Chapter 188


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    I turned off the shower quickly and grabbed the towel off its rack.


    I didn’t bother to dry off the water from my skin as I tied it securely around me.


    I had a feeling it was Ryker. My heart pounded fast. Was he here to harass me again?


    As much as I was now a hybrid, I wasn’t sure I would be able to defeat Ryker in a fight. He was a vampire, or something more.. but seemed like a trained warrior. Right now, it would take more than just my powers to defeat Ryker.


    But that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t fight if I had to.


    I looked around the bathroom and spotted a mop stick. I grabbed it, using it as a shield as I carefully stepped out of the bathroom..


    I entered the room and was about to swing the mopstick in the air when I stopped midway.


    “Eden?” Lord Shevek stared at me in surprise.


    I straightened up immediately, throwing the mopstick to the side as I suddenly became conscious of how I was.


    Lord Shevek noticed I was in a towel, and he spun around immediately.


    “I’m sorry. I should have knocked before I entered.” He said, and stepped out.


    I suddenly lost my strength as I plopped on the bed in relief. I never imagined I would be so d to see Lord Shevek. For now, he was a lesser evilpared to Ryker.


    I got back up and looked for a short and a shirt to wear and dressed up quickly. When I was decent enough, I opened the door.


    Lord Shevek who leaned against the wall of my room gave me a gentle look, and I opened the door wider.


    “Come in,”


    He nodded and entered.


    “I’m sorry.” He said it again. “I didn’t think you would be in the bathroom.”


    I smiled. “It’s fine.”


    “Are you okay? You look… tired.” Lord Shevek watched me carefully.


    I looked away. “I’m fine. I just have a lot going on.”


    He nodded. “<b>I </b>can understand that. But still-”


    “Why are you here<b>?</b><b>” </b>I tried to move his attention away from me.


    “I wanted to talk to you.” He sped his hands together in front of him.


    I noticed he wasn’t with his staff today.


    “About what?” I raised a brow.


    “I have a feeling you don’t want to be here any longer. You are drifting away from me.” He frowned. “The reason I brought you with me to the coven was for us to get to know each other. I wanted us to bond as father and daughter, but I seem to be doing <b>a </b>bad job of it.”


    I gave him a cautious look.


    “I never said that.” I looked away.


    “I know. But I can sense it. Even now, you <b>are </b>scared of me. I have no idea how I managed to make you feel like you can’t trust me.” Lord Shevek sighed.


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    “It just happened like that.” I mumbled.


    “There is a bridge between us now, something that wasn’t there when we first met. And I don’t want you to ever feel far away from me.”


    Lord Shevek looked away.


    “I saw the way you looked at your mother and me this morning. You were angry. I used to think you wouldn’t mind if something happened between us, but I was wrong. You looked like you hated the fact that we were together.”


    “I have my reasons.” I said, and he swallowed something in his throat.


    I hugged myself, feeling a slight shiver as my heart began to melt a little.


    “Why did you go to my mother?” I fixed a look on him, suddenly protective. “Are you trying to use her to get to me<i>? </i>Or you are with her because you love her.”


    My father shuffled on his feet, a sign that the question made him nervous. I wasn’t sure if that was a good or bad thing.


    “I’m not sure if I would call it love.” He started. “But I want Rose. You would not understand it, but I desire her, more than I have ever desired another woman.”


    He looked away just before I could see the vulnerability in his eyes. I wanted to understand.


    “Do you want to be with her?” I asked.


    He sighed. “I don’t know. I have a lot of issues to sort before I can finally decide what I would do.”


    I didn’t push further.


    Lord Shevek was lost in his thoughts for a little while before he said. “There is more to everything than what you hear or see.” He said softly.


    I frowned. I knew he wasn’t talking about my mother anymore.


    “What do you mean?” I asked.


    He shrugged. “Ryker being here is not something you can easily understand even if exined. It doesn’t matter what you think you heard; everything I do is for the good of our family and our lineage. I mean well.”


    I had a feeling Lord Shevek just made reference to what I heardst night.


    He saw me?


    I looked away and walked to the window as <b>I </b>stared hard at the curtains. I had never opened them before.


    “I will leave you to rest and get dressed for the ceremony.” Lord Shevek said softly and stepped out.


    The door closed in his wake.


    I moved back to the bed and lied down on my back as I looked at the ceiling. I fixed my gaze on one spot and thought about all that had happened.


    Before I knew it, I fell asleep.


    And I saw Eros.


    At first, I smiled and ran to hug him. But then he was looking at me coldly. It wasn’t the Eros I knew. This was the same Eros from the other world. The beast.– N?velDrama.Org: owner of this content.


    I backed away until he stood a few feet away from me; his eyes glowed fiercely and his ws elongated as he stalked towards me. He bared his teeth at me, raising his ws at me…


    I screamed and woke up, my heart beating fast<b>… </b>I gasped “It was just a dream.”


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