Page 80 of Desolation
“Hey, are you hungry?” I hold up the food like a peace offering. “I made grilled cheese and tomato soup.”
He doesn’t even bother to open his eyes to look at me. "Nah, I'm good."
So that’s how this is going to be.
"You need to eat, Ash. Using our powers in training is taking a lot out of us. You need to be well-rested and healthy."
"Are you my mother now, Zedd? No, you aren't. She just died."
A loud crash comes from the kitchen and my little hellion comes flying around the corner like a bat out of hell.This is not going to be good.
"How fucking dare you!” she rages and I swear her eyes flash silver for a second. “She deserves to be spoken about with a lot more fucking love and respect than how you are currently.”
Wow, I really need to get some sleep.
She gestures at me. “Zedd is the only one around here that ever makes food and you damn well better thank him and eat the fucking food when he’s here personally offering!”
My sweet mate, coming to my defense.
I’m worried about her attacking him like this, with his fragile mental state nowadays. If he brings that darkness out around her and puts her in a dangerous situation, this will all go to shit.
She’s mine to love and protect and I won’t hesitate to do so, even if it means protecting her from one of her other mates.
Ash's eyes fly open and he sits up, smooth and quiet like a vampire rising from his coffin. He cocks his head at her. “Who put you in charge? I'll start taking orders from you when you actually get control of your powers and show your worth.”
Her mouth drops open before she purses her lips and her eyes narrow, glowing silver once more. She seethes at him. “I might not have full control of my powers but I have a lot more to handle than your one affinity, asshole. So, suck a dick and choke on it.”
Where the fuck are the rest of the guys when I need them? Jerking each other off?
My fears come true as Ash's eyes turn black and Lana gapes at him in shock at the change.
I grab Lana by the arm and pull her away as she seems frozen in shock. "Well, this has been a blast but I'm going to suggest we end this before you guys say anything else you might regret."
Gaia, please fucking help me.
"Oh no, we were just getting started, weren't we, Oslana?"
Oslana?
Lana's brows furrow together as the wheels turn in her head, trying to figure out what the hell is going on, much as myself.
"Oslana?” she scoffs and rolls her eyes. “Not the best nickname I've heard. Maybe you should leave that to Luke."
Deep laughter comes from Ash, not the kind of laughter I’ve ever heard from him before. It makes my skin crawl as the hairs on my arm stand on edge, stirring my magic within me.
"I will not entertain these childish antics any longer,” he says dismissively. “Leave the soup and sandwich if it ensures that you'll both leave me alone.”
I eye him from a moment before leaving the food on the coffee table in front of him, noting how his eyes have gone back to their natural color.
I don't know if I can keep this darkness a secret for much longer,I think as he lays back down in the same position.Get it together, Ash.
Heavy footsteps pound down the stairs as the rest of the guys finally join us. With Lana’s hand in mine, I guide her back to the kitchen, trying to figure out what to do. She seems to be in a state of shock, her face devoid of emotions.
In the kitchen, the twins have gone to grab their own plates of food, while Hale picks at the broken pieces of Lana’s plate and the crust of the sandwich that she never ate.
He quirks an eyebrow at us. "What happened?"
Lana comes out of her seemingly-comatose state long enough to answer. "Nothing. Don't worry about it."
