《Midnight CEO》49
Advertisement
"Carter, I don't want to stay here," I begged as we stood in the cave. "I don't want to be here alone with these witches." I looked around at these strange faces all judging me silently as I argued with the most well-known and feared vampire in the forest.
"I know that I do baby. Trust me, my heart is breaking right now watching you cry, but I can't risk you being out there. My allies tell me that Leon is extremely weak thanks to Jake, and I have to take this opportunity, or I'm afraid he will defeat us with Jake gone now. He did this for a reason, and I have to do this in honor of him. I have to avenge my friend," he cupped my face in his big hands. "Baby, the last thing I want to do right now is leave you, but I must finish what Jake started. That boy just slaughtered my brother to protect you. Leon is barely alive right now."
"Why did he have to die, Carter? Why did he.."
"Because that vampire adored you and he knew that this was his destiny. This was his path all along and he fought to the death to protect you." Carter cut me off before I could finish my question. "That is what a family does. We protect each other. If he had not fought Leon last night, he would certainly have done it in the future and he would have died protecting you. That is why I trusted him with my life and yours," he kissed my cheek. "I'm sorry you are feeling such pain." he closed his eyes. "If I had gotten there sooner."
"You could have died as well. If you had stayed there, Carter, you would be dead right now, and I don't think I could handle that." Tears filled my eyes again as I looked up at his handsome face. "I couldn't take any more pain that would have killed me. If you had died as well ..."
"Baby, it's ok," he pulled me towards his chest. "I'm here," he kissed my head softly. "I will always be here for you." His voice was quiet and soft. "I hate seeing you cry."
"Please, don't leave me here. I don't want to be here with strangers. I want to be with you," I cried. "I just want to go home with..." I started sobbing again at the thought of going home without Jake. "Jake..." I cried, holding Carter tighter.
Carter didn't say anything. He just sat there and let me cry on his shoulder. I was broken, and he knew nothing he could say right now was going to fix it.
"I love you," he kept whispering to me. "I will always love you," he kept telling me like he was trying to remind me. "I'm so sorry." I don't know how long I sat on that floor with him. I don't know how many times he told me he loved me. I don't know when my sadness suddenly turned to anger, but I do know at this moment in time, Leon has to pay for what he took from me.
Advertisement
"You promise me you will make Leon pay," I said, sitting up suddenly. "Promise me. You will make him feel my pain for taking Jake from me. You promise me you will bring me Leon's head," I said, almost shaking.
"I will make him pay for every single one of the tears you shed and for taking our friend. I will make him beg for his life before I take it from him. I will make him pay for threatening you, and I will bring you his head. I promise you." Carter said, running his hands through my hair. "I will make the land run red with his blood tonight."
I smiled at him. "I want to see him die, Carter."
He started to say something but stopped.
"I want to be the last thing that animal sees before he dies. I want to tell him something."
"Baby, I don't think..."
"Carter, if I were a vampire right now, this wouldn't be an issue. I'm still me inside this body, and I want to see him dead," I said through my teeth. "Please."
He placed his lips on mine softly. "As you wish sunshine," he whispered on my lips. "For you, I will do anything."
"Thank you," I kissed him again. "Thank you."
He pulled me close to him. "As much as this pains me, I have to go."
"No, not yet," I threw my arms around his neck. "I'm not ready yet."
"I'm not either baby," he said softly into my neck. "I will never be ready to leave you, but I must."
"How am I supposed to stay here without you? Without...him?"
He looked up at me on his lap. "I have organized for someone to stay with you, but I don't know how you are going to react to this"
"What? What are you talking about?"
"I have someone who very much wants to see if you are ok, but it may come as a shock to you. I trust him with my life. Don't get me wrong."
"Carter, what are you talking about? It's not Vinnie, is it?"
He made a face and pressed his lips together. "Hell no, I wouldn't trust that traitor to look after my shoe, let alone you. No, absolutely not."
"Then, who?
"Well, it's ...."
"Hey Ebony, I heard what happened to, well me. I'm so sorry. I thought I could stay with you and talk. If that's ok, of course?" I turned my whole body slowly to the voice I had been longing to hear since I saw him attack Leon last night in the forest. Tears rolled down my cheek as I stared into the big blue eyes of Jake. He was not my Jake, but he was most certainly Jake.
