Part 4
She was so in love with him it was almost sickening. Khardine hadn't wanted to spoil it for Cassidy, it wasn't like she was fighting the guys off like her older sister. How could she tell her best friend she was in love with a blood sucking monster?
Cassidy was so excited over this whole soulmate thing. Khardine hadn't been able to bring herself to tell her who Orion Redfern really was. She didn't know how long it would be before Cassidy learned the truth for herself.
Khardine was a born and raised Daybreaker, who believed in bringing all the species together. Orion came directly from Hunter Redfern's line. He was Garnet's nephew and therefore the only Redfern male connected to Hunter. He was supposed to be in line to take over the Night World Council since Hunter was dead now. Why he was still in Silver Lake bothering with human high school Khardine had no idea.
"You look troubled."
When Khardine arrived home at the safe house she lived in, her friend, werewolf Peter McKenna was in the kitchen. Khardine sighed, taking a can of diet coke from the fridge.
"Cassidy's soulmate is Orion Redfern. She doesn't know anything about who the jerk really is."
Peter smiled, eyebrow raising. "I thought soulmates were supposed to be a good thing."
"Not when the soulmate is Hunter Redfern's heir."
Peter snorted. "Even though he's dead, Hunter Redfern seems to have a new heir every other week. What's the big deal?"
Khardine sat at the kitchen table, shaking her head. She eyed Peter, leaning back in her chair. His green eyes were looking at her calmly, his browny-blond hair glinting in the sun coming in from the window over the sink.
"Am I making too big a deal over this?"
Peter shrugged. "I don't know. Your friend Cassidy knows nothing of the Night World?"
Khardine shook her head. "Maybe I should talk to Orion about telling her."
She didn't know much about Orion Redfern and his family, only about his twin Diana. The biggest problem here was probably going to be the jealous twin. What would Diana do if she found out her brother was soulmates with a human?
Then Khardine remembered what Cassidy had told her about Ivy's party and Paris Shadow. "That's not good, he's an assassin," Peter said after she had told him.
"And Diana's getting rid of any girl she doesn't think is good enough for her brother?"
"Looks that way. I don't know if Diana knows about the soulmate thing or not."
Peter drummed his fingers on the kitchen table. "Then our first priority should be stopping him. I think you need to tell Cassidy what's really going on."
Khardine sighed. She knew she was going to have to sooner or later. She had been hoping on later.
^Well it's better for Cassidy to have a broken heart now than be dead on Friday,^ she thought. Broken hearts could usually be healed, death couldn't.
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She was so in love with him it was almost sickening. Khardine hadn't wanted to spoil it for Cassidy, it wasn't like she was fighting the guys off like her older sister. How could she tell her best friend she was in love with a blood sucking monster?
Cassidy was so excited over this whole soulmate thing. Khardine hadn't been able to bring herself to tell her who Orion Redfern really was. She didn't know how long it would be before Cassidy learned the truth for herself.
Khardine was a born and raised Daybreaker, who believed in bringing all the species together. Orion came directly from Hunter Redfern's line. He was Garnet's nephew and therefore the only Redfern male connected to Hunter. He was supposed to be in line to take over the Night World Council since Hunter was dead now. Why he was still in Silver Lake bothering with human high school Khardine had no idea.
"You look troubled."
When Khardine arrived home at the safe house she lived in, her friend, werewolf Peter McKenna was in the kitchen. Khardine sighed, taking a can of diet coke from the fridge.
"Cassidy's soulmate is Orion Redfern. She doesn't know anything about who the jerk really is."
Peter smiled, eyebrow raising. "I thought soulmates were supposed to be a good thing."
"Not when the soulmate is Hunter Redfern's heir."
Peter snorted. "Even though he's dead, Hunter Redfern seems to have a new heir every other week. What's the big deal?"
Khardine sat at the kitchen table, shaking her head. She eyed Peter, leaning back in her chair. His green eyes were looking at her calmly, his browny-blond hair glinting in the sun coming in from the window over the sink.
"Am I making too big a deal over this?"
Peter shrugged. "I don't know. Your friend Cassidy knows nothing of the Night World?"
Khardine shook her head. "Maybe I should talk to Orion about telling her."
She didn't know much about Orion Redfern and his family, only about his twin Diana. The biggest problem here was probably going to be the jealous twin. What would Diana do if she found out her brother was soulmates with a human?
Then Khardine remembered what Cassidy had told her about Ivy's party and Paris Shadow. "That's not good, he's an assassin," Peter said after she had told him.
"And Diana's getting rid of any girl she doesn't think is good enough for her brother?"
"Looks that way. I don't know if Diana knows about the soulmate thing or not."
Peter drummed his fingers on the kitchen table. "Then our first priority should be stopping him. I think you need to tell Cassidy what's really going on."
Khardine sighed. She knew she was going to have to sooner or later. She had been hoping on later.
^Well it's better for Cassidy to have a broken heart now than be dead on Friday,^ she thought. Broken hearts could usually be healed, death couldn't.
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