BLOOD LEGACIES
Chapter 41: Such Craziness

Chapter 41: Such Craziness

"Such a silly girl I am," I whispered.

"A crazy and recalcitrant guy" he mused, our faces drawing closer like it was drawn on every outline that this closeness cannot wait "I’m already entirely consumed by you Emma" he spoke, his hot breath gracing my face and I welcomed it, everything about him was heat itself, intense heat like I’m being greased by flames, his body temperature was like a burning iron and each time it touched my skin I feel like I’m burned, I feel like I’m marked by his ardent heat.

"You still haven’t given me an answer, Emma"

"Yes", but wait! What did I just say yes to? What was his question again?

"Good, after the school trip I will take you out on a date"

I blushed ferociously, my face probably red without me looking at it I was certain. That was it! When he asked me about a date, I just said yes to that. I can’t believe I just said YES! Does this mean...

"D-D-Does t-t-this m-mean we..." I tried to speak but my words were a mess, my heart was a mess and the feeling within me all rumbled inside, Dace made me feel things that were a mix of craziness and ardent pleasure, my mere insides thrilled whenever he was beside me, chills all over my body, I would never get use to this, it always seems to electrify me. Does he feel it too? What is he doing to me? How much I simply lose my mind when I’m around him, how every corner of the world seems to disappear when I’m with him.

"What?" he chuckled, awaiting me to speak and I realized I haven’t finished my words. Speak Emma, speak!

"D-Does this m-mean w-w-we... we’re..." I licked my lips. "D-Does it mean you’re m-my b-boyfriend?" I said the last part so low that I couldn’t even hear myself. Please let it be he heard me because I couldn’t repeat myself or I might pass out, the blood was rushed to my head already.

Dace’s smirk spread on his lips and he seemed overly amused, he must have heard me, I noticed the highlights swirling in his hazel eyes. "Yes silly," he said, and then he placed a kiss on my forehead and I felt myself melt within as the heat from his lips flushed through my body, making a deep shiver run through me. What was that right now? Did he just say yes? He said yes! D-Dace said yes, he’s my- My phone rang breaking the spell between us and the heat was gone.

"Your phone"

"Y-Yes" I was still gawking, making no attempt to check it, but I had to as I searched my school bag for it and slid it out, the caller OWEN was on boldly. I took a look to Dace.

"I will pick you up tomorrow, okay?" he said with a shifted tone, I licked my lips nodding my head and he gave me a small smile, leaning toward me, I really hope he was gonna kiss me right now, the thoughts of his lips brushing against mine was something I wanted to imprint again, I still haven’t recovered from the first kiss and yet I craved another.

But the sound of him unstrapping my seat belt and opening the door brought me back, that didn’t go so well.

I watched as Dace drove away, I would still be staring at the path he took like a puppy who just got lost, not until my phone rang once again. I slide the answer button.

"Emma"

I was silent.

"Emma," he said this time softly. "Please say something"

"Owen"

"I had no idea I swear, I talked with Sarah, I merely forced her before she could open my mouth, I swear Emma if I knew I would have-"

"It’s okay, it’s passed"

"No no it’s not, fuck I wish you told me about it"

"I wouldn’t have said anything, it’s good you asked yourself at least she was honest with you", I half thought she would lie again or bring something up but it seemed like she was truthful with Owen.

"She’s sorry Emma, she didn’t know how she would approach you about it"

"I will think about it, can we not talk about this right now" I was already at my door, which I noticed was locked, that was a first.

"Okay," he replied. "Are you home?"

"Yes " I inserted my key.

"Safe?"

"Ugh, Owen!"

"Okay okay, I’m sorry okay I can’t help it... I mean the Devereaux never makes contact with humans this is a first"

The door slammed behind me. "What did you say?"

I heard a mantra of fucks from him. "I should not have said that" as well as chanting that.

"Ow-"

"We will talk later okay?" he ended the call but I wasn’t having it, I called him back but he didn’t pick up. What’s with him? What does he mean by the fact that the Devereaux’s don’t make contact with humans? I was snapped out of my thoughts when a message came in from my aunt.

VANESSA: Won’t be home this evening okay darling? Have some kinds of stuff to handle, there is food in the fridge, lock the doors, and do NOT take the Dreamcatcher off again.

I stilled, she knew I took it off? Okay now there was something suspicious, there is no way she should know.

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I settled on my seat, flicking on my table light, and I opened the book ’Founding Juneau’. I sat upright adjusting myself properly, there gotta be something here, there has to. I skimmed through seeing the light brown page of the book, it smelt old too and a bit busty, seems like no one ever had interest in this.

The founding of Juneau was in 1881, the year this place was uncovered, it was nothing but mountains and forest until 5 families came together and decided to develop it as a home.

"5 families" I turned to the next page. "The Devereaux’s, Adams, Sherman’s, Juneau’s, Hathaway’s?", Sarah’s family was among? How come she never mentioned that? Well I never asked so... I skimmed through.