Eternity in the darkness - Chapter 70

Though it wasn’t time to sleep yet, I was in the bed, curled up into a ball inside the blanket cozily. I hadn’t seen Ruka after the scene that took place in the dungeon. After dinner I had gone straight to bed due to the uneasiness in my stomach after what I had witnessed. I shivered thinking about it and what did Sebastian mean by interrogation?! That was no way to do it and the person Ruka had killed before I left had said something to tick him off, I was sure about it.

This is how the supernatural world was, the world I was part of where killing and to be killed was natural. It would be a lie if I said it didn’t freak me out looking at the blood. Did that kind of interrogation happen often? It made me think about it. Ruka and the others were still working on the damages that were caused by the people who were behind obtaining the stones. The emerald was stolen; onyx only a witch could create it, sapphire was in the school I studied, which left the ruby stone. It seemed like Ruka knew where the ruby, the stone of fury was. He had a ring with a colorless stone but it couldn’t be it, could it?

During dinner Sebastian seemed a little distracted and spaced out which was unlike him, when I asked him he had replied it was nothing. I wondered what was bothering him. My thoughts were interrupted when I heard the room door open and close with a soft click. Moving the blanket away from my eyes I peeked to see Ruka going towards the closet, picking his clothes and going to the bathroom. He was in the same clothes I had seen him in the evening. After five minutes he came out looking fresh and clean.

“You’re early to bed,” he spoke, standing in front of the bed with a cloth in his hand.

“Just like that, it felt nice,” I replied moving the blanket away and sitting right up to face him. He chuckled hearing it.

“Show me your feet, love,” he held his hand forward as he sat at the edge of the bed.

“Huh?” I looked at him confused to why he wanted me to show my feet to him.

“You didn’t clean the wound you received down in the dungeon,” he took my leg racing it so that he could see it and frowned a little, “Walking bare feet is not good, Eve. You didn’t step on a thorn today but a nail, the dungeon at times has nails and other poisonous things on the ground. I don’t mind you roaming around the castle but please do refrain from going to the dungeon from now,” he said as he dabbed the wet cloth on my feet and I nodded.

I felt something sting that made me flinch and I pulled back my leg but Ruka held my ankle firmly in place.

“I think it’s disinfected,” I said not liking it and he hummed.

I had my eyes tightly closed and the pain had slightly subsided as seconds flew away, I felt something warm replace on my skin instead of the cloth, my eyes flew open to see Ruka’s lips on my feet. I could feel the tingles dancing on my skin as my eyes met his bright piercing ones, it was a predatory look. I saw his eyes close for a brief second when he planted another firm kiss where the nail had been before. His hand glided on my leg smoothly, reaching my waist to pull me closer to his body. He bent down to capture my lips with his, engaging it with a passionate kiss. He peppered kisses from my jaw to the nape of my neck and I stopped breathing when he pushed my hairs away from my shoulder to only suck on the tender skin of the neck.

At one point of time I felt his teeth graze and bite it, making my rapid heart that was beating hitch. It was like he was confirming something as if I was going to vanish from his sight, like he was reassuring himself.

“Ruka?” I whispered softly to him and he pulled back to look into my eyes. I heard him sigh and he placed his forehead on mine.

“I’m sorry,” he said as we both breathed for air, I furrowed my brows at him in confusion and he moved back looking at my shoulder connecting the neck. He trailed his finger on my skin and I felt a little sting, “It’s going to leave a mark for few days,” I saw him frown and rake his long fingers through his hair.

“It’s okay,” I said not minding it and the pain was hardly noticeable. It was one of the passionate moments Ruka and I had shared until now, “I’m not made of glass, Ruka. I’m fine with whatever you do to me because I know you won’t hurt me,” I assured him taking both his hands in mine and linked our fingers together.

“Tempting…” he hummed closing his eyes and when he opened it, I saw those slit eyes again. The ones I had seen in the dungeon, “Even if I tie you up?” he asked me with a wicked smile on his face that held promises. I didn’t know if what I thought was what he had indicated about but if it did…I blushed profusely at the thought of it.

Later that night, after brushing my teeth and washing my face, I got to bed this time to actually sleep. Ruka had his back leaning on the headboard when I came out of the bathroom, talking to someone. Switching off the lights we got inside the covers, I felt Ruka’s chin resting on top of my head and one of his hands snaking around my waist to hold me closer.

“How was school?” he asked me.

“It was fine. I learned about the early-oh wait! You have to convince Andria to get Aiden a car,” I exclaimed as I turned to face him. I could see his eyebrow raised at the thought of it. My guess is he knew how Aiden drove,

“Aiden is bad with vehicles. It’s my responsibility to see to it that everything runs according to law,” he said shaking his head.

“A teacher kissing his student in the office is not law,” I contradicted holding in a smile and he cracked a smile at it.

“You’ve become good at this, you know,” he kissed the top of my head.

“He’ll get a license,” I suggested with pleading eyes. I would have pouted but pouting definitely didn’t suit me. I waited for his answer as seconds pass by and heard him speak.

“Only if he gets a license,” I heard him say and I nodded, it felt like he was sure of Aiden not getting a license.

“Who were the people in the dungeon today?” I asked him curious.

“One was a rogue wolf who had escaped from the rogue camp and the other person…he was lady Larks right-hand man but he betrayed her. He killed her whole family, except for her and flew. He had been missing for over a decade but Leo found him last night lurking near the Preston’s,” he replied.

“Near the school?” I asked surprised.

“He was working for someone, to get the sapphire stone. Apparently whoever he’s working for has the onyx and the emerald stone in their possessions. Currently, we are having trusted people taking care of the school, during day and night,” he said drawing patterns on my back with his fingers.

“What is the point of having all the stones? Aren’t they all just figment of emotions?” I questioned thinking about it. It was probably just small harmless stones, I thought.

“It’s very harmful,” he replied as though reading my mind, “When all the four stones come in contact with each other it lets you control the land of the dead. The land of the dead can bring in chaos if unleashed completely. The man said he was being loyal to his master, though we couldn’t get an anything more out of him,” he explained, “I’m sorry you had to see such a thing.” I shook my head at it,

“I was curious about what was going on,” I said. I knew he didn’t want me to see it and therefore had asked Sebastian to take me away, “What did he say before you bit him?” I asked him. He didn’t answer first making me feel he didn’t hear it but then replied,

“He told that his master would find you and sacrifice you when the time comes and another thing which I don’t want to word out,” he said and I replied an okay without questioning him about it any further. He nuzzled his nose in my hair, “You used my shampoo,” he stated and I could feel him smile.

“It smelt nice,” I confessed, suddenly feeling the button on his shirt very interesting. When he chuckled I felt the vibration resonating through his chest.

“What would I do without you,” he spoke giving a light kiss on my forehead and I snuggled closer to him, “Sleep, love. We have to attend dinner at your parents’ house, everyone is eager about it.”

“Everyone?” I asked him perplexed.

“Lizzy and the others,” he answered. I fell asleep in his arms later without any nightmares to dream and worry about.