Layla ? That was Ray’s voice, but I was too busy hiding behind my hands, too scared to move in case I went back into another hallucination. But was it a hallucination. It was so real.
I could hands on my wrists and Ray pulled my hands down.
I blinked at the light and looked around the room, the couches had been upturned and the coffee table was in pieces.
I looked up at Ray to see him look at me worriedly, his face was bleeding, and that’s when I saw the four claw marks down his cheek and on his neck.
I gasped and looked around frantically, Toby had pushed Mike up against the wall to protect him, but they looked okay this time.
But Colton, where was he ? I looked around to see Colton was lying on the floor by the couch, he wasn’t moving.
Colton !
I shoved Ray out of the way and crawled over quickly to Colton’s body that was lying motionless. My heart was splitting in half and it was like someone had poured ice down my back as I reached him.
His t-shirt was ripped all down the front, revealing bloody claw marks underneath. His forehead was also damp with blood and falling from his hair.
Putting my hands on his face, I turned his head towards me breathed a sigh of relief when his eyes fluttered open and met mine. I cried out and kissed his face, my heart beating wildly.
I’m so sorry.
It’s okay, he breathed, his voice raspy. He sat up and reached for me. I’m okay.
Don’t lie, this isn’t okay. I-I’m a monster, I sobbed as he pulled my body so I was curled up between his legs, his arms wrapping around me.
He kissed my head. You’re not a monster.
I cried into him, terrified and stunned that I hurt him that badly. Colton stood up with me up and picked me up in his arms.
I clung onto him as he began walking, pain etched on his face. Without saying anything, he took me out of the living room and upstairs and into one of guest bedrooms, since his room had been wrecked.
I sniffled and wiped my tears with shaky hands after he had put me on the bed. I hated this, why did I keep hallucinating about Carlos when I had so much hate for him ?
Can I ask who you keep hallucinating ? Colton asked and I winced slightly. His eyebrows furrowed worriedly. I felt you kiss someone.
What ? He nodded and I frowned. How could he have felt something that was not real ? I keep hallucinating him. Was it real ?
He looked away from me. I don’t know…I felt it.
Oh god, no, it can’t be real. If it was real, did that mean Carlos was really going to be waiting for me in Colton’s club ? Why there ? But, I didn’t know if this was just me being crazy, but it felt like the club was calling me. When I was there in my hallucination, it was like something made sense.
I’m sorry, I said to Colton, licking the dryness away from my lips, more hot tears rolled down my face at his heartbroken expression, I’d never…cheat on you.
Colton looked at me. I know, it’s just, I hate that he’s messing with your head. Ray didn’t have hallucinations as brutal as you’ve had them. The moonwalker that bit him didn’t fuck around with him. It’s just, I hated feeling him touch you and I did, I keep feeling him.
I sat up and wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed his cheek. It meant nothing, I swear.
You have some weird connection, Colton’s eyes were pained and worried. I caught that vulnerable look flash across his eyes, like he was so scared about losing me.
I shook my head quickly, because he didn’t know how much hate I had for Carlos and what he did to me, I wanted to kill him. I won’t have a connection to him once he’s dead and I won’t be stopping until he is.
Too bloody right, if you don’t do it, I will. He brought his arms around me and he smothered his face into my neck. I can’t even think about losing you.
My heart jolted when he pulled back his head and looked at me with a fallen pride. He had so much inner hate in him and I was so anxious to know what was going on inside of him. His slightly blood shot eyes slid down to my lips and my stomach knotted. He wanted to kiss me, I could tell, but he was holding back.
You’re my mate. I hate that anybody is threatening you.
Shh, I pushed my hands through his hair and took fistfuls of his locks in my fingers. I’m not going anywhere, I promise.
I pulled his head down to my lips and he surrendered immediately, like a lost soul in need of being found. The moment our lips touched the pain in my body disappeared and was replaced by waves of tingles that had me groaning and wrapping my legs around his torso just to get closer to him.
It was like something had possessed my body as I pressed myself into him more, the feeling was explosive, fireworks screeching down my ears and my intimate area pooling feverishly.
Colton continued to kiss me, his hands moving up the sides of my waist and then brushing against the sides of my breasts. I gasped into his mouth which made him moan as his tongue licked and sucked on my bottom lip. Our breathing became heavier as he put his hands up my t-shirt and under my bra, caressing me with his hot hands. I cried out as started moving against him without helping it.
Ah ! I cried out as he shuddered underneath me and groaned. That groan rocked me. I wanted to hear it all the time. His hands slid down my stomach, leaving goosebumps parading all over my skin.
We were like people possessed as he gripped hold of my hips, intensifying the grinding against him. I dug my nails into his back as the pressure began building and building until I fell into an abyss.
I collapsed into him, panting from the explosion that was happening in my body. The throbbing feeling disappearing as fast as it came and I felt so sleepy.
My cheeks were on fire as I arched my head and looked into Colton’s glossy, dark eyes. His hot breath fanned against my face as he bent his head and placed a chaste kiss on my wet lips.
After he pulled away he flopped back on the bed so he was lying down. I blushed and flipped off him so that I was on my back next to him, both of us looking up at the ceiling, breathing heavily.
You’re going to kill me. There was amusement in his voice and I breathed a laugh, he turned his head the same time I did, he gave me a cute lopsided smile. But it’s worth making you smile.
My heart skipped a beat as I rolled over and lay my head on his chest. We lay in each other’s arms that night, saying nothing, just sleeping and never letting go, not even once.
It was the next day and I didn’t feel ready as I looked out of the tall window in the living room. The sun had gone down only minutes ago and the sky was now fading of all its golden and orangey hues, only to be replaced by dark blue.
There was nothing great or romantic about watching the sunset, even if Colton was standing next to me, it was just painful and the anticipation was driving me insane. To tell you the truth yeah, I was frightened and dreaded with nerves.
The day had been nothing but lazing about in bed with Colton, doing nothing but sleeping or watching TV while he took business calls.
We’d both had kept our hands to ourselves and avoided talking about anymore deep things, that vulnerable guy that I had seen last night was gone.
I hadn’t had anymore freaky hallucinations either, in fact, they seemed to have died down. But the fever had doubled.
It had been a normal day considering that the full moon was about to appear, and I would be turning into a monster.