Page 80 of Secret Gifts
“What about it?” he says with a wince, the gory sight forcing him too look away.
“Something was feeding off these bodies after it slaughtered them. There’s no telling what our blood could do if some crazy ass son of a bitch is messing with it. Had Ty known what Mom’s blood really was capable of, had he known all we know today, there’s no telling what the hell he could have created with it.”
His eyes lose their anger, lose their control, and Melania swishes over to be in his lap before handing him another vial of olophine. Jase’s arms wrap around my waist, and everyone soaks in the crazy under a heavy silence.
“Araya can’t know. Aria is right,” Aunt Angelica sighs, finally breaking the spell of quiet. “Not until we know for sure what or who did this and we find out what threat it poses, if any. It could have a savage like we encountered before. I probably need to call Simone.”
“Simone?” Melania asks.
“Clay Jude’s daughter,” Jase answers. “She has the gift of her father.”
And the gift of her mother, but no one knows about that.
Jase lets his wry smirk cock up, and I slap my forehead.
Stupid unfiltered mind!
“Baby, you can trust me,” he murmurs against my lips as be bends down to kiss me so softly, so endearingly.
“I know,” I almost whisper, my hands clasping around the back of his neck. “I’m just not used to sharing so many of our circle’s secrets.”
“Well, consider me part of your circle now,” he says with a smile, and his lips find mine again, the passion intensifying while his hands pull me to his body.
“We’ll see you guys in a few days,” Aunt Angelica says to defuse the accidental moment of fire.
Jase smiles while pulling back, and he wraps me up in his arms while turning to face my aunt.
“Yeah. Just keep me updated on all progress. We’ll stay here for a while, and then we’ll move locations to keep from being in one place for too long. I’ll see if I can drum up some of the blood samples that made it out of that facility. With her gift, Simone should be able to sort through it quicker than the lab processors.”
He’s so sexy when he’s in command - especially since there are three others in here that outrank him. His secretive smirk emerges, and he rolls his eyes while kissing my forehead.
“I’ve got more to tell you, baby.”
Mmm… I’d rather you show me.
He lets a small laugh out, and then he shakes his head while kissing the back of my hand. Everyone else starts filtering out of the room, but Rex stops and lets his eyes burn into my full blood’s for far too long before he turns to walk out.
I look to see Jase’s jaw a little tense, and I realize my brother just used my man’s mind reading abilities against him. The door shuts, and I grab his hand in mine.
“What did he say?” I exasperate.
“Nothing. It doesn’t matter,” he sighs while walking over to the kitchen and pulling free a bottle of whiskey.
“Tell me. If I’m forced to share my thoughts with you, you should oblige me with the same,” I murmur timidly, suddenly worried my brother has fucked up Jase’s feelings for me.
“There’s absolutely nothing your brother could say or do to make me stop loving you, Aria. Stop thinking like that,” he grumbles out, his eyes shifting to me briefly before returning back to his whiskey.
“Then why do I feel you getting colder in a bad way?” I mumble, my knees pulling to my chest as I sink down on the couch.
He takes a deep breath, and then he walks over to join me, the whiskey bottle joining him as he sits down beside me. He puts the bottle on the table, and then he sips on the amber liquid in his glass while wrapping his arm around me and pulling my body against his chill.
“Did he threaten you?” I grumble.
I’ll kick your ass, Rex Banner.
Jase’s smirk emerges, and then his lips stroke my forehead while shaking his head.
“He just gave me some insight on how differently you’re constructed. I've heard you mention your heightened emotions in your mind, but I didn't understand what you meant. Now I do. It actually explains a hell of a lot.”
