Jade's Poison

Uncertain feelings

As I slept, I grew restless, and haunting images that made no sense started flashing through my head, not sure if they were memories or just dreams. Something in my subconscious was nagging at me, trying to make sense of everything. Suddenly a startling image flashed into my mind as if I was being attacked I shot up out of a dead sleep breathing hard, cold sweat running down my body sending a shiver down my back as I look around me, I notice Caz laying next to me, sound asleep one of his arms laid across my lap, and I closed my eyes trying to calm my breathing from the horrible nightmare the only thing was it felt so real as if I was reliving a memory which frightened me more.

As I finally calmed down, I gently laid back down as Caz groaned softly, moving a bit in his sleep. As he moved his arm back across my stomach, he settled back into sleep. As I lay there, I looked at the ceiling, wondering to myself what my life was going to be like. Now I know there were still a few things that needed to be done to complete this "claiming" process and what all that entailed. As my mind wandered, I slipped back into sleep.

A few hours later, I was awakened by the sound of the shower running as I stretched and looked over, Caz was no longer in bed I sat up, yawning as I moved to the side of the bed, stretching before getting up, as I moved around the room taking in the beautifully decorated room it suddenly hit me I had to pee and bad, I felt weird going into the bathroom while Caz was in the shower I was getting ready to go back to the bed to wait until I remembered Caz had absolutely no issues with walking into the bathroom while I was in there hell he did it twice that I knew of.

I sat there and debated with myself before the urge finally won, and I ran over to the bathroom I hadn't even realized the water had stopped. As I flung open the door, there stood a dripping wet naked Caz as he had the towel drying his hair. My face went instantly red as I couldn't move. Suddenly, I felt something running down my face as Caz turned around at that moment.

"Jade, your nose is bleeding. Are you okay?" He quickly moved to my side, wiping the blood from under my nose gently as I was kicking myself in my head.

'I thought that only happened in anime!?'

As his hand gently caressed my cheek, my face grew hotter.

"Jade, do you have a fever? You're burning up, so maybe you should lie down." He started to move me toward the bed, and I quickly moved from his grip.

"I'm fine, Caz. I need to pee." I said as I quickly ran past him into the toilet. I heard him laughing as he continued to dry himself.

I sat in the toilet a bit longer, waiting to hear him leave the bathroom as the image of him standing in front of the shower buck ass naked with water running down his sculpted body made me feel a way I never had before it sent chills down my body and into my lady bits which was a new sensation for me.

'Come on, Jade, stop it. You can't give in to this temptation." I scolded myself, but as I did, I also noticed I had grown wet from just the sight of him. How could one man do this to someone's body? I do not understand.

I shook the thought from my head as I finished up and went out to wash my hands. As I shut off the light, I saw Caz lying on the bed in nothing more than sweatpants. How in the world can this man be this damn sexy, and he's not even trying!? It must be criminal, as the conversation in my head continued. I had not noticed that he was sitting up and looking at me.

"Jade? Hello, Jade?" His voice finally brought me out of my head.

"Huh, what?" He laughed and shook his head softly.

"You do that a lot don't you?" I puffed out my cheeks and crossed my arms over my chest which caused him to laugh harder. "You're adorable, do you know that?" He patted the bed next to him.

"I am not, and making fun of me is not helping." I said as I plopped down on the bed.

"Mm, call it what you will, kitten, but I say it's adorable." He flashed me this sh*t eating grin as I rolled my eyes.

"So I have been meaning to ask you what all this claiming stuff entails?"

He looked at me some before shaking his head softly. "Nothing to be too concerned about, honestly. It's a simple process really which we shall need to complete within the next day or so since we already had your debut." He rolled off the bed walking around to the door. "Come, breakfast is ready."

I hopped off the bed and walked towards the door after him. Somehow, I was in a big baggy shirt and some shorts I don't remember changing after the party, so I'm assuming Caz changed me before he went to bed.

We walked down the grand staircase into the long main hall as we rounded the corner into the kitchen, suddenly I ran into Caz as he had stopped dead in his tracks I looked passed him into the kitchen to find the reason he had stopped there sat a beautiful brunette woman with the perfect hour glass shape, long legs, a perfect face as I was admiring her I heard Caz growl in a low threatening tone.

"Octavia, what the f*cking hell are you doing in my house...did I not warn you what would happen if you returned?"

She slightly turned to face us as she smiled. "Well, good morning, Cazzy. How is my..."

Caz growled loudly cutting her off. "Octavia, don't I warn you..."

She raised a brow as the smirk that crossed her lips seemed somehow evil. "What am I not allowed to wish my fiancé a good morning?"

As she spoke, her words hit me like a ton of bricks I looked away, trying to hide the tears that threatened to fall. I wasn't sure why I was crying or why her words hurt so much. Caz didn't see me as nothing more than a pet that he bought for whatever reason I shouldn't be surprised he's engaged a man like him couldn't stay single, but if this was true, why was he with me last night, slept in the same bed as me as my mind was racing I turned away quickly and ran back up the stairs and into the bedroom locking the door behind me. I climbed into bed, hiding away from the light, hoping this was a dream.

