Chapter 17:

-Forbidden Feelings-

Kathleen had a few stressful days and nights. She risked everything to teach Alex as convincingly as possible, why it's impossibly for him to get back into a normal school. She was glad to have Caleb and Zed around her. Actually strange that she could with live two Lycans together in peace. Why had it never been like this? Well, they have their habits and bad sides but if one saw over it-away, it couldn't be better. They helped each other somehow. At daytime however, Kathleen was vulnerable but Zed was always near her and never left her. What Caleb was up to, it's all in the stars. He was constantly on the road and he said as good as nothing. Zed was in the living room with her. She sat at the table in the corner and made notes for itself and saw a few files through which she could hold of or Erika had given to her while Zed had made him comfortable on the couch and stared at the TV. His gazes were despite the good entertainment directed to 70 percent on Kathleen. For a long time of he couldn't leave his gazes from her. This all must puts her out very much. He admired her. She radiated a strength which doesn't base on physical basis. It came out of her. It was almost the same strength which Michael radiated, however he was physically and psychically strong. Kathleen was so absorbed in her work, that she didn't notice that she was observed. It was day and afternoon; Alex had his lessons in the kitchen and was busy until six o'clock. Zed enjoyed the time with Kathleen. He got up and went to her to inquire how she was, what was a lie indirectly. He only wanted to be close to her.

"And how do you make progress?"

"Fine. Not exactly much information for an existence lasting for centuries."

"Don't make you mad and what do you hope to find?"

"No idea. Answers."

"On what? Listen, Michael told you the most he knows, and he knows more about it than many of us. Leave it for good. Answers come with the time."

"Maybe we have overlooked details, which concerns Michael's origin. There must be somewhere the history or the myth of this Alexander Corvinus archived, don't ya think? Nothing comes from nothing, right?"

"Oh Kathleen, put this testifies aside and rest."

"For what?"

Zed cleared away the bumph from her without consent and saw sharp into her eyes.

"What does this all, Zed? I want to work."

"No, now you have a break. You sit day and night before these papers and books and doesn't find anything you not know yet."

"Leave me."

"Kathleen, I..." he got closer to her until his lips touched her mouth. She became weak and couldn't fight back, because he held her wrists, but she devoted her to him without resisting. Slowly, he raised her without to separate one second from her lips. Mutually, they touched each other at their shoulders during Zed's hands slowly touched her waist and glided upward where he touched her breasts gently. She moaned felt his muscular upper body with her soft hands. Then, she did a break, touched her lips with her tongue, tasted the strange taste and whispered:

"We're not allowed to do this."

"Why?" his lips wanted to be near hers however she blocked.

"It's forbidden and you know this."

"I give a damn shit. Michael and Selene did it and is furthermore the oldest are dead. The rules are cancelled, enough."

„Nevertheless, we're not allowed to it. It has never a happy end. I couldn't bear it. I also lost Michael now."

"No, you don't have this and you won't lose me either, I promise this to you. I won't leave your side. I will keep what I promised Michael and that's the least thing I can do for him."

"Hold me." she threw herself into his arms, to be for afraid that he would leave her too. He stroked her through the hair and kissed her forehead. Suddenly, the telephone rang. First, they didn't know whether they should answer, so they let it definitely ring five times, until Kathleen had enough and removed the receiver.