“In good time, sweetheart. We won’t leave anything out. By the time you’re finished learning, you could run Hell yourself if you wanted to.” He smirks at the shudder I let out. “Yeah, wasn’t all that appealing to me ,either.” He winks at me with a smile, before we turn back to Darren.
“Why didn’t you tell your father and Raphael about Dad and Lucifer?” I ask him, and his head dips down.
“Because I was never actually against you guys.”
Orion scoffs, but I ignore him. “Then why do all of that stuff with Adeline? Why help take me?” My voice is low, cautious as I ask him.
“Because I wanted to know the truth about our mother.” He looks sad as his head comes up to look at Orion.
“She got sick when we were kids,” Orion states it as a fact, and Darren shakes his head.
“No. Our father murdered her shortly after killing Harleigh’s mother.” I swallow hard and look to O for his reaction, but he just shrugs it off. “How can you just shrug something like that off, Orion?” Darren growls.
“You know I don’t feel anything for anyone, Darren. Except Harleigh, and in case you’ve suddenly forgotten, I’m a killer too.” He turns to me and gives me a sad smile. “Are you okay?”
I nod. “Yeah, Paul already told me he killed my mother, but are you sure you’re fine with this news?”
Orion nods and pulls me into his arms to give me a kiss.
“I’m fine. I’m pissed off that he hurt you in any way, but as far as him being responsible for my mother’s death? I feel nothing, babe.”
I nod into his chest, holding him close to me. I know he doesn’t feel things like everyone else, but it doesn’t mean I can’t feel the pain for him.
I know nothing about the woman his mother was, but maybe he wouldn’t have felt so alone if Paul hadn’t murdered her in cold blood.
“You’re unbelievable!” Darren hollers, and I pull back from Orion.
“So, you did all of this because you wanted answers.” He nods. “And now? How can I believe that you’re trustworthy, and become a problem in the future by crossing us again?”
Darren sighs, looking defeated.
“I don’t know how I can prove to you that I won’t cross you again, but I won’t. I’m not exactly my father’s biggest fan right now. Especially after the shit he tried to pull with you last night.” He gags, and Dad goes perfectly still.
Shit.
“What do you mean the shit he tried to pull?” He turns to me. “Harleigh?”
I take a deep breath.
“Don’t freak out,” I warn him, and his eyes narrow. “He kinda forced me to kiss him… among other things.”
“Define other things,” Dad says slowly, staying perfectly still as he speaks.
“It was more about the things I had to say to keep him from harming me. I’m okay Dad, I promise. Disgusted and pissed off, but I’m fine.” I shrug to try and convey it’s not a big deal, but he knows I’m downplaying how I feel about it.
“You best make him pay, Orion. That’s my little girl, and your father crossed a big fucking line,” Dad pushes out on an angry breath.
Orion nods, excitement in his eyes at the mention of torture.
“Oh, trust me. He is going to suffer for days. Death will not come swiftly to that asshole.” His smile is dark and evil, but my heart still flutters because he’s doing this for me. At least partly.
“Okay, let’s move on. What are we going to do with Darren?” I wave my hand in his direction, and Dad looks thoughtful for a moment before answering.
“The kid will stay with me. There’s no way he could ever overpower me. I’ll watch him until we’re sure he can be trusted.”
5
Orion
There’s nothing quite like waking up knowing you get to make someone bleed. Torturing and killing others is a deeply rooted part of me, engrained into every part of my DNA.
I don’t know much about who my mother was, but I know she wasn’t good. If she were, she wouldn’t have chosen Paul to marry and procreate with.
Did she deserve to be murdered by my father? Probably not, but he’s not sane.
A lot of people would argue that the people I torture and kill don’t deserve to die either, that I’m acting as judge, jury, and executioner. But honestly, I don’t give a fuck.
I promised Harleigh that I wouldn’t harm anyone now unless they deserved it. If they are truly bad, then so be it. I’m lucky she even accepts that part of me to begin with, if I’m being truthful. Most women would walk the other fucking way when they hear sociopath, and or murderer.
But she didn’t. She chose to love all of me, and I am a lucky bastard because I know I couldn’t live without her. She’s my soulmate, my other half, and the only thing that matters.
We both know Paul deserves to die, and by my hands. He’s not a good person. He kidnapped and turned her best friend into a vampire. He confessed to her that he willingly killed her birth mother.
Though, apparently, she was some evil slut anyway, so I don’t think Harleigh is all that upset by it. And he told Darren he murdered our mother.
Not to mention the fact that he took my girl. Not only did he take her, but he laid his hands on her, and I will get great pleasure in making him pay dearly for that.
The only other guys I will tolerate touching her are Colten and Brian, and that’s because I really don’t have a choice. They complete her, and make her happy, which in turn makes it bearable.
