The Two Kings (Afterlife Saga) by Stephanie Hudson Page A

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    “Draven , I can explain , ” I said weakly but he just g ave me a stern frown and folded his arms across his wide chest that was breathing heavy from trying to contain his anger.
    “I sure hope so because I have only been gone a few hours and already you have another date lined up!” Ok so he was pissed but this was ridiculous!
    “Don't shout!” I shouted.
    “Draven I was talking to Jack because he is my friend and he has been worried about me . ” If I thought back to how this sounded I would have gone with something else, because this nearly sent him over the edge.
    “Keira this is not an advisable route to pursue . ” He warned me and my own anger grew roots.
    “And what does that mean? ” I said now following suit and folding my arms.
    “ You are an intelligent girl, figure it out!” He was acti ng like a very articulate child.
    “Are you implying I am not allowed to be friends with Jack? ”
    “Implying No, telling you, Yes!” I shook my head in disappointment.
    “This is utterly outrageous, how can you be so...so ... ”
    “What? ”
    “So bloody childish!” This coming from the person that was close to stomping her foot in frustration. He didn't say anything to this but just looked astonished at the accusation. It actually made me wonder if he had ever heard this being said to him before...I almost giggled at the thought. What must it be like? All five foot and three inches of me, telling all six foot four inches of pure muscle, off like a spoilt child.
    “Look this is stupid and pointless! I am meeting Jack tomorrow” At this he was about to interrupt and erupt but I held my hand out to stop him.
    “ To tell him that I just want to be friends and that I am now dating YOU!” At this he softened slightly but not enough to get my blood down to its normal temperature.
    “He deserves to know the truth and I ain't the type of girl to lead men on or let them go on thinking there is something more when there isn't. If you don't like it then I'm sorry but tough shit! This is who I am and I am not going to change what I believe in just because I am in love with you!” By the end of this little speech I was breathing heavy and Draven looked like he rather wanted to make mad passionate love to me or knock my block off! I doubted anyone in his life had ever spoken like this to him and I couldn't help but be afraid and excited at the same time. Like jumping from a plane and being terrified of heights.
    He looked like he wanted to say something but instead he was in front of me before I took my next breath. His lips crushed against mine and the heat of the argument ended in my mouth. He pushed me back on to the kitch en table and was pressing his Se rge a nt, oops I mean Commander , up against me.
    “You drive me insane, you know that!” He hissed over my mouth and before I had time to protest his tongue parted my mouth open for another passion fuelled kiss. His entire being commanded the kiss to his erotic beat. My lips tried to keep up but it was as if he couldn’t get deep enough, couldn’t taste enough and in return I failed to breathe. He angled my head with one large hand at the base of my neck and his other hand travelled a priva t e journey down the base of my spine. I could almost feel my toes curling, wizard of Oz style. Man this Demon knew how to kiss, I say Demon ‘ cause there was nothing angelic about what this man was doing to my most intimate parts.    
    After the nicest make up kiss in history I finally got back my breath. He pulled me up off the table and smelled the air w h ere the scent of burning pizza filled the room.
    “Oh sodding hell, the pizza ! ” I got up and open ed the oven door to a cloud of smoke. The smoke alarm went off and I grabbed a tea towel to wave in fr ont of it. This must have looked odd to Draven because he reac hed up and grabbed the alarm, crushing it in a single motion, until it made a pathetic dying sound before being replaced by silence. He