Part 36

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"Caught you." Tingles spreaded over her being. Caught in surprise when a very cold being embraced her from behind. It kinda felt nice. Somehow. This touch also felt familiar, yet his voice...was not.

      It was husky, deep, and dark. The emotions in it sounded like happy and excited as if he had won and just received his prize.

      "W-who are you?" Her voice trembled, but she was not scared of this dark being that she cannot see. Instead, she felt safe and protected in his arms.

       She felt him sniffed the scent of her black hair. Which made her body shudder and tense up. The dark being embraced her harder as he whispered. His mouth dangerously close to her face; she could almost feel his warm breath.

      "Jace, my love." Rys felt her breath hitched for a second at how his name sexily escaped his mouth.

      "Jace, that is my name, lovely Rys."

      Rys's legs felt wobbly as if it was about to give out. It was weird; she heard that name before, but she couldn't remember where she heard it.

     Rys cocked her head to gaze at his face, but it was too dark. She couldn't see him. Even when she squinted her green eyes a lot of times, she still couldn't see him.

      "What is it, lovely Rys?" She froze on what he said next.

      "Do you want to see my face?"

      Unable to recover fast, she could only nod her head. Blushing slightly, but she hoped the man couldn't see it through the dark.

       He chuckled. The girl tensed up when she felt his cold hand carress her cheek, leaving a trail of sparks.

       "Aah~ my lovely Rys. My sweet Rys. My innocent Rys....

      ...my beloved mate."

      Hearing those words, the black haired girl realized that the unidentified man was her mate.

     "I'll show you my face if that's what you want."

     As soon as he said that, a dim light appeared around them. It was dim, but it was enough to see his face.

      "What?!"

      Alarmed, Rys took in the appearance of the man. She knew him! So that was why his name sounded so familiar...

      It was Jace Ashton. The popular guy in school who snubs everyone who are not popular.

      "W-w-what?!"

      She was beyond confused. Jace was now gazing at her with the eyes of a love-sick person. As if to notice her expression, he asked, concerned.

       "My love, are you okay?" She got the sudden urge to vomit. Jace was calling her my love?! How ridiculous! How unlikely to happen!

       "This is just a dream," She mumbled as she pulled away from the hold of the so called mate.

      "This is just a dream."

      Jace's face showed hurt at what she said, at what she did. "No, this isn't! We're meant to be!"

      Rys shook her head as she retreated more. The black haired girl knew this was all just a dream and probably, her mind was just messing with her.

     "Stay away!"

     ...but he didn't listen.

     He forced himself to her, to hug her once again. Rys tried to imagine herself waking up, but it was not working.

      Finally, after a moment of struggling, she gave in.

      Jace smiled softly as the girl relaxed within his hold, but he tensed up. He felt someone. Someone invading his beloved mate's dream.

      Someone that somehow has a deep connection with the girl.

      He gritted his teeth when he saw a form nearing them. That form...the guy who was always stalking her beloved mate.

      A vampire.

     Rys felt his sudden rigid body. Her green eyes peered up at Jace who had his gray eyes focused on something.

      On someone.

      She followed his gaze, only to see a familiar form coming towards their direction.

      "I have to go," Jace softly whispered to her ear. Still clutching to her tightly as if he really didn't want to let go.

      She didn't answer to that while she continued to look at the coming form, wondering who it was.

     Jace glared at the vampire's form before softening when he looked to his beloved mate again.

     "We'll see each other soon, but for now, I'll..."

     It took for Rys to process into her mind that she got bitten in the neck by Jace. She hissed slightly at the pain but before she could even scold the man, he was gone.

      "Rys!" It was then she realized that Bled was the coming form...

      Before Bled could hug her, the light brightened.

      ...and she was back in real life.

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Rys gasped out from the unbelievable dream she just had. It seemed so real, but the black background gave it all away that it was just a dream.

      She sat up, only to be hugged by Bled.

      "What?! Why are you here?!"

      Her green eyes widened once she took in everything and everyone inside the unfamiliar room.

      "Where am I?!" Rys asked, her voice sounded a bit throaty.

      Theresa answered nonchalantly, "You are in my house. Bled carried you all the way here when he sensed a dark aura surrounding your body...and as expected, it was because of a being of darkness."

      Rys pursed her lips as she recalled her dream with that Jace. What's with the being of darkness?

      "Did Mom know about this?" She asked Bled who was still hugging her. He shook his head as a reply.

      "F*ck, I'm so worried...I thought some thing happened to you." He sniffed in her neck but went stiff soon after.

      "That scent..." He gritted his teeth as anger swarmed through him. "It's on you, Rys."

      Hash went towards her figure and breathed in, angrying Bled more.

      "Yes, that scent is on you," He stated with his eyebrows raised.

     "Did you both do something intimate in your dream?"

      She blushed. "No way! Why the hell would I do that?!"

      ...with someone who looked like Jace.

      "Okay...?" Hash suspisciosly looked at Rys before turning to Theresa. "Hey, witch, you know some answer on why she has that demonic scent on her."

       Theresa frowned, not liking on what Hash called her. Even so, she still replied to the rude vampire, "He must have marked her, that's why."

       Bled growled as he quickly brushed away her hair away from the neck, only to growl more when he saw it.

      "The mark of the Demon."

Dedicated to Ssapp3033 (hope you don't mind X3)