BLOOD LEGACIES
Chapter 460: Worried Cat

Chapter 460: Worried Cat

DACE

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Having to deal with the Pride Council and trying to keep them in check as well as my business partners who came to seek an audience was already a handful. Everything I pulled tonight had consequences and I was ready to deal with them. My clan can’t go against me knowing they will lose everything in the process if they so much as think of it. At least I know my Council is loyal to a point.

But this? This is not what I expected. In a bathroom lies what remains of Isabella Dominguez, not what I expected the night to be and definitely not involved for what I planned. I only focused on getting Emma out of there who looked in shock after what happened.

We called it a night and came back to the hotel and I knew Noah Dominguez must be losing his marbles right now. But Isabella had it coming when she killed my guards and planned to kill Emma too. I’m still reeling in anger and thinking about obliterating the rest of House Dominguez after their treason.

Hearing the shower go off I looked at the door and it clicked open with Emma stepping out wearing just one of my T-shirts with a towel hanging on her head.

"Done?" I only ask. We haven’t spoken to each other. She was first to go get cleaned up and shut the door in my face. And of course, I let that slide, she’s still in shock but at least she looked better now.

She nods. "You should get some shower too" she mumbled standing in front of me like a child who did something wrong and waited to be scolded. No doubt I am not in my best mood. I could feel every one of her emotions, she’s scared and guilt was gripping her so badly it makes me choke.

"Dace I..." she begins closing her eyes like she was thinking of what to say next. "I’m sorry about what happened. Isabella, she’s your... childhood friend and-"

"Why are you apologizing?" I asked with narrowed eyes. Yes, Isabella was my childhood friend but whatever emotions I felt at that time was down the drain. Now she was only a woman who tried to kill my Female in cold blood right under my nose. I will admit if Emma hadn’t done what she did I would have taken my reasonable cause of action.

"I blew her up," she said with wide eyes still shaken. "Doesn’t that warrant my apology? I blew someone up!"

I raked my hand through my hair. Then I took her wrist and had her step closer to my parted thighs. "Explain, baby"

She gulped. "S-She attacked me and I tried to fight her off"

I felt it and the moment I did I ran for the bathroom before finding the mess already made.

"I got so angry and then I-I..."

"You tapped into my bloodlust"

"W-What" she gave me a wide eye.

"Yes," I said. I felt it at that moment too. "It was too strong for you and it went berserk hence blowing her up with your magic" I was glad that was the only thing that happened, what if that surge affected her in terrifying ways?

"I don’t want my magic all messed up because of your unhinged bloodlust" she rambled and the corner of my lip twitched. I noticed something now, Emma rambles when she’s anxious. "And I am not smoking to try to cool it off like you do and-"

"Emma"

She shut her mouth.

"Calm down will you?"

She shook her head. "You don’t understand Dace it felt so..." her lips quivered. "All these years you dealt with this? It’s so dark, wild, uncontrollable and I felt like it would drain me if I didn’t release it" She kept her eyes on me as they shook with several emotions, like she could finally understand what I had been dealing with.

She placed her hands on my cheeks and they shook. "Was it always this hard to deal with?" she whispers in a thick worried tone.

"Yes"

She gulped. "Noah, what will he do now? I killed his daughter"

"He won’t have the nerve to do anything. What Isabella tried to do already earned her death warrant" I took her hand on my cheek. "Listen to me" I began in a firm tone. "You did what you had to do" My teeth clenched. "I wasn’t there, I should have been there"

"It’s not your fault too and you can’t keep your eyes on me all the time"

True... but that doesn’t stop me from trying.

I rose to my full length and her head tilted her head backward to meet my eyes. "Go to bed," I said as I walked to the bathroom and shut the door behind me.

I stripped away from my bloodstained clothes and stepped into the shower, setting it to the coldest and having the water on full blaze. Washing the stains from my body, as I closed my eyes I replayed the moment I walked into the bathroom thinking I was too late, seeing the blood and thinking it was Emma’s.

I felt it then... something deep and familiar that was almost disturbing like I was about to go insane at the mere thought of losing her. And what bothered me most was it felt familiar, but I don’t recall ever feeling like my beast and my body was about to split in two. Or have I? Just thinking about it gives me a fucking headache.

"Are you okay?"

I flinched at the voice, only because I was too lost in my head and forgot Emma had already walked into the bathroom. I said nothing as I turned off the shower and grabbed the towel to wipe my body before facing her.

"I’m fine"

She shook her head. "I can feel you’re not. Is this about Isa-"

"No" I cut her off.

"Then what?"

"You seem more worried than I am"

Something is bothering her too, the fear is just reeking off her and I can tell it’s not about Isabella this time, what then?

"You should be sleeping"

"I-I don’t think I can sleep" she admitted.

I walked to the counter and grabbed my sweat shorts, putting them on before walking to her.

"Dace" she began but I ducked and threw her over my shoulder, she didn’t protest, only groaned. I walked back to the room and tossed her on the bed and she yelped.

"You will" I counter. Her pupils are still dilated and her mind is out of rest after everything that happened tonight she needs a fucking shut-eye.

I grabbed my phone and walked to the balcony.

"And you?"

"I need to make a call" but then I paused before turning to her with a raised eyebrow. She sat there looking at me.

"I am not avoiding you" I responded to the mindlink she passed through my head and she narrowed her eyes at me.

I dialed the number as I kept my eyes on her. The line picked up and I spoke to the man in Spanish. Nothing much just about what tonight entails. No doubt we will have to spend more days here. I grabbed the cigarette on the table, taking one in my mouth.

"La casa Domínguez está alborotada"

(The house Dominguez is in uproar)

I lit the bottom of my cigarette with the zippo before taking a drag.

"Deberían considerarse afortunados porque sólo tienen que preocuparse por eso. Ella intentó matar a mi mujer"

(They should count themselves lucky; they only have to worry about that alone. She tried to kill my Female)

"Entiendo alfa. Noah conoce las consecuencias"

(I understand Alpha. Noah knows the consequences)

I let some smoke escape my lips.

"I will continue this conversation tomorrow" I end the call. Taking the last drag of my cigar and pressing the rest on the ashtray. I dropped the phone back on the table before turning to face Emma who still had her eyes on me the whole time.

I crawled on it like a beast ready to pounce on its prey. "I thought I told you to sleep"

"It annoys me when you give me orders"

"I will let that slide but only for tonight," I said, laying my back on the bed with my arm tucked behind my head as I looked at the ceiling. I felt her hurl up next to me and rest her head on my chest, I wrapped my arm around her pulling her closer.

"Just admit you were waiting for me"

"No" she mumbled. There was a pause from her. "I’m scared Dace"

"You’re always scared, even when I am here and it fucking hurts my ego"

She giggled at my words but I am serious. It hurts knowing she’s scared all the time, afraid of the unknown. I knew it might have to do with her past.

"I feel something, Dace, like something is trying to force its way inside of you and I know what"

"What?"

But she doesn’t say anything.