Page 56 of Bite of Vengeance
“That my feelings aren’t one-sided.” Letting go of her jaw, I wrapped my arm around her, crushing her to my chest and kissing the side of her throat. “Tell me that while I was gone, there was an ache that never left. A sense of dread that you couldn’t control. Because I wasn’t near you.”
“Or maybe I had those feelings because I was trapped with your father,” she snarked, her words lacking vigor.
I nipped at her neck. “Don’t lie to me. This was the longest fucking week of my life. And I won’t do it again. There is nowhere on this damn earth that I won’t follow you.”
“You mean chase me?”
“Call it whatever you want. It doesn’t change anything.” I pulled back to meet her eyes. “You’re mine, Kali. You areitfor me. I don’t want life if it doesn’t have you in it.”
Her chest heaved as she listened to me, her eyes shining with emotion I couldn’t decipher. Until she went on her tiptoes and brushed her lips against mine.
“Ididmiss you,” she whispered hoarsely. “I want you to chase me, Zan. I…I don’t want to be away from you.”
My grip on her tightened. “Do you forgive me? For turning Warner?”
“He wouldn’t be alive right now if it wasn’t for you.” She sighed. “There’s nothing to forgive. You’ve protected me, and I trust you’ll keep doing it.”
I raised an eyebrow. “What in the hell changed while I was gone?”
“You went against your father, Zan.” Her eyes searched mine. “To protect me. You even fought against his entrancement?—”
“I failed against his entrancement,” I cut her off gruffly, still very aware that I couldn’t have sex with her.
“But you tried. You didn’t do his bidding. For me.” She reached up, and gripped the collar of my shirt, tugging me to her height before kissing me.
I chuckled against her lips. “I guess your opinion of vampires changed. Maybe because now you’re one of us.”
“No, my opinion ofyouchanged. Now, are you going to keep talking or kiss me?”
Sliding my hand up her neck, I fisted her hair, taking control of the kiss. Her tongue clashed with mine, and I backed her into the wall, pressing my body into hers as I tried not to think about sleeping with her. Any wrong thought would trigger my father’s entrancement, and I wanted to fucking enjoy this moment.
Until someone pounded on the door.
“I swear to fuck,” I growled, anger crawling through me.
Pax stuck his head in, his usual frown on his face. “I’m sorry. But her sister is out here causing all kinds of ruckus because she wants to meet Kali. You need to get out here.”
“Keeva,” Kali breathed out. She pushed away from me with more strength than I was prepared for, and I nearly stumbled back a step. “I want to meet her.”
“Did you forget?” Viggo called out from the hall. “It was the entire point of why Zan left, and I was stuck with you.”
Kali rolled her eyes at my brother’s words before rushing toward the door. Our moment was over, and her twin was now her sole focus. My gut twisted painfully as I followed her into the hall. Kali and Keeva were who my father wanted most. Having them under the same roof was a risk.
We just had to make sure PARA and Amaros didn’t find them.
Chapter 21
Kali
“Itold her to wait in there.” Viggo pointed at the large metal door. “Better hurry. Her patience rivals yours—meaning she has absolutely none.”
I could feel Zan behind me, but he didn’t say a word as I pulled open the heavy door. Inside were rows of long, metal tables, making me believe this was some kind of cafeteria. How many Clovers used to stay here? All my silent questions faded when movement pulled my attention to the left. I stood rigidly as she jumped off the table and slowly walked toward me.
My heart pounded wildly in my chest as we stared at each other. It was like looking into a mirror. Her entire face was exactly the same as mine. There wasn’t one feature that I could pinpoint that was different between us.
She stopped in front of me, and we studied each other in silence. Her brown eyes were gleaming with curiosity as they swept down my body before meeting my gaze again. Her stance was stiff. Untrusting.
I inhaled a deep breath, waiting to feel something. She was my twin. Wasn’t there a bond or some connection I should feel? She was my blood.Family. My pulse thudded uneasily. I wantedto be excited, but all I had was questions. And I had a feeling Keeva knew even less than me since she’d been a prisoner of PARA.
