BLOOD LEGACIES
Chapter 314: A Message

Chapter 314: A Message

"You good?" Grayson asked me for the 10th time ever since we started classes.

I just randomly mixed the chemicals and I wasn’t so sure I was listening to the instructions.

"Are you sure you know what you’re doing? No offense but don’t blow up this in our faces, it’s a total D minus or something if that happens, and not a good way to start this year"

I sighed, dropping the glass tube. "He’s not here, Grayson," I said looking towards the door with a slight hope he might come in.

"Hey, let me" he took the glass from me and started mixing. "I will do the mixing and you write down the samples okay?"

I nodded and all of a sudden it was deja vu again, last year Dace was my lab partner and it was also the first time we actually talked to each other, I could still picture him seating beside me as he gave me a random smile and asked me what my name was, how tense and I was and shy, shy to the point I couldn’t meet his eyes, they were just too beautiful and then when he was cautious of not touching me and how hurt I felt by that.

But now I understand why, his body was already physically attracted to me and yearned for any feel of it, and then the accidental touch at the lobby, the heat I felt, and the electricity.

I sighed heavily as I closed my eyes, relieving those moments before I flush them open. Grayson was right I had to stay focused or else we might get a D, I made a promise to myself, a promise that I would start focusing more on my school life for the sake of my future, I was so caught up last year with all the supernatural happenings around me that I give little thought to school and that will change.

"Alright everybody let’s round this up" our teacher announced and I quickly got to work supporting Grayson as much as I could.

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"So do you guys have superpowers?" Henry asked with a goofy smile on his lips disturbing Grayson as he ate his lunch. He has been rambling all sorts of questions in the past minute.

"Dude let him eat in peace okay?" Miles sighing.

"No we don’t, we just jump trees and stuff, have a good hunting instinct," Grayson said chewing on his apple

"Damn that’s so cool, to be honest, I thought you guys were extinct. It’s an honor seeing one of you"

"Well, he’s not completely a Venator," Owen said, shrugging. "He’s half warlock"

"So we have two halves now," Sarah mused.

"Hmm" Grayson only made a sound and I just ate my chips not in the mood to talk.

"So are you gonna like... attend night school with us?" Henry asked.

"Nope," Grayson said in a simple tone leaving no room for more questions.

"Is that allowed?" Sarah whispered to Owen.

I heard my phone vibrate and I slid it out of my pocket, my body instantly ran cold and I sat up with a start gaining their attention.

"You okay?" Owen asked with a worried expression.

"Yeah just have to use the restroom real quick," I said quickly rushing out.

I turned to the lobby and checked my message again, was I dreaming?

DACE: Come to the lab

Definitely not! Because after forever he finally texted me, I should be elated, yeah I know but right now something was building within me and it was... anger.

I walked through the doors and slammed them shut the moment I walked in, the lab was completely empty and the blinds were closed, the only source of light was the sun’s reflection.

My eyes scanned the entire place until they settled on a figure standing at the end, he stepped forward and Dace came into view with a smile on his lips, a smile that melted my very heart and how breathtaking it looked on those lips begging me to rain kisses on... how messy his black hair was but suited him, it still didn’t stop the urge to walking up to him and running my hands through it until I arrange them.

But he gave me the ease when he ran his hand through them.

"Hey baby girl"

My knees went weak just hearing his voice, hell my panties were already a mess but... I folded my arms across my chest as I walked up to him and stood at a little distance from him.

"What?" he mused, spreading his arms, aren’t you gonna hug me?

"No hugs," I said sternly but I was dying to just throw myself in his arms and allow his broad frame to cover me up and shield me until I forgot the world itself existed and it was just me and him in a warm embrace.

He exhaled sharply as his hands fell to the sides. "I know you are angry with me for not calling and I’m sorry"

"This is not the first time"

He took a step closer to me but I inch backward, and he frowned.

"You know how our relationship is, we barely see each but I thought we weren’t gonna let that stop us"

"I know baby, it’s just-"

"If it’s about what happened that day with your claw I told you I’m okay"

He opened his mouth again but I didn’t let him.

"Don’t blame yourself for hurting me or not protecting me enough, don’t torture yourself, if you torture yourself how do you expect me to feel"

"Emma"

"Talk to me Dace, what’s going on with you"

"Just let me hold you first"

I inched backward and I shook my head, the hurt became more evident in his eyes, I felt it too but I pushed it aside.

"Talk to me, Dace"

He exhaled again looking to the side before bringing his eyes back to me. "I haven’t seen you for damn two weeks baby, and I’m losing my mind, you should remember you’re not just mated to me"

"W-What?"

He closed the distance before I could blink and I drew sharply at my breath, the heat consumed me to the point my brain went numb for a few seconds. A table was behind and I felt my back to it. Dace used that opportunity to cage me in with his hands on the table on both sides but he made no attempts to touch me yet.

"My beast misses you too," he mused.