I Do Not Own House of Night

Loren

"Stop pacing Blake, I will not hesitate to whip a bowl at your head," Nolan commented for the third time tonight. I stopped pacing the length of the underground living room and lifted my gaze to look into her soft eyes. She gave me a somewhat annoyed gaze before returning to whatever magazine she was looking through. I had to admit, she was right I needed to stop pacing or I would drive myself mad with anxiety before I even had to talk with Zoey.

"Just calm down a bit, I'll admit this is a kind of awkward situation to talk with someone about but getting worried is not going to do anyone any good," she told me and I just slumped in the armchair I kept pacing by. It's not the fact that I don't want to talk about this, I just feel as if it's my fault that something like this even happened. I only had about two hours until I would need to have the talk with Zoey.

"This whole situation is quite the opposite of good, and the 'someone' I happen to be talking to this about is the one who was shamefully the victim of what happened," I nearly hissed out. I was trying to be calm but with the tugging and pulling of my own heart as Kalona did his will with my wife made me feel very on edge, even though it was past my intentions to be.

Nolan just shrugged off my comment and went back to looking through her magazine. I guess she could not care that I was in a bit of a dangerous mood. Then again, she was one amazing actress. I just sighed and let my head fall back against the back of the armchair. I still had so much to think about with such little time to think about it.

There goes the next string. Snap.

I pressed a hand to my chest and bit my lip until I tasted the fresh blood. Looks like Kalona was having some fun with my wife. Oh, I couldn't wait until I could get my hands on him, not in a sexual way of course, but what I would give just to rip his damn head off of his shoulders. I tried to shove that from my mind as best as I could, I didn't need to think about that right now. What I needed to think about was what in Nyx's name was I going to talk to Zoey about.

"Loren Blake, I swear I'd rather have you pacing then have you wearing an expression of pure submission. Zoey is going to understand all of this, if she doesn't, which she will, then we'll come to that point when we need to, for now calm down enough so you don't make me and especially Neferet think you're on the verge of death over here," Nolan had gotten off the bed came to stand in front of me with her hands on her hips, and a look of full optimism on her face. She seemed more than just extremely sure that things would go according to plan.

Because no one panics when things go according to plan.

I saw her land on the carpeted floor of the underground living space with a soft thud. I swear at that very moment, it felt like someone just threw weights onto my back, I couldn't really bring my eyes to look at her right now. It was most likely one of the more difficult things I needed to do tonight, if you can understand what I just said, no pun intended.

She looked up and met my eyes, we just stared at one another for a minute before I tilted my chin for her to go and sit down. As soon as she sat down I took a couple more steps back, she should be the one scared to get so close to me but in this situation it was me. I was maybe a meter and a half away from her; I was trying to make my mouth work when she started the beginning of this conversation.

"Neferet, she told me about Kalona and how he can possess people," she spoke and I nodded. I was silently thanking my wife for at least telling Zoey that part of the explanation.

"Zoey, trust me when I say that I would never do something like that to a fledging, much less you. When Kalona lost control of me, I found myself outside the gates confused and before I could even piece together what happened, I was murdered." I told her and watched as she listened with thoughtfulness.

"I kind of figured that much, but if Kalona is so bad then why did he have to be brought back?" I tipped my head back and tried to think of a proper answer. Well, the actual answer would be that if we can get rid of Kalona now, he won't be able to come back again.

"This is almost like out last chance to stop him from ever coming back again, since he is able to have contact with someone through their dreams it's possible this could happen again," I explained to her.

"Oh, by the way, yes you do have to be a part of this," I answered her before she had the chance to ask.

"I should have figured, right?"

"I won't be holding that against you though,"

"Can I ask you something Loren?" I nodded.

"If you and Neferet are married, then you must be imprinted, which makes me wonder how can you let Kalona be with her?" This made my head drop down. I really wasn't into thinking about Neferet when I knew Kalona's name was never far behind at the moment.

"As you know, Neferet, she is extremely beautiful; Kalona has a really odd and kind of sick taste for good looking woman. Seeing as Neferet is in power at this House of Night, she was the only person who could make sure that Kalona believed everything was going according to plan," I told her.

"So you didn't agree to it in any kind of way did you?" the last part she asked a bit slower than the rest of her sentence. I just nodded at her.

"No matter how much I loathe it, it needs to be done and she also does know how to take care of herself to a certain extent," I replied back to her. Neferet was in fact more than capable of taking care of herself, still no matter how well and clean you can keep yourself having that significant other there with you makes life less complicated to deal with.

"Loren, you don't have to be so scared of being around me, I don't think you're going to end up doing something to me if you took a couple steps closer," she said and I lifted my eyes up to meet hers. I couldn't mask the pangs of guilt that showed in my expression as I came up with an answer.

"Zoey, even though I know now that I had no control over the situation, that still doesn't mean I feel any less guilty about what I did to you. I embarrassed you with your friends, I defiled you in a very wrong way, right now I'm just not ready to fully get over that yet," I told her and I could tell she understood. I had spoken the truth to her, even though I knew I could and would do her no harm it still didn't feel right getting too close to her.

"Now, it's almost dawn outside you should go and get back to your room before the sun starts rising," I told her and she stood up walking to the entrance that led to the fielded area above us. As soon as she was gone I went to go sit on the couch and see what was on T.V. Everything was quiet expect for the T.V. when I felt my heart being tugged.

There goes the second string,

Third,

Fourth,

And finally the fifth string of my heart.

I really couldn't wait to get my hands on Kalona.

End.

I'm sorry I haven't updated in a while. Things have been a bit hectic and I barely had time to write anything. I hope though, that you enjoyed this chapter and that you REVIEW!

-DarkAngelz200