Advertisement
"Oh my goodness," I cried out, covering my mouth in complete shock, disbelief, and happiness. "Jake?" I stood up slowly, not taking my eyes off him.
"I know you must be really upset right now, but I want to help. My future self seemed like a complete douche, but he cared about you. He told me if anything ever happened to him, then I needed to be there for you because it will be, and I quote 'the most devastating thing to ever happen in the history of the world' or some shit like that. He said you would change my life forever, and I would never have anyone more special than you." he ran his hand through his blonde hair nervously. "I don't know why, but I feel like I need to be here right now. I felt the moment I was killed, and I felt something else too. I felt this longing to be near you and look after you. I have these strange pictures in my head that just don't make sense and they are all of you and me." He looked confused as he scratched his head. "I have so many questions for you. Like, did I make a life-size statue of your naked body using mash potato and sprinkles?" he raised his eyebrow sharply.
I just nodded my head slightly remembering the night we were locked up in the mansion waiting for news about Carter and bored senseless.
"Huh, and boss man didn't kill me? That doesn't make sense." He looked away even more confused than he was before.
"Bossman didn't know about that," Carter grumbled behind me.
"That makes more sense." Jake nodded satisfied with that answer. "So, I take it all these other pictures in my head are true as well?" Jake tried to give me a smile. "Ebony, are you ok with this?" His smile dropped as I did not react to him. I couldn't move. I couldn't speak. The only thing I could do is cry and stare into the eyes of my dead best friend as I covered my mouth in complete disbelief.
"Do you want a hug or something? I think I remember how to do those." Jake said, nervously.
"No," I snapped at him.
"Oh, ok. Sorry. I'll just go." Jake looked down to the ground and started to walk away. "Sorry boss man," he said walking past Carter and towards the entrance of the cave.
My heart felt like it literally stopped in my chest as I watched Jake walk away. "Wait," I called to him.
Jake turned around slowly and looked back at me.
"I know you are not my Jake." I saw his face drop at my words. "But, I would like the chance to know who you are. You were everything to me, and I would give anything to have you back." I wiped my tears. "I prayed for you to come home with me and I had all but given up on that happening but here you are, good as new." I smiled remembering my lost friend. "Look at you."
"I'm still me, Ebony. I'm still the same vampire you knew I'm just the younger more handsome version." He said winking at me just like he always did. "Why would you want the old version when you could have all of this?" Jake did a twirl and posed as he smiled. "I'm still me."
I closed my eyes and smiled as I let all of this sink in. "Can I hug you right now?" I opened my eyes to see him smiling straight back at me.
"I think I can manage that," Jake shrugged. He held out his arms, and without hesitation, I ran into them and crashed against his broad chest, just like I did before. The tears rolled down my cheeks as I held him close to me. He wrapped his arms around me and rested his cheek on my head.
"It's ok. I'm pretty shocked about all this too. It's not every day you learn you're dead, again," he said with a slight laugh. "Apparently, I'm invincible. I challenge anyone to try and kill me." He boasted.
I smiled against his chest and took in big breaths trying to calm my racing heart.
"Sorry, that was probably too soon for death jokes. My bad."
"No, that was Jake. That was my Jake, he had no filter." I smiled slightly looking up at him.
"Huh. You're shorter than I remember," Jake laughed looking down at me with a smirk.
"Shut up," I rolled my eyes at him.
"Never," he replied with a chuckle.
"Good," I held him a little closer. "Thank you."
"No, thank you, this is the most action I've gotten in weeks," he chuckled. "Although if anyone else asked we totally did it and you loved every minute of it."
"I missed you," I laughed, hitting his chest.
