me two years ago had been energetic, hardworking and easy to please and I’d using that energy to turn him into my little puppet. Not many Incubus had the power to manipulate emotions, it’s a rare gift passed down in the Valentino family line and very few knew about this.
Keith had done exactly what i had wanted him to do and kaleb’s little secretary had run into his arms. I smiled at my reflection in the mirror as I brushed my hair.
It was common belief that hunters could see the energy of a person who had feed an Incubus. But usually they work under a steiy code of honor but I happened to stumble into one who was open to corruption.
“The opening night ball is the day after tomorrow. Be sure to inform everyone about their correct entry time” I told Kieth who was still standing there.
He nodded his head once and went out the door. His puppet-like state will be over within a second and no one will be able to tell the difference not even himself.
Kaleb has rejected me in front of the entire court and I’d never forget the humiliation. But then he brought me back again into his life to keep me away from Dan. In doing so, he’d given me the perfect revenge. He had no idea what was coming his way.
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