CHAPTER 14

Calla was shocked. She had seen him angry but even with anger he was very gentle. "What do you mean?" Calla whispered.


"After my Master's death, I went away. I went to Los Angeles and got settled there. I took over a territory, did a lot of bad things. But I never killed anyone. Killing any innocent soul wasn't my thing. But yes, I was king. I did whatever I wanted to do. And I enjoyed my life there, dictating people, forcing them to do as I say. But the day you were conceived, it all changed. Nothing could bring me peace as every single fiber of my being wanted to be around you. I left everything and came back here. The time I held you in my arms and you gave me a smile, that changed everything for me. You melted the stone that was covering my heart." Ethan said and kissed the top of her head.


"What happened then?" Calla asked.



"Then I looked after you, like I had promised my Master. Every time you were in trouble, I rescued you. Every time you needed help, I helped you. Do you have any idea how many times I had completed your homework for you so your teacher would not touch you or scold you?" Ethan said and Calla giggled.


"What do you mean by doing my homework? I remember I had always completed my homework by myself." Calla said.


Ethan shook his head and replied. "That's what I made you remember. But in reality, there were so many times when you didn't complete your homework and your teacher scolded you or punished you. And every time you ended up crying. In the beginning, I used to punish your teachers but then I thought it's better to just complete your homework for you." She huffed in anger and he smirked.


"I will make you remember everything I erased from your mind. I wanted you to grow up normal and have everything you wanted to have in your life." He said it in a serious tone.


"Then what?" Calla asked.


"I stayed around you but at a safe distance. But when that pig proposed you and I read his mind, I lost it. I tried to tell you but you didn't listen to me. So I had to make him listen to me. I went to his place that night and made him maintain a safe distance from you." Ethan explained.


"What was in his mind?" Calla asked.


"I called him pig for a reason. You were the most beautiful woman in the college for him and you were wealthy as well. You were a jackpot for him." He tried to drop the topic but she didn't let him.


"What did you read Ethan?" She asked again.


Ethan sighed and replied. "He wanted to impregnate you so he could bind you to himself forever." Calla gasped hearing him. She couldn't believe Henry could do such a thing. She always thought he was a gentleman but she was wrong. She thought of him as a friend but he was nothing but a dirty pig, a pig indeed.



Tears started flowing down her cheeks as she cried quietly. But Ethan knew she was sad and sobbing quietly. He rubbed her back and spoke. "I would never let him touch you. I didn't let him even kiss you."


She looked at him, gave him a small smile. "Thank you." She whispered and Ethan nodded and kissed her forehead.


"Do you know who took Sophie?" Calla asked once she stopped crying.


"Yes, I know." Ethan said.


"Will you tell me?" She asked again.


Ethan sighed and said. "You remember those Rides you saw in your dreams?"


Calla nodded her head. "They are called Storm Riders, they are the ones behind Sophie's disappearance and the others' disappearance as well. It is said that they take people who have any supernatural ancestry or bloodline. They take them away and make them slaves for themselves. But if we're talking about Sophie, then her case is different." Ethan explained.


"Why is it different for her?" Calla asked.


" I told you about Sophie being one of the rarest kinds, I wasn't joking. Sophie was convinced during the solar eclipse and was born on the blood Moon. Both times were when the Moon was at the peak of its powers. It's said that the one who is convinced during a solar eclipse and is born on blood Moon are pure blood. This is why Sophie isn't a slave for them but their queen. They take pure blooded kids or people to make them their ruler. Only the pure blood supernatural creatures are meant to be the leader of the Storm Riders." Ethan explained.



"Can't we just get her?" Calla asked.

"No, not until the Rise of the Dark Sun." Ethan replied.


"What do you mean?" Calla asked back.


"I don't know that either. My Master just gave me a hint that we have time till the Dark day. Until then Sophie is safe with the Riders." Ethan explained.


"Why would she be safe there?" Calla asked.


"As far as I know, someone is after her. But until she's with Storm Riders, she's safe. They must be treating her like their queen." Ethan replied.


"Are you sure she's safer there?" Calla asked in a worry laced tone.


"I promise you Calla, when the time is right, we will get her out of there but right now, she's safe and sound." Ethan said.


"What if the recent leader got jealous of her and hurt her?" She asked and Ethan burst into laughter.


"Storm Riders never get jealous. They are not like us. They don't have emotions for anyone but for their kind and their future. For the present leader, Sophie is his future. He will pamper her and spoil her. He must be making her wishes come true, even if she would ask for her parents, she'll get them." Ethan explained.


"How's that even possible? They are dead." Calla asked.


"I'm not sure but once I heard my mom saying that they can create illusions." Ethan replied.


"So they won't be real but for Sophie, she got her parents back?" Calla asked.


"Yes." Ethan said.


"I don't know if she will choose me over her parents." Calla said in a sad tone. Now Ethan was very angry. He could bare anything but her sadness or tears. He remembered the time he had kissed her and a smirk made its way to his lips. A mischievous plan was ready in his mind. He had craved for her for 500 years and he can't control himself anymore. He swung himself and within a blink of an eye, he was above her. He caged her between bed and his hard body. She gasped and asked him. "What are you doing Ethan?"


He smirked widely and replied. "I'm going to teach you a lesson. You're really annoying me with your tears." Calla felt her heart stopped for a few seconds and became wild under her ribcage. Her breaths were heavy and her cheeks turned pink.


Ethan leaned in and captured her lips in a passionate kiss. As his lips touched her lips, she felt electricity shooting through her body and ended up in the pit or her stomach. He bit her lower lip and she parted her lips for him. He slipped his tongue in her mouth, tasting every inch of her mouth. She moaned in his mouth when his fingers brushed her bare thighs. He broke the kiss and spoke. "Open your eyes Calla."


Calla opened her eyes and found him looking at her. She saw so many emotions dancing in his sexy blue eyes. Care, possessiveness, respect and love. She wasn't sure but she saw what she saw. "Every time I see you crying, my heart stops beating. Please do me a favor and never cry again or I swear to God I will die." He said. With that he captured her lips again in a toe curling kiss.