*****

{Caz Pov}

I snarled as the words left her mouth before I could react, Jade took off running back upstairs I could feel her pain it was like a stab in the chest every moment I grew angrier by the second, knowing she did this just to spite me and to hurt jade before she could blink I had my hand on her throat pinning her to the counter fangs bared.

"Oh, Cazzy, you know I like it rough." She smirked as I squeezed her throat as she gasped realizing how much danger she was in. She grabbed at my hand, trying to pry it off as I just tightened my grip.

"How DARE you come into my house, purposely upsetting Jade just to fill this sick jealousy you have because I don't want you, and you know it." I spat the words in her face as venom dripped off every word. She tried desperately to gasp for air.

"You were nothing more than an easy f*ck when I was bored, a convenient piece of ass whenever I desired it I would NEVER marry a spiteful condescending wretched b*tch like you EVER." I growled as I squeezed harder, her eyes full of fear, realizing I may very well kill her where she lay. "I warned you never to set foot in this house again, did I not? But yet here you are spreading your stench in my house, you ungrateful wh*re!"

Suddenly, I heard the voice of my right hand Aiden trying to calm me, knowing this was a very dangerous situation.

"Cazion, I know you are upset, but please think about what you're doing..." He held out his hands in a non-threatening manner as he inched closer.

"I know what I'm doing, Aiden. Do you dare question your king!?" I snarled, my eyes blood-red. He stopped in his tracks as he knew this was very thin ice he was walking on. He did not care for the girl but did not wish to see her dead if it could be helped.

"No, Your Majesty. I just believe she has learned her lesson and now knows you mean what you say and she is to never return." He spoke slowly, picking his words very carefully. I looked at him before laughing at the darkness that resided in me now, trying to push itself out, which is exactly what Aiden was afraid of.

"I should not have to repeat myself when I was very clear the first time." as I spoke my last word, I shoved my hand deep into Octavia's chest. Her eyes grew wide as she felt me clamp my hand around her heart. As I leaned down close to her, I watched the tears roll down her face I whispered into her ear. "Learn your place in hell."

As the words left my lips, I placed a kiss on hers to stop her screams as I ripped her heart from her chest, blood splattering across the kitchen and Aiden as he stood completely speechless I stood up, shoving her corpse to the floor as I brought her heart to my lips sinking my fangs deeply into it sucking it dry before crushing it to ash I turned to look at Aiden.

"NOONE crosses my word and walks away alive." As I started walking away, I stopped without looking at him. "Get this mess cleaned up and get that trash out of my house once and for all."

I stood in the hall looking down at myself as I was covered in the hag blood I tsked loudly as I made my way to the downstairs bathroom to clean myself off before trying to talk to Jade I didn't want her to see this side of me if she didn't need to I started the shower turning the water slightly hotter then I normally would as I felt tainted I stripped my pants off as walked into the shower as the water hit my skin I watched the now blackened blood run down my body and down the drain I sighed deeply leaning against the wall thinking of how this morning got ruined poor jade didn't deserve any of that at least Octavia would no longer be a problem in our lives I pushed the thoughts out of my head and finished my shower.

*****

{Jade Pov}

After about an hour or so and hearing some sort of commotion downstairs, I refused to move from the bed. I cried to myself for a while before getting lost in my thoughts.

'Is it true he was engaged to her? Why haven't I seen her before now? Is she ok with the fact that he bought me and is spending time with me? Why wouldn't he have mentioned her to me, letting me know something?'

I sighed heavily before hearing a knock on the door. It was Caz.

"Jade...are you ok?"

I laid there debating if I wanted to answer him or not or if I even wanted to talk to him at this point. Granted, I wanted answers to the millions of questions that ran through my head, but I wasn't sure if I wanted to see him right now.

"kitten, please answer me..." I could hear the sadness in his voice as I slowly moved to the door.

"What Cazion...I don't feel like talking right now..." I leaned against the door wrapping my arms around myself.

"I am so sorry you had to deal with that this morning..." He paused for a moment. "It's not something you will ever have to deal with again, I promise you."

I looked down at my feet before speaking. "Is it true, Caz...are you marrying her? Is she your fiancé..." The words barely made it from my mouth before the tears started to fall once more I couldn't hold them back.

"No, Jade. I am not marrying her...she was my fiancé at one point arranged by my father before he died...he wanted to make sure I had a suitable queen before he passed, but I refused the arranged marriage once my father was no longer king." I could hear the pain in his voice as he spoke. "It kills me knowing you're hurting this badly..."

This took me by surprise, and I tried to understand what he meant.

"How do you know what I feel, Caz? You're not me..." I felt the door move slightly as he leaned against it.

"I can feel everything you feel, Jade. Because you bear my mark..."

My hand moved to my neck where the mark was on my neck I gently ran my fingers across it as I looked away from the door.

"Please, Cazion. I just want...no, I need some time to myself."

He was silent for a moment before softly agreeing. I heard his footsteps move away from the door and down the stairs as I crawled back into bed.

Clutching my shirt over my heart, I whispered to myself, “Please...stop making me feel like this.”