———
A/N
Awww! 💝
Advertisement
Her highness loves the comfortable life
And so after my death i reincarnated in the body of her highness Alesha Von Castillon know for being arrogant, selfish, wicked, and has a obsessive love from his highness Ezekiel De Vautch. What a cliche. She is so pitiful she always crave for love to his highness but didn't reciprocate. 'Why didn't she give-up? Is she blind? And there's this things of being humuliated by everyone because of how she dress and do her make-up she looklikes a clown' tsk She married the crownprince at the tender age of 15 and fell inlove to him at first site of his coming-age-ceremony and for becoming successful at the age of 20. But the problem is he didn't love her but hostile to her and has a thing with the daughter of the baron lady Mia Cruise. She is a cute lady that gets in trouble because of her white lotus appearance that wants the men to protect her. That made all the ladies in the capital hate her but cannot touch her because she has a powerful backer her older brother Dwayne Cruise. That has protect the country along with the crown prince and will get the title of a marquis worthy of his loyalty to the throne. 'Well no worries i own this body now hahahaha it's good to be alive hahahaha well we do have same personality im a wicked person too hahahaha.' Get ready life i am coming......NOTE:THE COVER PHOTO IS NOT MINE.
8 145Just Kissing
No commitment.No more heartaches.Just kissing.Could it really be that simple?Nate Herond. He's the guy everyone adores. Quarterback of the football team, a joker that ain't miss a chance to fool around, a trutly hearttrob every girl fall for, a friend to everyone... Then why Hailey Grace can't stand him? No one knows.But when she's forced to spend time with him things begin to change. Hailey's trying to overcome a heartbreak; Nate, something darker. Turning from dislike to friendship, they end up making a simple deal that would change everything.
8 342Mending Her Heart |Book I (✔️)
Genre: Romance, Suspence, Drama and SpritiualMeet Gul -e -Jannat : She is a young divorcee daughter of rich landlord. Because of her first marriage she is scared from all men and doesn't believe in Love. She get force from her family for second marriage with rich landlord/prime minister's son Elam khan.Both families were enemy from past 5 generations but they decided to get their kids get marriage to finished enmity between two families. Meet Elam: He is Eldest son of prime minster and he is an Architecture. He is not ready for marriage but force to marriage Jannat. He was not ready for any responsibility.He is clever, reserves and quiet as a person. Will Elam be able to bring back Jannat trust after their marriage. Will they be able to survive together when both don't want to get marriage. Will they give chance to each other. Will they be able to have happy marriage. What have destiny store for them.Previously Known as: The mismatched match'
8 164A Twist of Mates
Jared is a successful Alpha that is also the town's police chief. He not only keeps his pack safe but he also likes to protect the humans in his territory. He's 22 and never found his mate. But one night on a routine traffic stop, his world is turned upside down and life as he knows it will never be the same.From the book...He puts the car into park and his mouth hungrily finds mine. We kiss each other with such intensity I feel like I might burst. He looks so hot in his uniform. I have always fantasized about this. I decide to get a little playful. I stop kissing him for a moment. "So officer, I have been a really bad girl." I say seductively. "You have?" He asks his breath labored from our make out session. "Yes sir. I want you to take me out of the car and punish me right on the hood of you car."Warning: There may be some things that are triggering. Does have a mild sexual assault encounter. Nothing too graphic or disturbing but it's just a part of the story. There are also very graphic sex scenes. I won't warn you before hand. Read at your own risk!
8 126ᴍɪꜱᴜɴᴅᴇʀꜱᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢꜱ ᴄᴀᴍɪʟᴏ x ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ
It only takes one misunderstanding for his word turn upside down. He lost the love of his life over a little mistake. Okay, maybe it wasn't a little mistake.All he needed to do was to gain your trust again, but how could you after what he'd done?At some point your ready to forgive him, but to forget was something you could never do. At some point you had learned to move on, but what about Camilo?•Y/N uses They/Them pronouns•Trying my best to keep the story gender neutral:)
8 167Stripping for the Alpha
I tucked my knees under me and made myself comfortable before letting him know the truth. "I feel like you could protect me. Not just in the usual sense that all guys can protect a woman but, in the sense, that you could keep me safe from everything. Even the things that don't exist. Like the monsters in the dark." I whispered. ________________________________________________________________________Nala James doesn't know much about the supernatural world and her life is that of a misfortune human. Nothing special. But when a tall, dark, handsome stranger approaches her in the strip club where she works, Nala learns her life is nothing close to a boring human. In fact her life is turned upside down by the mysterious Alpha Theo Lee. Her own personal Alpha teaches Nala things about a world she barely even knew existed, and even more about herself. Nala finds her self grasping a whole new life and realising that there is something far more whimsical in her blood then that of a boring human. and her bond with her mate is far more present then that of a normal relationship.
8 112