Red Moon Secrets(45)

"He's so annoying," Gage groans.#p#分页标题#e#
"Glad we agree on something," Kane mumbles, moving to sit down behind the bar as the music stops.
I go to stand beside him as he flips through numerous scroll images on an iPad.  He's reading about me—my kind.
"Studying up?" I ask, trying not to sound as pathetic as I feel.
"Of course I am.  I want to prove to everyone you can control it."
My eyes water as I tilt my head.  He's so completely on my side that he thinks I could never be the monster so many of those others were.  Without thinking, my lips press against his, startling him a little, but he draws me closer and onto his lap as he returns the spontaneous affection.
Gage vaporizes from the room as I thank my night stalker with actions rather than words.  Kane smiles against my lips, enjoying the little show I didn't mean to put on.  A small tear drips out as it all becomes overwhelming, and his smile falls as he pulls back to wipe away the watery traitor.
Before he can say anything, music starts blaring again, and we both roll our eyes as Dice comes around singing, "Killing me softly with his song."
"Dice!" we both yell.
He mutters something under his breath, possibly cursing us, but the music is too loud to hear whatever snarky remark he has.  Kane shakes his head as Dice retreats back to his room once again.
"Do we have to keep the incubus?" he asks.
I smile softly, almost feeling a little better, and then a new song begins blaring.  This time, I burst out laughing as Kane narrows his eyes at the annoying incubus returning, singing once more.
"Ice Ice, baby...  Ice Ice, baby...  All right, stop.  Collaborate and listen.  Ice is back with my brand new invention..."
As Dice continues singing, Kane groans, doing his best to stifle his own grin as Zee and Deke start singing along.  When it gets back to the chorus, I can't help but join in on the fun.
"Ice Ice, baby."
Kane's eyebrow cocks up as he gives me a mischievous glare.  "You, too?" he asks, daring me to take the bait.
"Ice Ice, baby," I playfully sing, challenging him.
He starts tickling me ferociously, making my body jerk and contort in hideous positions as my laughter bellows through the house.  Deke and Zee both chuckle as I beg for mercy, but the smile on Kane's face is absolutely beautiful with its carefree tug.
Dice has successfully broken the spell of misery for the time being, though we all know it's just a short reprieve.  Dice and Zee dance as I scramble free from Kane.  He starts chasing me, toying with me.  There's no way I can outrun him, but I can't help but gush out more laughter as I give it a pathetic attempt.  Gage pretends not to notice us when we clamber into the living room where he was trying to hide.
Just before Kane catches me, I feel tingling sensations spread over my body, tugging me from the inside-out, and stealing my breath.  I'm being vaporized, but I don't feel Gage's arms around me.
I squeal when I materialize, only to see I'm surrounded by darkness and the smell of wood.
"Alyssa!" Kane and Gage both yell in unison as the music cuts out.
"Here!" I squeal, rapping fiercely on the wall I've somehow managed to become encased in.  "Get me out!"
A fist slams into the wall beside me, and then more is ripped free until the hole is large enough for me to scramble out of.  Kane's arms are around me as he pulls me out completely, and I shake in his embrace, shocked and confused.
"How did she do that?" he asks Gage who comes over to inspect my eyes.
"I have no idea," he murmurs before examining my bleeding hand that I must have scratched when I was trapped inside the wall.  He points to it as he says, "She's obviously still mortal.  This is so fucked up."
I slow my breathing as everyone comes to gawk at me like some science-fiction monster.  I shouldn't be able to vaporize.  Not yet.  Not until I'm immortal.  How did I do it?
Sierra and Amy walk in carrying loads of groceries.  When they stumble into the deadly silence, their eyes fall to the men of their coven for answers.
"We should get ready for the memorial," Kane says to me instead of answering their silent query.
He kisses the top of my head as we head into the bedroom.  It's just one more thing for me to worry about.  This is getting more confusing and impossible by the minute.
 

Chapter 10
 
Ashes to Ashes
 
Burying Thad's ashes wasn't an easy feat, considering it was the hardest I've ever cried.  It's been three days, but it still weighs heavily on my mind.
I pull out my earplugs, doing my best not to disturb the sweet night stalker who is tangled around me.  We've slept twice in my cage now.  My cage.  Those two words were never anything I thought I'd hear, or say, or think.