Part 7
Chloe woke feeling better than she had in months. It took her a minute to remember what had just happened, but she smiled at the thought. She was re- united with her soulmate and nothing could change what she felt for him. She turned, looking over her shoulder, to Connor, who was still sleeping peacefully. Chloe didn't know a vampire could look so innocent when they were sleeping.
"What are you thinking about?" Connor asked sleepily, opening his eyes. Eyes that were filled with pure contentment.
Chloe started slightly, she had thought he was asleep. "Nothing," she said, grinning. She brushed the hair off his forehead and he took her hand kissing the palm softly.
"Liar," he muttered against her hand.
Chloe's smile widened. "I was thinking you looked innocent when you sleep, which is totally untrue, because I know how much of a devil you can be."
"I didn't hear you complaining before." Connor commented, moving from her hand, down her arm and finally to her neck. Nibbling the skin softly, he asked her telepathically, Are you hungry?
A little bit, why? Chloe asked distracted. She was more interesting in what Connor was doing with his lips then what he was saying.
Because I am, Connor said, nuzzling his lips into her neck.
Chloe giggled softly, she had an extremely sensitive neck and Connor seemed to take advantage of that face. I suppose we don't have to go downstairs just yet. She murmured moving closer to him.
*****
Chase walked through the halls of the mansion in a daze. Chloe chose him. Connor. As much as he tried, he couldn't hate her though. He knew, deep down his senses had told him that Chloe was never really his. When she first arrived and had been filled with so much pain, he felt so sad for her. No one should ever have to go through what she went through. Of course, at the time he hadn't known what she had gone through. She had never told anyone.
But now he knew.
Connor had hurt her. Connor Redfern, one of the worst vampires in the Night World had a soulmate. And it happened to be his girlfriend. When Connor first arrived at the mansion, Chase had seen the look on Chloe's face. At first it was anger and then something else, longing. As much as she haded him for what he did to her, she still felt for him too. He was her soulmate after all and no one could live without their soulmate. Chase didn't know how Chloe survived eighteen months without him. But he was here now and he had Chloe back. There was nothing Chase could do about it.
Except maybe wallow in misery.
*****
It wasn't until later that day that Chloe and Connor managed to drag themselves out of bed. Even if it wasn't willingly. It seemed that Thierry was getting fed up with waiting for them and sent a mental summons, demanding that they come to the common room at once.
Chloe couldn't keep the smiled off her face. She was so happy. But there was something inside her that prevented her being in complete bliss. She still didn't completely trust Connor. She knew that she was his soulmate. There was no way he could fake that. But she still wasn't completely healed from what he had done to her before.
Connor could tell that Chloe was holding something back from him, and he knew that she had reason to. He had hurt her and now she was wary of him. It hurt him a bit, but he knew that she would eventually come around.
"What is it Thierry?" Chloe asked walking into the room.
"We've deciphered the rest of the prophecy," he said looking a bit sheepish.
"And?" Chloe asked, looking around the room. Seeing everyone's faces made her realise that either something was wrong, or there was some sort of misunderstanding. Everyone looked either angry or disgusted. Well, it was mainly the Night World people that were disgusted and the Circle Daybreak people were sheepish.
"The prophecy isn't going to come true for about another thousand years." Christian told them, rolling his eyes.
"What?" Connor asked in disbelief. "A thousand years! How could you not tell that the prophecy was not meant for this time?"
Thierry became angry. This kid was thousands of years younger that he was, and he was giving him attitude. "The language the prophecy was written in has been almost completely lost for over a millennia, it took time to translate, and even then, we don't know if we're correct."
"Are you telling me," a sardonic voice said from the doorway. "That I lost my girlfriend to a blood-sucking Night Worlder because you couldn't read?"
Chloe spun around and saw Chase standing there, his arms folded over his chest and a sour look on his face. "Is that what you're telling me?"
Thierry nodded. "I'm sorry this happened Chase-"
"Don't," he interrupted. "Don't even try to explain this to me."
