I awoke to the sound of whimpering.Specifically, Khloe's whimpering.This wasn't really an uncommon occurrence, in fact, it almost happened every night.Usually, I could just ignore it and fall back asleep, but she was laying on the other side of my bed this time, so it was kind of harder to ignore.I sighed, turning over so I was facing her.Maybe I should just wake her up this time.It would probably be easier than listening to her all night.I could see that she was scared, the way she had herself curled up. Not to mention the look she had on her face."Xan... der," she spoke quietly in her sleep, "Please... don't..."Her body became tenser.Dammit of course she would be having a nightmare about that.A small whine came from her as she gripped the sheets, tears beginning to show between her eyelids.I sighed again, pushing myself up to make my way over to her.I kind of found it odd that s

Nico's POV:Breakfast has gone pretty much how it always goes so far, Xander talking aimlessly about something that I absolutely couldn't care less about and acting as innocent as ever.Meanwhile, I was trying to figure out if there was a way my fork could somehow make its way into his thigh while still making it look like an accident.I could still smell Khloe's scent in his breath, like he wasn't even trying to hide it from me.God he's so lucky we're in a public environment right now."... speaking of which, wheres Khloe?" He asked as if he was genuinely curious.My jaw clenched at the fact that he brought her up at all."She told me that she wasn't feel

Khloe's POV:It wasn't long until he came back into the room, holding a thin file in one of his hands. Supposedly the one I was supposed to bring to him last night.He seemed to have calmed down a bit, but the tension in his shoulders was still visible.He leaned back against the door as soon as it was closed, his eyes glancing over at me."Did you, um... tell Xander about what she did?" I asked.Nico let out a quiet sigh as he pushed himself from the door, slowly making his way to his desk."No," he began," Taking her back to him and telling him that he could drink from her again was punishment enough."My eyes trailed back to my drawing, furrowing a littl

Nico's POV:She actually looked peaceful this morning as she slept. Both her face and her body looked completely relaxed.I was honestly quite surprised by what she did last night. She never struck me as the kind of person that would try something like that.Even though it really wasn't that big of a deal.Judging by the look on her face when I 'caught her' she most definitely thought that it was.Then again she pretty much thinks that everything is a big deal, that's just how she is.I glanced down at her, watching her chest steadily rise and fall.The heat that her body gave off was one of the main reasons that I didn't mind sleeping with her at my side.

Khloe's POV:The dining room was more crowded than I remember it being. Even so, I was still partially happy that Nico decided to take me with him today.He was right about the blood moon stressing the vampires out. I could see it on most of their faces.I could even tell that it was quieter than usual like everyone could feel the weird tension in the air as they chatted amongst themselves.Today was not a day that really anyone enjoyed.Even the pets and slaves were more tense than usual, most of them probably wondering if they were ever going to see another sunrise.I slowly took a deep breath, trying in vain to relax against Nico.I even wondered myself