A Rose with Thorns: A dark stalker romance by Bodie Summers

Author:Bodie Summers [Summers, Bodie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-11-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter twenty-five

Rose

Ezekiel has been on edge today, and I don’t know exactly why. Maybe it’s because I missed yesterday? I had another blackout, but he said I called in sick. I don’t know what to make of it, though.

The amount of time I miss keeps growing. And so do the dreams.

God, I shouldn’t be dreaming about my masked shadow fucking me and ordering to come. It was a great dream, until he bit me. That was so weird. Perhaps I binged Buffy the Vampire Slayer too many times when I was younger.

Every time Ezekiel meets my gaze, he looks away, but not before I can see the hurt in his eyes. Did something happen to him? Should I go in and ask?

But that would be overstepping, right?

I know we sometimes have conversations that go beyond our professional relationship, but what I’m thinking about feels different.

With a deep breath, I take my chances and head to his office. I don’t knock before stepping inside. I know he knows I’m here; I can see it in the way his body tenses. But I still hesitate before speaking.

“Ezekiel, what’s wrong?” I purposely use his first name, showing him that he can talk, just as I have talked to him.

“Rose.” He gestures to the seat beside him, and I slowly take it. His brows crease together, worry edged on his sharp features.

I wait as he wrings his hands. I’ve never seen him like this before. Did I do something wrong? I thought he didn’t mind my presence—

“Stop,” he snaps.

“I didn’t say anything, sir.”

He shakes his head and meets my gaze. His eyes seem to change, the red becoming brighter and this sense of déjà-vu surfaces.

“You won’t remember this, but I need to talk to you. I need to explain,” he starts.

“Explain what?” I don’t understand why I’m okay with the rest of his words. This calmness washes over me, and all my worry fades as a slight buzzing sound echoes in my mind.

He sighs, “About you and me.”

I blink. “You and me?”

“It started as playing, an act I have done numerous times before. Before I go for the…” He rises to his feet, his fingers raking through his tousled hair.

With a heavy sigh, he turns to me. “When I tasted you, something shifted between, something that was hidden beneath the surface, a thing I neither want nor need.”

Tasted? None of this is making any sense but my lips remain sealed.

“In the world I live in, we are burdened with what you would call soulmates. Wolves recognize their other half with a single glance, but my species only recognize their counterpart after sharing blood.”

The calmness inside me remains, even when his words should bring confusion and maybe even fear. What has he done to me? How am I okay with this?

His eyes brighten once more, and the turmoil disappears, leaving a soothing and serenity behind.

“I never wanted it, knowing it would only bring weakness.”

“Why? Shouldn’t a soulmate make you stronger?” My words stop his, and his lips curve into a smile.

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