Riley Hayes | A Vampire Novel | Book 2

Chapter 16 - special place

Seeing my son so distressed in my arms, calling himself a monster made my blood boil. Why was Leuca so damn stubborn when it came to this?

I didn't know what to think when he arrived in his room with blood coating his precious suit. I didn't even know what to say when he explained it was because of Damian's blood tantrum.

I wanted to scream and yell, maybe even also hit him but then my precious bundle stood in the doorway. He was looking so scared. I knew how he thought when it came to his bloodlust. He always felt so ashamed but now he had hurt people, he must be in agony.

I could only hold into him and cuddle the living hell out of him. It was bad, his bloodlust, but no matter what I tried I couldn't teach him control.

Then Leuca mentioned he was physically hurting from drinking animal blood and as his mother, I felt so angry at myself. How come I didn't notice it?

I could only tell him it was going to be alright. I looked at Leuca who even had a look of defeat in his eyes. Was it going to be okay? If anyone could teach him to control it then surely his vampire father could. "Are the girls badly hurt?" I asked Leuca.

He nodded, "one I killed, she had a broken spine and was bleeding internally. The others are going to live."

"You killed her?" I repeated, "you could've healed her."

"I'm not sharing my blood with a human."

"You did for me." I squinted my eyes at him.

Leuca nonchalantly shrugged and said it was different when it came to me. Which made Damian chuckle softly in my arms. "What are you laughing about?" I asked.

He nuzzled back into me, "dad still can't tell you the truth." He mumbled softly which made me raise my eyebrow at Leuca.

He faked an innocent expression and grabbed Damian's side. "Don't casually use that ability on me, young man." He pulled Damian out of my hold while he made grabby hands for me.

Leuca easily pulled Damian up so he was holding him tenderly. "We have a lot of teaching to do, first I need to talk to your mother about this."

Damian struggled in his hold so chuckling he placed Damian back on the ground. He instantly ran back to my arms. "Such a mother's child." I shook my head but let Damian come back to me. "We'll talk in a few minutes yeah? I'll take him to his room, maybe a nap will be good for him." I wasn't going to carry Damian there so I tugged him with me.

He didn't say anything while I brought him to his room and guided him to his bed. His red puffy eyes told me enough, he also was tired as hell. His blood tantrum verges a lot of energy from him, he was drained. I kissed his forehead and pulled the blanket over him to tuck him in. "Are you disappointed in me?" He asked me softly as I was about to walk away.

He should know the answer to that already, "never. But I'll be the proudest mom when you can control it one day."

I smiled at him and told him to rest a little. I left him in his big room in his big bed. I couldn't help but sigh as I closed the door behind me and walked back to Leuca's room. I didn't knock but just waltzed back in and saw he was undressing himself to get rid of his bloodied suit.

He already had disposed of his top half so I saw his broad back muscles. And strangely I saw a scar on his back. Leuca never had scars, he always healed.

He halted as I walked up to him and softly glided my finger past the scar. I did that, didn't I? "Why didn't it heal?" I whispered. I could barely hear myself.

He didn't reply right away but left me in silence, pondering over any reason for it. "I didn't want it to heal."

I leaned against his back. The memories of me stabbing him flooded back in my mind. I felt so relieved when I had but also like my own heart was stabbed as well. It wasn't a secret that I had fallen for this vampire Lord. But at the same time, he haunted my nightmares. He always had the lead role in my nightmares and yet I couldn't help but dream for him as well.