Till Death Do US Part

Such A Pain

[Kane’s POV]

“Son of a bitch.” I growl, realizing that I’ve found myself in an extremely troublesome situation. “What is this horrible timing?”

Letting out a grumble of annoyance, I look toward the ones who are watching us and find that it is Trinity and a woman I can only assume is the bastard’s mother. Both women watch us carefully, and from the look on their faces, I know that they aren’t too happy with what they’re seeing.

“Mom,” the bastard calls while I straighten the little delinquent and myself out and then release her. “Do you see what is happening?”

“That,” the woman begins, looking from me to the little delinquent and back. “Could someone explain what is happening?”

Fuck. I think, knowing what they’re seeing and understanding what they’re thinking. I need to fix things before they get too complicated, but it was such a f*****g pain to use my abilities. It always left me with a headache and with a need to feed. However, if it meant that I could get myself out of this situation, then it was better than doing nothing.

“What a pain,” I sigh, rubbing the back of my head as my power starts to flare. “Why the hell did I have to step into such an annoying situation?”

As I speak, I lift a hand and let tendrils of my abilities trickle out and then connect with every f*****g human around me, including the little delinquent.

“You’ve seen nothing.” I say, letting my words rewrite their memories so that they won’t remember a damn thing that has happened here. “You both decided on your own that you didn’t want your children to become engaged after all,” I continue, focusing on Trinity and her friend. “And you,” I say, turning my gaze to the bastard. “Didn’t like the little… I mean Remi.”

Finished speaking, I turn my gaze to the little delinquent, who stands silently beside me, her gaze unfocused from the power that I’m using, and I feel my hunger flare.

“And you,” I murmur, fighting the urge to drink from her. “You will tell me what you saw the next time we meet.”

“Yes,” she breathes, and I feel a wave of satisfaction.

“Then we’re finished here.” I announce, releasing the humans and watching as they blink a few times.

Taking advantage of their disorientation, I turn and shove my hands in my pockets, then head toward the house so that I can tell Frank that I will be leaving for a bit. Now that I was finished, I was extremely hungry, and if I didn’t find a woman to feed from, I wasn’t certain that I would be able to hold back on their precious daughter.

“Annoying woman.” I grumble, hating the strange feelings she was making me experience within twenty-four hours of meeting. “I need to hurry up and complete my mission so I can return home and then…”

Then what? I think, remembering my phone call from earlier. Another annoying woman was waiting there for me, and honestly, I was certain that she was a hell of a lot more annoying than the little delinquent.

Why couldn’t my father just let me control the company and become the leader of our clan without a woman? Why the hell did I need to promise my life to a woman that I wouldn’t want to touch, let alone love? f**k, it was frustrating.

“Calm down,” I breathe, feeling the beast within me growing. “Stop thinking about useless things and go find yourself a willing participant.”

Pushing aside the useless things I was thinking, I head inside and then toward the den, where Frank and the bastard’s father sit chatting.

“Kane,” Frank calls when he sees me. “We were just talking about you.”

“Really?” I ask, smiling. “Hopefully only good things.”

“Of course,” he chuckles. “You see, Thomas was interested in the company that your family runs.”

Of course. I think, keeping my smile in place. If there was one thing that these rich businessmenwere interested in, it was networking, and since I was the heir of a pretty prominent business, he would be interested in me.

“Is there anything that I can help you with in regard to it?” I ask, deciding to be amicable.

“I have a proposal that I would like to run by you.” Thomas admits. “Of course not this evening, but if you would grant me an audience in the future, I would be happy to talk to you about it.”

“Sure,” I nod, grabbing my coat. “I’ll allow Frank to handle things for me, as I have a prior engagement that I must get to right now.” I continue. “If you’ll excuse me, I hope the two of you enjoy the rest of your evening.”

"Of course," Frank chuckles. "We're sorry for holding you here when you had something else planned."

Nodding, I give the two men a quick wave before heading out and hopping in my car, then revving the engine to life.

Wincing, I try to ignore the pain that is starting to build in my head and the hunger burning my throat as I pull out onto the street and head for the city beyond.

When I reach my destination, a local bar called Le Morte, I park and then head inside, where the bouncer Tony stands and greets me.

"Evening, boss." He says, giving me a wink. "You're in luck; we've got a few new girls who are more than willing to help fulfill your needs."

"Really?" I ask, my hunger rising. "I do hope that they won't disappoint."

"Go check for yourself." He says, ushering me in. I think that you'll find they're to your liking."

Smiling, I head in and then let my gaze trail along the bar that is filled with those like me who are busy either drinking, f*****g, or feeding. They fill the club with the scent of their lust and their blood as they ignore anything other than what it is that they're after.

Feeling my instincts take over, I head to the VIP section, where two women wait with only lingerie on, and when they spot me, they begin to move, wrapping their arms around me while they lead me to a plush couch that sits at the back of the room.

"What can we do for you?" One asks, letting her fingers play with the top button of my shirt. "Just say the word, and we will do whatever it is that you want."

"Anything?" I ask, hating just how willing they were to throw themselves at me, but knowing that this beat the alternative of feeding on an unwilling victim. "Then, show me your throat."