"Chase," Chloe began. "I'm the one who's sorry. I shouldn't have-"
"I don't want to listen to you either. You're with the man who hurt you more than anything, and you're trying to explain that to me? You need to look at yourself, look at who you're with."
"Hey!" Connor yelled, offended.
"He's my soulmate." Chloe defended him.
"And he hurt you. He's your soulmate and he hurt you. Doesn't say much for him does it." Chase put in before leaving the room, the house and those people forever.
Chloe stood there, watching him leave. She knew that no one would see him again, it was the way he was, this was how Chase dealt with things. But his words did hit home, Connor had hurt her once, what was to stop him from doing it again?
Connor saw that what Chase had said had got to her. He walked over and wrapped her in his arms. "Don't listen to what he said. He was angry and jealous. I would never do anything to hurt you again. I know what it's like living without you, and I never want to go through that again."
Chloe nodded but didn't say anything.
"He's right, Chloe." Thierry admitted reluctantly. "He wouldn't hurt you. I know what it's like living without your soulmate, and believe me, it's not a pleasant experience."
"Well," Jasper said getting up. "Since this prophecy isn't going to happen any time soon, we should be going." He nodded to his children and the other Night World members in the room. "It was a pleasure not doing business with you. Connor, Chloe let's go."
"Wait a minute!" Hannah exclaimed coming to her feet. "You can't take her away. You're Night World, she's Daybreak, it doesn't work."
"That doesn't matter." Jasper told everyone. "She is my son's soulmate, and since Hunter died, my word is law. Nothing with break them up. Not you, or my people, do you understand me?"
Hannah swallowed and nodded.
"Then we'll be going." Jasper said making his way to the door.
Connor started pulling Chloe in the same direction but she held her ground. "What's wrong?" Connor asked worried that she didn't want to go with him.
"What about all my stuff?" Chloe asked with a pout on her face.
Connor sighed in relief, "I'll buy you new stuff."
Chloe shrugged. "Okay. Bye everyone."
Chloe woke feeling better than she had in months. It took her a minute to remember what had just happened, but she smiled at the thought. She was re- united with her soulmate and nothing could change what she felt for him. She turned, looking over her shoulder, to Connor, who was still sleeping peacefully. Chloe didn't know a vampire could look so innocent when they were sleeping.
"What are you thinking about?" Connor asked sleepily, opening his eyes. Eyes that were filled with pure contentment.
Chloe started slightly, she had thought he was asleep. "Nothing," she said, grinning. She brushed the hair off his forehead and he took her hand kissing the palm softly.
"Liar," he muttered against her hand.
Chloe's smile widened. "I was thinking you looked innocent when you sleep, which is totally untrue, because I know how much of a devil you can be."
"I didn't hear you complaining before." Connor commented, moving from her hand, down her arm and finally to her neck. Nibbling the skin softly, he asked her telepathically, Are you hungry?
A little bit, why? Chloe asked distracted. She was more interesting in what Connor was doing with his lips then what he was saying.
Because I am, Connor said, nuzzling his lips into her neck.
Chloe giggled softly, she had an extremely sensitive neck and Connor seemed to take advantage of that face. I suppose we don't have to go downstairs just yet. She murmured moving closer to him.
*****
Chase walked through the halls of the mansion in a daze. Chloe chose him. Connor. As much as he tried, he couldn't hate her though. He knew, deep down his senses had told him that Chloe was never really his. When she first arrived and had been filled with so much pain, he felt so sad for her. No one should ever have to go through what she went through. Of course, at the time he hadn't known what she had gone through. She had never told anyone.
But now he knew.
Connor had hurt her. Connor Redfern, one of the worst vampires in the Night World had a soulmate. And it happened to be his girlfriend. When Connor first arrived at the mansion, Chase had seen the look on Chloe's face. At first it was anger and then something else, longing. As much as she haded him for what he did to her, she still felt for him too. He was her soulmate after all and no one could live without their soulmate. Chase didn't know how Chloe survived eighteen months without him. But he was here now and he had Chloe back. There was nothing Chase could do about it.
