chapter 121 Neen


    Evelyn’s POV


    We spent the rest of the day watching movies. Thaddeus, though, I could tell was slightly off, and


    Orion and Rnd kept sending him nervous nces which I couldn’t understand. You could feel the


    negative energy in the air. When we finished dinner, his entire body was shaking and his eyes flickered


    between ck and green frighteningly. Orion abruptly standing up, giving me a nervous nce before


    gripping Thaddeus and tugging him outside. Grabbing everyone’s dishes, I walk into the kitchen and


    start stacking the dishwasher. Rnd followed in behind me and helped me.


    “What’s wrong with Thaddeus?” I ask while rinsing a te.


    “He will be fine. The darkness bes a little too much sometimes,” he answers, not adding


    anything else. Once we are finished, we walk out, and I notice Orion and Thaddeus haven’t returned.


    “Where did they go?” I ask, confused.


    “To blow off steam. Thaddeus isn’t safe to be around when he is like that. It’s not worth the risk to


    you,” Rnd answers.


    Walking upstairs, Rnd sits on the couch. “Where are you going?” he asks looking up at me.


    “To go shower. You can join me if you want,” I tell him, and he jumps up before rushing up the


    stairs. Before I even run through the bedroom door, Rnd had already grabbed me, spinning me


    around and mming me into the wall. My legs wrapping tightly around his waist as he knocks the air


    out of me, making me cough before I smile at him. He’s breathing hard before he presses closer, his


    nose going into the crook of my neck as he inhales my scent. Rnd sucks on my mark, and I moan


    loudly before I realise what I did. Rnd chuckles softly before pulling back and kissing me softly. I


    could feel his erection pressing against me, yet the old, frightened feelings no longer affected me. My


    mind for the first timepletely mine. Kissing him back, I can feel his shock before he deepens the


    kiss, growling.


    “We should go shower before I piss off our mates by taking you first.” He chuckles before kissing


    me again and letting me stand.


    Going to the bathroom, I strip my clothes off before turning the shower on. Rnd’s intense gaze


    makes my skin heat. My eyes roam over his muscled arms as he moves closer before caging me


    against the wall with his arms on either side of my head. His ck eyes look down at me. Lifting my


    hand, I trace it down his chest to his abs, his body tensing under my touch.


    Standing on my toes, I kiss him softly, feel his tongue run over my bottom lip before he sucks it into


    his mouth. Then Thaddeus’s voice echoes through me.


    “Hands off, Rnd,” Thaddeus growls, and I pull back looking toward the door only no one is


    there.


    “I’m not using my hands,” Rnd growls back. I furrow my eyebrows, confused.


    “I heard that,” Thaddeus says, making my eyes snap back to the door.


    I could have sworn he said that out loud in the bathroom, his voice echoing around us.


    “Thaddeus has marked you now. He can get in your head no matter how far away you are,” Rnd


    tells me.


    “So, he isn’t here?” I ask.


    Rnd shakes his head. “No, and I am not sure when he will be back.”


    “What do you mean?” I ask, worried.


    “It doesn’t matter. Come on let’s shower and get dressed and see what’s on TV. Before we piss


    him off more,” Rnd says, turning back around and grabbing the soap.


    Washing quickly, we jump out, and I grab one of their shirts, pulling it over my head before walking


    downstairs. Flicking the TV on, I flick through the channels before flicking past a news report and go


    back to it. My heart skips a beat when I hear the news anchor talking about breaking news and a recent


    development on the Dark Ones. My blood runs cold when a street viewes on and I can Thaddeus


    blurring figure move onto the screen, another figure chasing him before tackling him and I know it has


    to be Orion.


    Suddenly the entire street is plunged into darkness before everything explodes, and can only see


    the flicker of lights and the explosion before the screen goes nk and the newsdy''s voicees


    across air.


    “Main street has been destroyed. Anyone in the vicinity is urged to take shelter and remain


    indoors.”


    Suddenly the remote is snatched out of my hand and the TV turned off. I turn to face Rnd.


    “You weren’t meant to see that” he says before sighing frustrated.


    “Is that where he is? Is that where he went?” I yell at him. Rnd looks away.


    “You know who he is, what he is, Evelyn,” Rnd says. I shake my head. I would not be a part of


    them destroying the world.


