Star Crossed In Time - Chapter 214

Bai Lei’s expression remains tense as everything around us disappears. When we reappear, we’re in our familiar room. He leads me over to the bed and sits me down while saying “If you’re tired, you should rest. What happened, little star? Where did you go?”

I sigh as I relax on the familiar bed as I say “I don’t even know where to begin… Mogui and Hundun…” Bai Lei’s eyes flash before going back to the dark red color as he asks “What about them?”

My mind races with the possibilities and quickly decide to watch how I word my next few sentences. “Hundun and Mogui saved me from Jiang. It was him who used another Demon to summon me. Hundun and Mogui are brothers by the way… they… asked for my help and I really felt like I didn’t have a choice after hearing their story.” I really didn’t… I’m not necessarily lying here…

“I decided to help them and save their little sister. Ai was cursed by a Deity from the Northern Sea and only I was able to help them… I never expected to stay away for so long. I just felt extremely tired after returning Ai’s soul and before I knew it… I woke up a month later.”

Bai Lei keeps his ‘calm face’ in place as he runs his fingers through my hair asking “So… they hid the fact you were there?” I pull my legs up on the bed and lay down so that my head is in his ŀȧp as I say “They told me they were scared to tell you that I was there. They were afraid you’d kill them all.”

Bai Lei makes a “Hmmm” Noise as my eyes grow heavy. It really did feel good to be back… “Oh, and Mogui said that for saving his little sister, he would sever the contract between Swiwang and Eli. Swiwang is their brother as well… I feel like they don’t get along with him though… I need to ask Ai about it later.”

He runs one hand through my hair and the other on my back as he “Hmmm”s again. “I don’t really know Ai so I don’t know if I can trust her but she seems like a good person… Demon… whatever she is.” I say with heavy eyelids.

Bai Lei remains quiet as his warm hands send me into a deep sleep. I don’t know what it is but his touch… it’s like home. I always feel the safest with him… whole and complete.

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Bai Lei watches her drift off and continues running his hand through her soft, silver hair. He didn’t want to stop touching her… she was back and safe. He wasn’t stupid though. He knew she was hiding the truth from him but it was fine.

She obviously felt that keeping them alive was a good thing so he’ll let them all live… for now. He will be paying them a visit though for lying to him and keeping her hidden. If he had known where she was, he could have brought her back home and kept her safe.

He gently lifts her hair off her neck and begins looking. When he sees the back of her neck, his eyes flash with red. He had a feeling Mogui had hidden her this way but actually seeing the bastard’s mark on her pisses him off.

Oh yeah, he’ll be paying the two brothers a visit real soon but he won’t leave until Nova wakes up again. Her exhaustion was concerning to him. She shouldn’t be needing so much sleep, especially now. She should need little to no sleep…

If she is fine… he’ll be removing the Demon’s mark and replacing it with one of his own. He was sick and tired of her disappearing on him. The only thing concerning him is the amount of pain it gives the person receiving the mark.

He needs to make sure she’s okay with it before jumping straight to it. But if he was being honest… he wants to remove the mark and replace it with his own right now. What would happen if she doesn’t want the mark?

He can’t handle losing her over and over like this… at this rate, he’ll end up destroying everyone and everything, himself included. He gently lifts her up and lays her in the bed. He pulls the covers over her and crawls in with her.

He pulls her close and smiles when he sees her frowning with discontent. She doesn’t like being woken up… he gently taps the tip of her nose before pulling her against his ċhėst. After a few seconds, he frowns.

With just a thought and a wave of energy, both of their clothes were gone. Feeling her bȧrė skin against his finally allows him to relax. She snuggles closer to him in search of warmth, making him smile with happiness.

She’s absolutely perfect… inside and out. He will keep her safe, no matter what. Even if he has to become the person she grows to hate. Could he handle her hating him? His smile instantly disappears as he thinks about her hating him.

He clenches his teeth and pulls her closer as he decides that he could. He could handle it if it meant she was safe. He closes his eyes and breathes her in once again. Her smell soothes his soul in ways he’ll never understand.

His red eyes slowly open as he thinks about the female Demon Ai. He hadn’t missed the way she looked at him. If he wasn’t mistaken, she didn’t like him. At all. They’ve never met so the only thing he can think about is Nova.

Had the female Demon fallen for Nova as well? He grits his teeth in annoyance and fights against the urge to lock Nova away in the most hidden place he knows. He lifts his leg and wraps around her in a childish but possessive way.

He wants to scream to the whole universe that she belongs to him. Nova is mine!