My Dragon Desire

Chapter Fourteen - What The Hell?

☆Blake☆

I closed the door behind me and went straight to my bed. Although I had enjoyed my time with Dawn, the day had been exhausting. The up and down emotions were starting to affect our relationship. I knew I had to be patient with her. I knew it yet I was struggling and throughout the day I had found myself irritated with the lack of affection between us. She needed time and space, I got that but that didn’t mean I had to like it. Dawn is funny, smart, and quick thinking. I enjoy her company but today was different. I felt as if everything I did was being judged instead of enjoyed. I sighed loudly as I lay down on my back on the bed. I had known that telling her about my past would upset her, but I had made a promise and so far in my life, I have yet to break a promise. I wasn’t going to break the one I made to her. On top of everything else, I was still on edge over the witch who had snooped around my private things. It made me think back to that night I had caught Kayne reading my father's letters. That draw had been locked, sealed, and unbreakable. Unless Kayne had picked the lock, I don’t see how he could’ve gotten it open. Drake had mentioned that magic had been used inside my office and I had missed that. When I had asked him where he had gotten the letters, he had said it had been laying on the desk. That told me that someone else had broken into that draw, removed the letter, and possibly had been reading them when Kayne had entered. A witch could do many things. I had wrongly accused Kayne and I knew that now. Tomorrow I would talk to him about it but for right now, I just wanted to sleep. I closed my eyes as I kicked off my shoes. I hated going to bed clothed, but I was too tired to get up and undress. Dawn had been a handful today and as much as I love her, it was exhausting. I heard a noise and I opened one eye. Looking up at the ceiling I strained my ears to hear what it was. I heard the click of my bedchamber door being closed. Or opened. Closed as I heard the soft patter of footsteps coming towards my bed. Who would enter my room without permission? I opened the other eye and waited. Maybe it was that witch. I felt the left-hand side of the bed dip slightly and I quickly closed my eyes. Who the hell was in my room? I kept my breathing even in hopes of pretending to be asleep and catch whoever was sneaking into my room. I could feel the person getting closer to me and I laid very still. Lips touched my cheek and I did my best not to react. Was it Dawn? It could only be her. No one else was around to do this kind of thing. I had fired all the staff. I smirked as I felt her kiss me softly all over my face. It was a sweet gesture and I had to assume she felt bad for the tiring day we had together. When she pressed her lips against mine, I knew something was wrong. I opened my eyes, but I couldn’t see anything. I reached out and grabbed her hips, ready to push whoever it was, away from me. Before I could react, my bedchamber door opened once again, and I heard a loud gasp.

“What the hell?” Dawn screeched out. I reacted quickly then, pushing the other female away from me. She landed with a soft thud on the floor and I stared at her.

☆Dawn☆

I paced the space between the bunk beds and the bathroom door. Today had been tense and I wasn’t a fool. It was my fault. Blake had gone above and beyond to entertain me and make me happy and I had simply judged his every move. A lovely lunch at a quiet café, followed by a walk through the town. A visit to the local village museum. A visit to the local art gallery and even a visit to the public library. We had ended the date at the coffee shop and every minute had been a lot of fun, but I had been so consumed by the drama that I hadn’t genuinely enjoyed myself. Blake didn’t deserve that. He had been honest, forthcoming, and open. All I had been doing is lying. Nonstop. I sighed as I looked at the box of treats of the counter. The bunch of soft pink roses stood mockingly in a vase and the small brown teddy bear sat next to it. Blake had tried so hard today, and he wouldn’t have had to try if I had let things go and moved on as he had asked. I needed to fix this, and I needed to do it now. I had no idea where Bailey was, but I didn’t care, right now all I cared about was talking things through with Blake. Hopefully, he isn’t too tired. I checked my reflection out in the mirror before rushing out of the room. I looked tired, overwhelmed, and emotional but I didn’t care. The secrets were starting to get to me and maybe I should just tell Blake the truth and let the chips fall where they may. I took a deep breath as I stood in front of his bedchamber door. Should I knock? No, I may wake someone up. Should I just go in? No, that wasn’t genuinely nice. However, when I heard a soft moan coming from inside, all reasonable thoughts left my mind as I opened the door. I gasped at the sight. Bailey was straddling Blake, kissing him while he had his hands firmly gripping her waist.

“What the hell?” I yelled out. Blake pushed Bailey away from him with enough force to have her land on the floor at the foot of the bed. Blake was staring at Bailey with what looked like shock and disgust, but I wasn’t fooled. They had both played me! I turned around and stormed out.

“Dawn! Wait!” I heard Blake’s gruff voice and I quickly opened the first door I saw and slipped inside, closing the door behind me.

“Um, Dawn, what are you doing in my bedchamber?” I heard Kayne’s sleepy voice and I turned to face him. When he saw me, he jumped out of bed and rushed to my side. “Are you alright? What happened?” he asked as he reached out and wiped at my face. It was then that I realized that I was crying. I shook my head and pulled away from his affection.

“Lock the door,” I ordered softly as I went to his adjoining bathroom. I heard the click as he locked the door and I turned on the cold water tap of the washbasin. I splashed the cool water on my face and sighed as I glanced at myself in the vanity mirror that hung above the washbasin. My eyes were blotchy and red. My lips slightly were swollen from biting and licking at them. In just seconds, I looked a mess. I reached up and tided my hair before washing my face once more.

“Here you go,” Kayne said as he held out a small brown hand towel. I took it from him and dabbed at my face. “Dawn, what’s going on?” he asked when I was done. I didn’t want to say anything but then again, he had a right to know? Didn’t he? “You can tell me,” he added, and I could tell that he was concerned.

