The Dark Thrall Mating Olivia

Chapter

Twelve

I sat the DVD back beside the rest of them and leaned closer, looking at the titles. Among the stack was an old black and white zombie movie. Smiling, I picked up the case and read it over. "Sid, you didn't need to buy this. We could watch it on Netflix."

"I know, but you know I prefer the real thing." He shouted to me from his room.

I shook my head, smiling as I slid the DVD back into place. Pulling my phone out of my back

pocket, I pressed the button on the side. Looking at the screen, I frowned. There were no new messages.

Cami hadn't texted.

I let out a sigh, wondering if I should text her. Then again, she was probably studying, and I would be interrupting her. I checked the time before sitting my phone down beside Sid's keys. Moonlight was open, and we had just enough time to get ready before things started to really kick off.

Turning away, I made my way past Sid's small kitchen and dining room. I walked into his bedroom; he had sat my bag down and was stripping off his shirt.

"Getting naked already? It's a little early for that." I said, picking up my bag and putting it on the floor.

"It's never too early to get naked." He chuckled, tossing his shirt into the black wicker hamper that sat beside the matching black dresser.

I shook my head, flopping back onto the queen-sized bed. Sinking into the soft mattress and the fluffy pillows that were stacked high. The bed wouldn't be big enough for Sid when he found his thrall, for now, it was perfect for him and me to share.

There were plenty of things that he would need, and I understood why he didn't invest into his bedroom set. I'd added a few touches here and there, like the fairy lights that were wrapped around the metal bars of his headboard. The candles that sat on the dresser and the framed photo of us from when we were teens, were little touches that I had added to make his apartment look more like a home instead of a showroom.

Sid turned and faced the closet, and I caught sight of his back. Or, to be more specific, the tattoo

that covered most of his upper back and trailed down into his jeans.

I propped myself up onto my elbows, looking at his back. The tattoo was an intricate set of

wings. The lines and shading made it look like it rippled across his skin.

"You got a new tattoo?"

He looked over his shoulder at me, flexing his back muscles. "I got it a few weeks ago. Do you like it?"

"Yeah, it's beautiful."

"I'm glad you think so." He turned away from me, grabbing a black, sleeveless concert t-shirt and pulling it on. Spinning around, he looked at me. "These jeans or leather pants?"

"Leather pants."

He nodded, toeing off his boots. Undoing his jeans, he pushed them over his hips until he was standing before me in a pair of boxers. I watched him, enjoying the show.

"Are you going to get dressed, Evy, or are you just going to lay there and eye fuck me?"

"I mean, you do look very fuckable. But you're right, I should get dressed." Rolling over, I crawled

to the edge of the bed and grabbed my bag from the floor.

Leaning back onto the balls of my feet, I opened my bag. Digging through my things until I found the slinky black dress that I had packed earlier.

I undressed, shoving my clothes into my bag before putting on the dress. It hugged my curves in

all the right places, stopping just below my thighs. I pulled my makeup bag out and hopping off the bed. Walking over to the dresser, I opened up my makeup bag and started to do my makeup. Sid finished dressing and sat on the edge of the bed, watching me apply the dark eye shadow that made my eyes pop. I lined my eyes with a black linger and used some mascara on my lashes. Giving myself a smokey eye before I swiped over a deep plum covered gloss over my lips. Winking at myself, I turned around and looked at Sid.

"Sexy. Come here." He growled, hooking a finger at me.

"You're going to mess up my makeup." I pouted but moved over to him until I was standing between his legs.

Sid rested his hands on my hips, gazing up at me with hooded eyes. "You look beautiful."

"Sid." I muttered, feeling my cheeks heat up with a blush.

"I mean it, Evy. You look amazing."

I smiled, looking away from him. "We should get going."

"Your heels are in my closet."

I pulled away from Sid, moving over to the closet and grabbing my strappy heels. I braced a hand on the door frame, slipping one one and then the other before turning back to Sid. "Are we taking your bike?"

"No, I was thinking we'd walk since it's such a nice night." Sid said, standing up and holding his hand out to me. I took his hand into mine and the two of us left his apartment. Walking the few blocks over to Moonlight with me tucked against him. When we arrived at Moonlight, we got into the line. Listening to the music and the excited sounds of the people around us talking about the band that was playing tonight.

Sid paid our cover charge and we were waved inside the big brick building. The band was just starting their set and from what I'd heard so far, I knew that we were in for a treat.

"I'm going to get a drink. You want to grab us a table?" Sid asked, leaning closer so that his lips brushed against my ear as he spoke.

"Sure, grab me a beer." I gave Sid's hand a squeeze before slipping away from him and moving through the crowd until I found an empty table.