Chapter 8

Noland

Royce's POV

There it was again. That slight feeling of guilt. We set up our traps and all that was left to do was wait. I'd gotten rid of my long sleeves and my arms were now bared. I noticed those cerulean eyes take in the sight of me. I sat down with her and took a deep breath.

"You still pissed?" I asked.

"Vete a la mierda." she snapped.

I laughed a bit.

"I'll take that as a yes."

She didn't answer. I took out my knife and started to play with it.

"Tell me something, and don't try and lie, you're a shitty liar."

I looked at her but she still wouldn't look at me.

"Were you lying?"

"I thought you just said I couldn't lie."

"Well then if you did, you did a pretty good job."

She gripped the handle of her sword.

"Were you lying when you said you didn't desire me anymore? That you didn't still have that aching need?" I asked.

She took a slow deep breath and gripped the handle tighter so her knuckles went white.

"Yes. I was lying."

For some reason that made me feel better than I had in days.

"So was I."

Finally, she looked at me. I put the knife a way and stood up. I sat down right next to her and looked into her eyes.

"I don't know what it is about you, and it's fucking frustrating not knowing. Not one woman has had this effect on me. Not a single one. And then along you came. What're you doing to me?"

My voice was low and for some reason soft. It was strange. After all the angry and rough sex, I just wanted to hold her.

What the fuck is happening to me?

I hadn't realized how close she was. I wasn't in control of my hand as I caressed her cheek. She seemed surprised by my actions. She covered my hand with hers and stroked with her thumb. I couldn't look away from those eyes. I moved closer and I could feel the warmth of her lips.

"You gonna stop me?" I asked.

"No." she whispered.

I pressed my lips to her gently. I heard someone say 'well it's about goddamn time.' but I didn't care. I was lost in this feeling she was giving me. It wasn't about the need to satisfy our lust, although that need was still there. She moved her lips with mine and softly and lightly ran her hand down my arm. She took my hand like last time, put it on her ass. It felt good but it wasn't what I wanted. I moved my hand and placed it gently on her waist. I pulled away, but only slightly. Her nose rubbed against mine.

"What the fuck is going on?" I breathed.

"No se. Pero me gusta." she replied.

I had a feeling I knew what she said. I brushed a lock of hair behind her ear. My fingers brushed her earrings as I moved my hand down the side of her face. Her skin was so goddamn soft. She stopped my hand and held it in hers. I kissed her again but there a hunger to it.

"Should we leave?" Doc asked.

I growled as I pulled away.

"I don't fucking know yet!" I snapped.

I turned my attention back to my Siren. I moved my thumb over her lips and then across her chin.

"How did he get to nail that fine ass?"

I ignored the convict, too focused on her. I moved in to kiss her again but then I heard something. We jumped apart and she moved to a tree.

Jasmina's POV

I saw something run by fast.

"Why isn't it coming?" I whispered.

"They see our traps."

I looked at him and his nose brushed against my shoulder as he turned. I shivered involuntarily. I knew he was probably smirking. He moved to the doctor and I followed.

"Hey Doc."

"Hey."

"I think I just figured out how you can be useful."

My eyes widened and I slowly looked at him, as did the doctor. He decided to once again use someone as bait.

"Are you loco?"

"I've seen him run. He's fast enough."

"How about I do it then?"

He grabbed my arm tightly and it hurt a bit.

"You are staying right here. You want to help him, shoot that thing before it can get him."

I narrowed my eyes. No matter what I felt for him, he still had a knack for ticking me off. I just nodded and we set the plan in motion. The doctor started running and I heard him say 'I hate this!' over and over. He was getting too far away. I growled and then turned.

"Give me your gun. Mine won't be able to hit it now."

He gave me his gun and I positioned it.

"Shoot! Fucking shoot!"

I took a deep breath and pulled the trigger. It fell to the ground dead and I did a faceplant into the gun.

"Can I have that back now?"

I smirked and gave Green Eyes his gun back.

"Fuck! All of you!"

I smirked and shook my head. Nikolai didn't seem to please though. I ran out there with a smile but it fell right off my face when I saw it. It wasn't the creature.

"Is he dead?! Why ain't you smiling?" Scorpion looked down. "Oh shit."

"The thing from the cages." Nikolai said.

"Maybe it thought we were the ones who dropped it here."

That was when I noticed something. If I'd hit that thing it would have made a much bigger hole.

"Good shot though."

I slowly looked into his eyes.

"I missed."

His eyes widened and I quickly drew my sword.

"Over here."

It sounded like a voice on the wind.

"Over here."

Green Eyes moved a bit closer to me as we kept searching the area. I heard some sort of electronic device coming from behind Green Eyes. He closed his eyes and then slowly turned around.

"No…"

Yakuza grabbed me to keep me from doing anything stupid.

The cloaking device fell and there it was. Although this one seemed a lot smaller.

"What the fuck are you?" Green Eyes asked.

It lowered the gun and took off the mask. It wasn't a creature, it was a man. Yakuza let me go when he saw him.

"I'm alive." he said.