“Blake took me out today,” I started. “It should’ve been a lovely date but instead I was tense and kept thinking about all the nonsense. When we got home, I thought that I should apologize and make things right. I went to his room…” my voice trailed off as I looked away from him. How could I tell him that his girlfriend was in bed with my boyfriend? I couldn’t do it.

“What happened?” he asked seriously but carefully. “Did he hurt you?”

“He did, but I don’t know if I should tell you,” I said as I finally looked up at him.

“Tell me, Dawn,” he insisted. A few moments of silence and then I did it. I told him.

“I found Bailey and Blake in bed together, kissing,”

“What? My Bailey?” he asked, clearly taken aback by the news. “No, that can’t be possible,” he added as he backed away from me. He knew that I wasn’t lying. I couldn’t fake me being this upset and he knew that. “But…why?” he was now talking more to himself as he left me in the bathroom. I followed behind him and watched as he started pacing around the room. “Why would she do that? No, why would Blake do that? It doesn’t make any sense, or does it?” I could tell that he was getting angry and I couldn’t blame him.

“Dawn!” we both heard Blake yell out my name and Kayne made a dash for the door.

“Don’t!” I called out but it was too late. Kayne unlocked the door and opened it. Blake came rushing in and I pressed myself against the wall as I glared at the man who had broken my heart way too many times.

“There you are! What are you doing in here? That doesn’t matter, please, Dawn, let me explain,” Blake said as he approached me. However, Kayne had other ideas as he pulled him away from me. Blake lost his balance and landed on the floor.

“How could you?!” Kayne yelled out. Blake looked up at Kayne in panic and I saw Bailey sneak into the room. I turned to face her.

“What the hell Bailey?” I cried out. As soon as I said her name, Kayne turned his attention to her.

“Why?” he asked her desperately and I kept my eyes on her. I couldn’t look at Blake at this point, so I focused all my attention on them.

“Because we love each other,” Bailey whispered.

“What? You are insane!” Blake yelled out.

“That’s not what you said when we kissed!” she hissed out passionately. I was now utterly confused, and I felt betrayed. Not just by Blake but by Bailey as well. What a fool I had been! They had been playing us the whole time.

“I didn’t say anything when you kissed me!” Blake had stood up and he was red in his face from anger. I didn’t care. He was angry at being caught.

“Of course not, we were too busy kissing,” she pointed out. I huffed out and pushed past them all to leave. Kayne grabbed my wrist and pulled me back against him. I struggled for a moment but then I relaxed. Kayne wouldn’t harm me, right?

“The two of you are disgusting, get out of my room!” Kayne yelled out.

“Gladly, come on lover, let us go finish what we started,” Bailey purred out. It made me sick, she made me sick. I squeezed my eyes shut and turned against Kayne’s chest, hiding my face against his warmth.

“Are you insane? We are not lovers!” I heard Blake growl out.

“I said, get out!” Kayne screamed out. Silence filled the room and then I heard the click of the door being closed. I felt Kayne wrap his arms around me and I wanted to pull away, this was not appropriate. However, when I felt the wetness of his tears against my forehead, I knew that he was in pain. He needed comfort. I did too. I wrapped my arms around his waist and squeezed as I released my own pain. We stood there crying together for a little while until Kayne cleared his throat and gently pulled away. “Sorry about that,” he whispered hoarsely.

“Don’t be, we both needed that,” I said softly as I wiped at my nose.

“I can’t stay here,” he suddenly announced. I watched as he moved around the room. First, he took out a bag from the closet and set it on the bed. Then he took clothes, shoes, and whatever else from the closet and shoved it carelessly into the bag. He was lucky, he could leave. Where would I go? I knew I still had a job to do. Cora and Levana would not be happy if I left. They were waiting and expecting more information soon. I sighed as I sat on the edge of the bed, watching as Kayne continued shoving things into the bag. When he was done, he looked at me. “Do you want to come with me?” he asked. I gasped in surprise. I had not been expecting that.

“I don’t…know,” I admitted. I wanted to run away, and I would go with him just to get away, but I knew I had a job to do.

“Come with me Dawn, just for a few days. We need to get out of this toxic environment,” he said seriously. He was right. We did need to getaway. What were a few days?

“You’ll bring me back?” I asked slowly.

“Yes, I will,” he promised, and I sighed.

“I need to pack some of my things,” I said as I stood up. Kayne stopped me as he put his hand up. “What?”

“I don’t want you to go back to that room, you don’t know if she is there,” he pointed out softly and I nodded. He was right. Again.

“I can’t go with you without any of my things,” I said reasonably. Kayne looked thoughtful for a moment and then he smiled softly at me.

“Don’t worry, where we are going, you’ll have everything you need,” he said before he zipped the bag closed. He headed to the double glass doors on the other side of the room and pushed them open. “Are you ready?” he asked, and I nodded. I had only ever flown with Blake and although I wasn’t one hundred percent comfortable with flying, I knew this was the way Kayne traveled. I took a step towards him and he shook his head. “Wait here until I have completely transformed,” he said as he sat the bag down on the floor. I watched as he went outside and I quickly looked away, giving him privacy to change. I wanted to watch, I wanted to see if it was the same as when Blake had transformed in front of me, but I forced myself not too. When I heard a soft growling noise, I looked outside to see Kayne, in his dragon form, sticking his head inside the room. Where Blake was black, Kayne was brown. He was just as beautiful and magnificent as Blake was. I took a step closer and his large claws came towards me, making me freeze. I watched him closely as he reached out and pulled me close to him. I quickly grabbed his bag and closed my eyes. I had to trust him. I had to trust he would keep me safe.