Healing Kisses (Sophia and Santiago) novel Chapter 209

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The serpent must sense that I am upset because he doesn't make a spectacle when I stepped back onto the pier. I didn't know how to respond to his condition at the moment. His story alone was enough to shake me.

"Sophie," Oliver sighs. I take a seat on the edge, wondering how I was supposed to talk my way out of this.

"My King, her majesty has returned," someone shouts behind us.

Oliver and I exchange confused looks. I look down at my watch to see that we're about eight minutes early from the hour mark we agreed upon. Oliver stands up as the cool air around us becomes humid.

"It was just a meeting, Ragnar. Nothing-" Oliver tries to explain.

"Get up. We're leaving," Ragnar cuts him off.

I don't feel like fighting, so I don't. Ragnar lifts me up and carries me away from the edge of the pier. The back seat of his car is open for us, and he sets me down. He even goes as far as putting the child lock on the door, so I dont try to escape again.

Killing the Vampire King is completely out of the question. I don't have to tell anyone that was the condition that was given. I've even told Oliver to keep it to himself. All I can think about is how this man destroyed his own life and is trying to blame someone else for his mistakes. To say l am disappointed is an understatement.

When Ragnar and our driver finally get back in the car, I turn away from him, not wanting to hear him rant about how irresponsible I am. I came here from day one knowing that. I came into this mating knowing that

"I want to know why you went down there," he says once we're almost at the end of the bridge.

He's not taking me back to the hotel I had chosen.

He's taking me back to the one that gives me the creeps. I know that because we're on the ramp heading in that direction. I'm sure his security team already has carefully curated plans in place in case l try to escape again.

I knew that channelling someone's blood gave me control of their bodies, but I never once thought that I could ever give an absolute order that could alter someone's mind the way he did. Is that something! can learn? Or maybe it's something that will develop as my affinity increases in power as steadily as it has. It could be an alpha's trait. Does that mean Oliver could potentially do that?

"I'm talking to you," Ragnar growls.

"All you ever do is talk," I dismiss him with a glare.

His mouth opens to say something and then shuts it, stunned by my comeback.

I can feel that the serpent is upset. It's right under the bridge where we are, as if it were waiting. place my hand on the glass and try to reach out to soothe it. The driver curses when the entire bridge shakes. I rub my eyes, feeling the kind of frustration I do when I'm about to take an important test.

"He's mad," I inform them. "Because I'm upset. He's a baby!"

"Who?" Ragnar demands.

"The serpent, I answer and reach for the door, only to be reminded that he put a baby lock on it.

"You're not going back in the water," he growls.

"I don't need to," I roll my eyes.

He gets out of the car and comes around to open my door. He grabs my arm and doesn't release me as we step to the edge. He almost lets go when the beast breaks the surface right in front of us. Water sprays down on us, and I have to keep it from landing on the King's expensive suit.

"Hey," I warn the serpent. He lets out a raging howl.

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