BLOOD LEGACIES
Chapter 467: Not Worthy Of You

Chapter 467: Not Worthy Of You

Her words strike through me but I only just leveled my eyes and licked my lips.

"I see that nervous tick you still have"

"Trust me..."I pulled some strands of my hair behind my ear. "...It whopped out of me" My nervous tendencies were irritating even for me, constant biting of my lips and licking them. I was really glad they were off me, not completely though but it was manageable.

A soft meow sound came and we both looked out the window. I smiled instantly when I saw Tiger.

"There you are!" he came to me and hopped on my lap and I patted his head.

"Well if it isn’t Tiger Jnr. I knew I saw a cat running around"

"It’s Tiger" Tiger said grinning and Emilia froze. I guess she doesn’t know Tiger can speak now.

"I removed the Jnr," I said with a forced smile. After everything it just felt right and besides he earned the name. Tiger was one of my emotional supports when recovering from my trauma, and he slept beside me every night. Having a ball of fur snuggling to you every night was therapeutic.

"Ha the cat talks, how? Before I lose my mind"

"When my powers grew he started speaking"

"Right," she nods slowly, looking at Tiger rubbing his head on my stomach. "Cute and scary because ginger cats are the worst"

Tiger glared at her.

"Nice to know we have a threatening cat to the family and.." she trails as she rises to her feet and takes something from the drawer beside the bed. "Here..." She handed me a bracelet and I gasped when I took it. It was my bracelet, the one with the triquetra symbol.

"I thought I lost it the night I was kidnapped!"

"Grayson held on to it, he said I should give it to you"

"Is Grayson really okay with Dace?" I was getting worried and it took so much time already.

"Wanna find out?"

"Definitely" I rise to my feet with Tiger still in my arms.

"Then let go"

~

Emilia led me through the household until we got an elevator I had never seen before. She pressed the button and the heavy door jerked open. We both stepped in.

"This has never been here before," I said as it took us to the down level.

"Dace lead Rogues aka a pack of bloodthirsty beasts"

I gulped at her words.

"They can’t exactly just hunt to settle their bloodlust with just animals. So Dace thought of something, the violent blood is like a live wire so he created the Ring"

"The Ring"

"The test of strength and blood"

Okay now I am super worried, I don’t want Dace breaking my brother, Yes he will heal but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t feel pain because he does.

"Dace is gonna kill him" I announced.

"He does that I will kill Dace," Emilia said casually but I could see it in her eyes, she was dead serious.

The door jerked open and we stepped out. I never knew a basement could be this big! It was more like an underground and the wide space in the middle where the ring was is the very spotlight of this entire place. We came to the railing and then we spotted them at the ring.

Dace had his grip on Grayson’s arm as he glared at him and Grayson did the same too, matching each other’s heat. They looked bloodied with all the bruises and cuts and black eyes.

"Oh god!" Emilia rasped. "Seriously?" she stormed down the stairs and I followed behind with Tiger now trailing behind me.

"What the fuck Dace?!" Emilia roared. "This is how you talk things over? Beating the shit out of each other? He’s my mate and don’t think for once I will let you kill him!"

Dace glanced at Emilia and then at me, they stayed longer before looking back at Grayson.

"We’re done," he said but it seemed like they had unfinished business and their eyes spoke so many things. He sniffed letting Grayson go and Emilia rushed to his side.

"Are you alright?"

"I am fine I will heal"

Their conservation faded as Dace walked to me. I opened my mouth to say something but he just walked past me and left. I rethought kicking his groin after seeing him with so many bruises but I will definitely do it now.

"Take care of him," I said to Emilia as I stormed out of the underground.

~

The elevator leading to Dace’s suite jerked open and I stepped into the foyer alone. I walked straight to the room and found Dace sitting on the bed with his body still covered in bruises and a black eye. I folded my arms but he just kept his head leveled with his arms resting on his knees.

I rolled my eyes as I walked to the bathroom, grabbed a towel, and walked back to the room. I placed my hand on his chin and forced him to look at me.

"Why won’t you heal?" I said, dampening the towel on the blood trailing the corner of his eyes.

"The pain soothes me" he answers.

I glared at him. "Pain is not soothing"

"It is to me"

I slapped him across the face and his head turned at the force. "That is for walking past me like I was some stranger"

He licked his bloodied lips and face me back.

"You beat up my brother" I slapped him again. "I said you shouldn’t hurt him and you did" I did it again and again until he took my hand to stop me pulling me to him so that I sit on his lap.

"Having fun hitting me?"

"Yes!" I pushed him with enough force and he dropped to the bed and I crawled so I nest properly on top of him feeling his bulging erection pressing against me.

"Do your worst, baby, you’re angry that I hurt your brother? Walk out on you?"

I slapped him and his teeth clenched, I knew he could feel every bit of the impact because he refuse to fucking heal.

"That for ruining my life"

He glared at me again and I slapped him.

"That’s for taking my fucking heart again!" I beat his chest. "Why is it always you? Ever since I met gaze with you in that pouring rain it’s as if fate bound us together and no what it’s always you. It’s always you!" he stopped me as I took my fist.

"I ruin your life"

I shook my head. "You destroy me, Dace,"

"Then why the fuck are you smiling?"

I giggled. "Because it was worth all of it. And I don’t mean it in that way. You ruined my life because now I can’t think of loving someone else. Never. You ruin me for everyone else"

He rose and clasped my cheek, stroking it with his thumb. "You love me" wasn’t a question but a realization. Emotions brewing in his eyes.

"It’s impossible not to love Dace Devereaux" I kissed him, his lips were bloodied but I didn’t care, I took everything entirely made of him. Mouthwatering and consuming and we both pant, our hearts beating in the same perfect rhythm, our tongues dancing, roaming within.

I dig my hand into his hair, roaming it through the soft curls and to his neck before going back again. His hand on my waist slides up and down in slow motion, making several rounds of chills to find my body.

He parted from me and I released a sharp breath, my body trembling as I licked my lips.

"You shouldn’t love me, baby"

I narrowed my eyes at his sudden words. "What?" I searched his eyes for any meaning but I didn’t find any.

"I don’t think I am worthy of that love"

"Using my own words against me now huh? Why shouldn’t I not love you"

He smiled but it didn’t reach his eyes.

"You are worthy"

"Then why did you break our bond five years ago?"

Like the air was suddenly sucked out of me and I don’t think I could breathe for two minutes.

"Emma?"

I pulled away from him. "Who told you that? Was it Grayson?"

"Grayson wouldn’t tell me shit, I don’t know why both of you insisted on keeping this away from me. But he told me you were my Female and that is the reason I can’t remember you. Months ago you told me you use a spell, you can’t blame me for trying to figure this out, Emma!"

My lips quivered.

"Is that why you used that spell? Because I am not worthy of your love? Did you hate me that much, Emma?"

I ran my hand through my hair and closed my eyes. "Please... stop, don’t get it all twisted up please" I sighed before opening my eyes.

He only just looked at me now. "I don’t understand any of this," he shook his head. "You told me I shouldn’t love you, you tell me I am a nightmare to you. How the fuck am I supposed to live with that?!"