Part 6
Kalika smirked, watching Alisha stalking away. Jayden was smart after all. She hadn't actually expected him to give into her.
But she supposed he didn't want to risk exposure so he hadn't run off to the Circle Daybreak people.
He ate lunch with her as she'd insisted and took her to an awful horror movie later that evening. Kalika barely noticed how bad the movie was. She didn't care because she had Jayden.
She was surprised at how intimate he was being with her. Sexy and charming. He was trying to keep Alisha out of his mind.
For the time being Kalika was in a good enough mood to put up with it.
For now.
* * *
Alisha didn't understand what the matter with Jayden was. Why was he was acting this way? He was fawning over Kalika, who seemed irritatingly smug.
How could he do this to her? After the discovery that they were soulmates. They belonged together. That was what the whole idea of soulmates was.
So why was Jayden messing around with another girl? Those feelings she'd received from him...they couldn't have all been false pretence.
Hazel and Elaine clearly noticed something was the matter with her. "What's the deal with Jayden and Kalika?" Hazel asked with a frown as they walked home.
Alisha sniffled. "Jayden's being a bastard."
Elaine snorted. "And that's different from normal, how?"
Alisha ignored her. She needed to talk about what had happened. They might be able to help her decide what to do. "Something weird happened with me and Jayden the other day," she said when they had arrived at her house.
Once up in her room Alisha told them everything that had happened between her and Jayden. Soulmates. The Night World. Everything.
"That werewolf spy of Kalika's must have been following you or something," Hazel said with a snort.
Alisha blinked. Sylvie was a werewolf? Then Kalika must be a vampire too. Jayden had said he was with someone of "his kind."
"I can't believe we didn't figure out that you and Jayden were soulmates," Elaine said. "It should have been so obvious."
Alisha was confused. If they had been able to figure it out, why hadn't she? "Huh?"
They exchanged glances. Then Hazel shrugged. "We're Night People as well."
Alisha just stared at them.
Elaine sighed. "I'm a witch, Hazel's a werewolf, Dara's a vamp. Did Jayden tell you about something called Circle Daybreak?"
Alisha frowned and shook her head. "No. What's that?"
Elaine drummed her fingers on the desk. "Well, it's an organisation like the Night World, only we're the good guys. We let in humans as well. Our main goal is to stop the violence between humans and Night People."
"I suppose he told you the two first laws of Night World are don't tell humans, and don't fall in love with them," Hazel put in.
Alisha shook her head. She knew he hadn't been able to tell her he loved her because of the laws of Night World, but he hadn't exactly been clear on what those laws *were.*
"So Kalika's probably blackmailing him into dating her." Hazel shook her tawny head in disgust.
Alisha suddenly felt warmer. She now understood why Jayden was acting the way he was. He *must* still love her. It was all Kalika's fault.
"How come Jayden isn't with Circle Daybreak?" she asked.
Elaine shrugged. "He's one of those confusing people who doesn't want to pick sides."
"Now he's got this soulmate thing going with you, you might be able to convince him otherwise," Hazel suggested.
Alisha nodded. "Maybe."
But another idea was starting to form in her mind. After Elaine and Hazel had left she walked over to Jayden's. He was surprised over to Jayden's.
He was surprised to see her. "What do you want?" he asked.
Alisha looked him in the eye. "I want to you make me a vampire."
* * *
Kalika smirked, watching Alisha stalking away. Jayden was smart after all. She hadn't actually expected him to give into her.
But she supposed he didn't want to risk exposure so he hadn't run off to the Circle Daybreak people.
He ate lunch with her as she'd insisted and took her to an awful horror movie later that evening. Kalika barely noticed how bad the movie was. She didn't care because she had Jayden.
She was surprised at how intimate he was being with her. Sexy and charming. He was trying to keep Alisha out of his mind.
For the time being Kalika was in a good enough mood to put up with it.
For now.
* * *
Alisha didn't understand what the matter with Jayden was. Why was he was acting this way? He was fawning over Kalika, who seemed irritatingly smug.
How could he do this to her? After the discovery that they were soulmates. They belonged together. That was what the whole idea of soulmates was.
So why was Jayden messing around with another girl? Those feelings she'd received from him...they couldn't have all been false pretence.
Hazel and Elaine clearly noticed something was the matter with her. "What's the deal with Jayden and Kalika?" Hazel asked with a frown as they walked home.
Alisha sniffled. "Jayden's being a bastard."
Elaine snorted. "And that's different from normal, how?"
Alisha ignored her. She needed to talk about what had happened. They might be able to help her decide what to do. "Something weird happened with me and Jayden the other day," she said when they had arrived at her house.
Once up in her room Alisha told them everything that had happened between her and Jayden. Soulmates. The Night World. Everything.
"That werewolf spy of Kalika's must have been following you or something," Hazel said with a snort.
Alisha blinked. Sylvie was a werewolf? Then Kalika must be a vampire too. Jayden had said he was with someone of "his kind."
"I can't believe we didn't figure out that you and Jayden were soulmates," Elaine said. "It should have been so obvious."
Alisha was confused. If they had been able to figure it out, why hadn't she? "Huh?"
They exchanged glances. Then Hazel shrugged. "We're Night People as well."
Alisha just stared at them.
Elaine sighed. "I'm a witch, Hazel's a werewolf, Dara's a vamp. Did Jayden tell you about something called Circle Daybreak?"
Alisha frowned and shook her head. "No. What's that?"
Elaine drummed her fingers on the desk. "Well, it's an organisation like the Night World, only we're the good guys. We let in humans as well. Our main goal is to stop the violence between humans and Night People."
"I suppose he told you the two first laws of Night World are don't tell humans, and don't fall in love with them," Hazel put in.
Alisha shook her head. She knew he hadn't been able to tell her he loved her because of the laws of Night World, but he hadn't exactly been clear on what those laws *were.*
"So Kalika's probably blackmailing him into dating her." Hazel shook her tawny head in disgust.
Alisha suddenly felt warmer. She now understood why Jayden was acting the way he was. He *must* still love her. It was all Kalika's fault.
"How come Jayden isn't with Circle Daybreak?" she asked.
Elaine shrugged. "He's one of those confusing people who doesn't want to pick sides."
"Now he's got this soulmate thing going with you, you might be able to convince him otherwise," Hazel suggested.
Alisha nodded. "Maybe."
But another idea was starting to form in her mind. After Elaine and Hazel had left she walked over to Jayden's. He was surprised over to Jayden's.
He was surprised to see her. "What do you want?" he asked.
Alisha looked him in the eye. "I want to you make me a vampire."
* * *
