Part 10
Jayden hoped his act was good enough. Was he fooling Kalika? She seemed to believe him. That damn wolf of hers constantly watching him wasn't helping much.
~Maybe I should shoot her and make her into a coat~ he thought with a smirk.
As for Alisha wanting to be a vampire...He sat alone in his room trying to ponder what he could do about he. He didn't know, was the only answer he could come up with.
There didn't seem to be any easy way to deal with this.
On the one hand, he could say to hell with Kalika and her charade, and go and be with his soulmate, but then Kalika would blab to the Council, who would hunt them down and kill them.
On the other hand, he and Alisha could run away together, change their names and looks and such...and they would *still* be hunted down by the Council...and probably the human authorities too if Alisha's parents noticed she wasn't there.
He could change her, try and convince her Night World was the place to suit her. But he couldn't picture Alisha as a killer. He didn't want to corrupt her that way.
Or the final option was they could both end up as Daybreakers, which at the moment seemed to be the least appealing to him. He just couldn't see himself fitting in there.
He couldn't even manage to talk to Alisha alone about this without risking the wrath of Kalika or Sylvie overhearing and going to blab to her mistress.
He sighed heavily. This just wasn't fair. Maybe hunting would cheer him up. It had been a while since had had fed properly, enjoyed the thrill hunting used to give him.
He stood up, about to leave when he heard a voice in his head. Not one of his own head voices. It was *Alisha's* voice.
~Jayden? Jayden it's Alisha. I need you. Kalika's going to kill me. Soon. Save me!~
He froze in horror. He cursed himself for not figuring out that Kalika was plotting something sooner. Didn't mean Kalika was going to win. She was headstrong and foolish.
The phone was ringing. It was Elaine. "Is Alisha with you? We called her house and she's not there."
"Kalika has her," he said, his voice filled with rage.
Elaine was silent. "Do you know where?"
"I've got a pretty good idea." He opened his closet, rummaging through the contents, pulling out the sharpened wooden stake he kept hidden for emergencies.
"Wait for me. I'll get the others and - "
"Don't bother." He cut her off and hung up, heading out the door, eyes narrowed in determination.
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Jayden hoped his act was good enough. Was he fooling Kalika? She seemed to believe him. That damn wolf of hers constantly watching him wasn't helping much.
~Maybe I should shoot her and make her into a coat~ he thought with a smirk.
As for Alisha wanting to be a vampire...He sat alone in his room trying to ponder what he could do about he. He didn't know, was the only answer he could come up with.
There didn't seem to be any easy way to deal with this.
On the one hand, he could say to hell with Kalika and her charade, and go and be with his soulmate, but then Kalika would blab to the Council, who would hunt them down and kill them.
On the other hand, he and Alisha could run away together, change their names and looks and such...and they would *still* be hunted down by the Council...and probably the human authorities too if Alisha's parents noticed she wasn't there.
He could change her, try and convince her Night World was the place to suit her. But he couldn't picture Alisha as a killer. He didn't want to corrupt her that way.
Or the final option was they could both end up as Daybreakers, which at the moment seemed to be the least appealing to him. He just couldn't see himself fitting in there.
He couldn't even manage to talk to Alisha alone about this without risking the wrath of Kalika or Sylvie overhearing and going to blab to her mistress.
He sighed heavily. This just wasn't fair. Maybe hunting would cheer him up. It had been a while since had had fed properly, enjoyed the thrill hunting used to give him.
He stood up, about to leave when he heard a voice in his head. Not one of his own head voices. It was *Alisha's* voice.
~Jayden? Jayden it's Alisha. I need you. Kalika's going to kill me. Soon. Save me!~
He froze in horror. He cursed himself for not figuring out that Kalika was plotting something sooner. Didn't mean Kalika was going to win. She was headstrong and foolish.
The phone was ringing. It was Elaine. "Is Alisha with you? We called her house and she's not there."
"Kalika has her," he said, his voice filled with rage.
Elaine was silent. "Do you know where?"
"I've got a pretty good idea." He opened his closet, rummaging through the contents, pulling out the sharpened wooden stake he kept hidden for emergencies.
"Wait for me. I'll get the others and - "
"Don't bother." He cut her off and hung up, heading out the door, eyes narrowed in determination.
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