Except maybe wallow in misery.
*****
It wasn't until later that day that Chloe and Connor managed to drag themselves out of bed. Even if it wasn't willingly. It seemed that Thierry was getting fed up with waiting for them and sent a mental summons, demanding that they come to the common room at once.
Chloe couldn't keep the smiled off her face. She was so happy. But there was something inside her that prevented her being in complete bliss. She still didn't completely trust Connor. She knew that she was his soulmate. There was no way he could fake that. But she still wasn't completely healed from what he had done to her before.
Connor could tell that Chloe was holding something back from him, and he knew that she had reason to. He had hurt her and now she was wary of him. It hurt him a bit, but he knew that she would eventually come around.
"What is it Thierry?" Chloe asked walking into the room.
"We've deciphered the rest of the prophecy," he said looking a bit sheepish.
"And?" Chloe asked, looking around the room. Seeing everyone's faces made her realise that either something was wrong, or there was some sort of misunderstanding. Everyone looked either angry or disgusted. Well, it was mainly the Night World people that were disgusted and the Circle Daybreak people were sheepish.
"The prophecy isn't going to come true for about another thousand years." Christian told them, rolling his eyes.
"What?" Connor asked in disbelief. "A thousand years! How could you not tell that the prophecy was not meant for this time?"
Thierry became angry. This kid was thousands of years younger that he was, and he was giving him attitude. "The language the prophecy was written in has been almost completely lost for over a millennia, it took time to translate, and even then, we don't know if we're correct."
"Are you telling me," a sardonic voice said from the doorway. "That I lost my girlfriend to a blood-sucking Night Worlder because you couldn't read?"
Chloe spun around and saw Chase standing there, his arms folded over his chest and a sour look on his face. "Is that what you're telling me?"
Thierry nodded. "I'm sorry this happened Chase-"
"Don't," he interrupted. "Don't even try to explain this to me."
"Chase," Chloe began. "I'm the one who's sorry. I shouldn't have-"
"I don't want to listen to you either. You're with the man who hurt you more than anything, and you're trying to explain that to me? You need to look at yourself, look at who you're with."
"Hey!" Connor yelled, offended.
"He's my soulmate." Chloe defended him.
"And he hurt you. He's your soulmate and he hurt you. Doesn't say much for him does it." Chase put in before leaving the room, the house and those people forever.
Chloe stood there, watching him leave. She knew that no one would see him again, it was the way he was, this was how Chase dealt with things. But his words did hit home, Connor had hurt her once, what was to stop him from doing it again?
Connor saw that what Chase had said had got to her. He walked over and wrapped her in his arms. "Don't listen to what he said. He was angry and jealous. I would never do anything to hurt you again. I know what it's like living without you, and I never want to go through that again."
Chloe nodded but didn't say anything.
"He's right, Chloe." Thierry admitted reluctantly. "He wouldn't hurt you. I know what it's like living without your soulmate, and believe me, it's not a pleasant experience."
"Well," Jasper said getting up. "Since this prophecy isn't going to happen any time soon, we should be going." He nodded to his children and the other Night World members in the room. "It was a pleasure not doing business with you. Connor, Chloe let's go."
"Wait a minute!" Hannah exclaimed coming to her feet. "You can't take her away. You're Night World, she's Daybreak, it doesn't work."
"That doesn't matter." Jasper told everyone. "She is my son's soulmate, and since Hunter died, my word is law. Nothing with break them up. Not you, or my people, do you understand me?"
Hannah swallowed and nodded.
"Then we'll be going." Jasper said making his way to the door.
Connor started pulling Chloe in the same direction but she held her ground. "What's wrong?" Connor asked worried that she didn't want to go with him.
"What about all my stuff?" Chloe asked with a pout on her face.
Connor sighed in relief, "I'll buy you new stuff."
Chloe shrugged. "Okay. Bye everyone."