    “No, I won’t ept this. You expect me to be okay with that?” I scream angrily. Rnd shrugs


    before sitting down and cing his head in his hands.


    “He can’t help it. The darkness takes over and there is no controlling him. Believe me we have


    tried.”


    “That’s no excuse, you don’t just go killing people. He has been fine for days, and now this?”


    “Yes, before he took it away, Evelyn. Everythinges at a price. The more he uses his magic,


    the worse it gets. Him taking your memories, he absorbed them making them his own. He did that for


    you, so you didn’t have to live with it. Now he is paying the price for it and needs to release it, and that


    is the only way.”


    I stumble back at his words, horrified. “So, this was my fault? I did this?”


    “Shit, I didn’t mean it toe out like that,” Rnd says, getting up.


    “No, don’t touch me. What, he couldn’t destroy an empty field or something? Why an entire city?” I


    scream, tears rolling down my face.


    “He would have gone running, trying to get rid of it, but sometimes it doesn’t work and he


    explodes, okay? He doesn’t mean to destroy things, it just happens. Besides, he rarely kills anyone,


    just destroys the buildings. Sometimes people get caught in the crossfire. And sometimes,” He


    hesitates, not wanting to answer.


    “Sometimes what, Rnd?”


    “Hunger takes over.”


    “No, fucking no. I won’t deal with this shit. Make hime back,” I yell at him. Rnd’s eyes go


    “Fine, if this is how it is going to be, I am done.” I tell him before walking up the stairs. Grabbing


    some pants, I slip them on before grabbing my wallet and walking out. Rnd growls at me, blocking


    me on the stairs.


    ‘You’re not leaving.”


    ‘Yes, I am,” I say shoving him, but he doesn’t budge.


    “Fucking move, Rnd. I will not stay here knowing you are all killing innocent people,” I tell him,


    trying to walk past him. Every step I make, he blocks me again.


    “I reject you then,” I tell him, and his eyes go dark before a smirk graces his face.


    “That’s not how you reject someone. Nice try though.”


    “Whatever,” I tell him, ducking under his arm on the bannister and bolting down the stairs only for


    his arms to wrap around me as I reach the bottom step. He growls loudly before tossing me over his


    shoulder and marching back up the stairs.


    “Fucking put me down,” I scream, smacking his head with my palm. It had no effect as I squirm in


    his arms. Giving up with hitting him, I sink my teeth into his back, letting go when I feel his hande


    down on my ass. I hit his back and feel himugh, my hand stinging before he smacks mine again


    harder. I feel tears brim at the sudden intense pain, feel his handprint bruising.


    Suddenly I am dumped on the bed, and I re up at him before trying to hop off the bed.


    “I wouldn’t, Evelyn. You try to leave, and I will spank your ass tills it bleeds,” Rnd warns before


    pushing me over andying down next to me.


    “So what, I am supposed to wait here until the psychopath returns from his killing spree?” I ask,


    ring at him and folding my arms over my chest defiantly.


    “You look so cute when you’re angry. And yes, that is exactly what I expect you to do. Take it up


    with Thaddeus when he returns. For now,y down,” he says tugging me down.


    Groaning, I flop down on the bed. Rnd rolls on his side, trying to pull me against him. I throw his


    arm off and hear him sigh.


    “No point be angry about it, Evelyn. What’s done, is done.”


    “If I had known, I never would have let him meddle in my head,” I tell him.


    “He would have done it anyway; Thaddeus isn’t a patient man. You wille to see that. You


    leaving when he is gone will just make matters worse. Besides, he is on his way home you wouldn’t get


    very far.”


    “How do you know?” I ask.


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    “Feel him getting closer, feel his mood has shifted, and he is calmer,” Rnd answers. We sit in


    silence for god knows how long waiting. Before the silence bes too much.


    “So how does one reject someone?”


    “I can’t believe you actually expect me to tell you. You are ours whether or not you reject us, you


    aren’t leaving,” Rnd says.


    “Well, if it means he won’t kill anyone, I will reject.” Suddenly his hand is mped over my mouth.


    “Shh, someone is in the house,“ he whispers softly, making my heartbeat pick up. Rnd rolls off


    me before getting up.


    “Get in the closet,” he growls. I dart off the bed doing as he said, feeling his rm through the


    bond. Closing the door, I hear him walk downstairs, a growl leaving his lips.