about her morning breath, but as she looked in the mirror, she at least looked presentable.
When she left the room, she could smell something cooking. The salty scent of bacon filled Draven’s home and she went down to find just what he was making.
“Good morning,” he said to her when she stepped into the kitchen. “I see you found the pajamas I left for you.”
“Yeah,” she nodded. “Thanks for those.”
“I took the liberty of making you breakfast,” Draven said, stating the obvious. “I trust you like eggs and bacon.”
“You’d be right,” she said as she moved closer to where he was cooking. She didn’t want to be in his way, yet she felt oddly drawn to him and enjoyed watching him while he worked. “Are you making any for yourself?”
“No,” he told her. “I have an appointment with a client at nine and we should get going quickly.”
“Oh,” Cadence flinched. “I was kind of hoping we could stay here. After yesterday I just... I don’t know. I just feel safer here.”
“The office is just as safe with me there,” he told her. “No one can enter without my permission.”
“I know,” she sighed. “It’s just, I don’t know. With everything I just... god I feel awful complaining about work.”
“You need your rest,” Draven finished for her. “You’ve had a lot to take in in a very short amount of time. I understand. I can have one of the girls cover for you while you rest.”
“What about you?” Cadence asked.
“I need to go to the office,” Draven said. “One of my more, oh I’ll say, lucrative clients is coming in and I don’t want to delay renewing our contract.”
“Oh,” Cadence nodded while she watched Draven put her breakfast on a plate for her.
“I won’t stay a moment longer than I need to,” he assured her as he handed her to plate. “And you’ll be safe here as long as you don’t step outside. If you look, really look, you’ll see the wards on the doors and windows. They won’t allow anyone but me to touch them.”
“Okay,” Cadence nodded.
“If anything comes up though,” Draven said, his blue eyes so deadly serious that Cadence could see flecks of red in them. “Call me. I can be here in moments, understood?”
“Yes,” she said. She couldn’t deny that the protective side he showed filled her with a silly kind of glee, despite how truly serious she knew her situation could become.
“I do have to go,” he said as he pulled his suit jacket off the back of a chair.
“Okay, she said as she followed him to the door, plate in hand. “Um, Draven,” she said as he slid on his shoes.
“Yes?” he said as he turned back to face her.
“Um, thank you for being patient with me,” she managed to say. “Maybe later we could... not that... but close. I don’t think I’m ready for everything, but I can try.”
Draven tried not to react, but his blue eyes gave him away as they flash a lively red. Now that he had shown her how to see, she didn’t need to try so hard to make it work. Little things were becoming obvious to her and she smiled when she saw his reaction.
“I’d like that,” he told her as he stepped outside. “For now, relax. My home is yours to enjoy.”
He closed the door behind himself while Cadence watched and she heard the old tumblers turn as he locked the door. With the sound, for a moment she could see what he was talking about as a strange symbol flashed to life on the door.
The symbol was painted in a deep rust and there were letters that Cadence couldn’t read. She only saw it for a moment, but it was enough for her to know it was ancient and she had no doubt that it would protect her.
With Draven gone for the day, Cadence put it in her mind to explore his home. He didn’t tell her not to, in fact, he seemed to encourage it. So when she finished the eggs and bacon, she left her plate in the sink and made her way back up the stairs.
The room she had slept in was at the very opposite end of the
When she left the room, she could smell something cooking. The salty scent of bacon filled Draven’s home and she went down to find just what he was making.
“Good morning,” he said to her when she stepped into the kitchen. “I see you found the pajamas I left for you.”
“Yeah,” she nodded. “Thanks for those.”
“I took the liberty of making you breakfast,” Draven said, stating the obvious. “I trust you like eggs and bacon.”
“You’d be right,” she said as she moved closer to where he was cooking. She didn’t want to be in his way, yet she felt oddly drawn to him and enjoyed watching him while he worked. “Are you making any for yourself?”
“No,” he told her. “I have an appointment with a client at nine and we should get going quickly.”
“Oh,” Cadence flinched. “I was kind of hoping we could stay here. After yesterday I just... I don’t know. I just feel safer here.”
“The office is just as safe with me there,” he told her. “No one can enter without my permission.”
“I know,” she sighed. “It’s just, I don’t know. With everything I just... god I feel awful complaining about work.”
“You need your rest,” Draven finished for her. “You’ve had a lot to take in in a very short amount of time. I understand. I can have one of the girls cover for you while you rest.”
“What about you?” Cadence asked.
“I need to go to the office,” Draven said. “One of my more, oh I’ll say, lucrative clients is coming in and I don’t want to delay renewing our contract.”
“Oh,” Cadence nodded while she watched Draven put her breakfast on a plate for her.
“I won’t stay a moment longer than I need to,” he assured her as he handed her to plate. “And you’ll be safe here as long as you don’t step outside. If you look, really look, you’ll see the wards on the doors and windows. They won’t allow anyone but me to touch them.”
“Okay,” Cadence nodded.
“If anything comes up though,” Draven said, his blue eyes so deadly serious that Cadence could see flecks of red in them. “Call me. I can be here in moments, understood?”
“Yes,” she said. She couldn’t deny that the protective side he showed filled her with a silly kind of glee, despite how truly serious she knew her situation could become.
“I do have to go,” he said as he pulled his suit jacket off the back of a chair.
“Okay, she said as she followed him to the door, plate in hand. “Um, Draven,” she said as he slid on his shoes.
“Yes?” he said as he turned back to face her.
“Um, thank you for being patient with me,” she managed to say. “Maybe later we could... not that... but close. I don’t think I’m ready for everything, but I can try.”
Draven tried not to react, but his blue eyes gave him away as they flash a lively red. Now that he had shown her how to see, she didn’t need to try so hard to make it work. Little things were becoming obvious to her and she smiled when she saw his reaction.
“I’d like that,” he told her as he stepped outside. “For now, relax. My home is yours to enjoy.”
He closed the door behind himself while Cadence watched and she heard the old tumblers turn as he locked the door. With the sound, for a moment she could see what he was talking about as a strange symbol flashed to life on the door.
The symbol was painted in a deep rust and there were letters that Cadence couldn’t read. She only saw it for a moment, but it was enough for her to know it was ancient and she had no doubt that it would protect her.
With Draven gone for the day, Cadence put it in her mind to explore his home. He didn’t tell her not to, in fact, he seemed to encourage it. So when she finished the eggs and bacon, she left her plate in the sink and made her way back up the stairs.
The room she had slept in was at the very opposite end of the
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