Free Tormented (Evolution Series Book 2) by Kelly Carrero

thoughts. “You may still think it’s strange, but one day, you’ll be doing the same.”
    “So what are we going to do ’til breakfast?” I asked, changing the subject.
    He had an uneasy look on his face, and although I couldn’t hear his thoughts, I knew what was on his mind.
    I stepped out of his embrace. “Nope. I definitely don’t want to talk about it,” I said referring to what was on the disc.
    He sighed. “Well, it’s too cold outside, so we may as well just hang out in here.”
    “Sounds good to me.” I walked over to the sofa, sat down, and curled my legs up underneath me.
    Aiden sat down beside me. “What do you want to watch?” he asked, flicking on the TV.
    “Something funny.” I wasn’t really in the mood for laughing, but I sure as hell didn’t want to add any more misery to my day.
    He put on some reruns of Seinfeld .
    ***
    About an hour before breakfast was due to be served, Aiden suggested we take a walk. It was still too cold outside, so we stuck to the inside of the castle. He showed me through endless hallways and doors that pretty much had the exact same things inside as the others. In total, there were twelve bedrooms, all of which were decorated similarly to Aiden’s room. Each had its own bathroom and balcony, and the only things different were the views. Each one seemed to outdo the other. I couldn’t wait until it warmed up so I could explore outside.
    Scattered between the bedrooms were sitting rooms. Each sitting room was adorned with a different style. It was as if they had been decorated over the years, going from early period to modern day. There was also a cinema, but not like a normal home theatre. It was a replica of a public cinema, complete with rows and rows of chairs, curtains lining the walls, and a massive screen on the front wall of the room.
    “We have got to watch something in here,” I said, running up the stairs to the back row of chairs. Each row of chairs was made up of either single or double reclining seats. “How could you have not told me about this?”
    Aiden walked up the stairs and sat down in the aisle seat of the back row. “Well, it never came up.”
    “Of course it would never come up. It’s not as if anyone would think to ask if you had your own bloody movie theatre.”
    Aiden laughed. “It’s not as if I am going to go around and say, ‘Hi, my name is Aiden, and I have my very own movie theatre, you know, like the proper ones.’”
    I slapped his arm playfully. “That’s not what I meant, and you know it.”
    He pulled me down beside him. “Jade. There’s something that I have to tell you. I have my own cinema. Is that better?”
    “You’re an idiot,” I teased.
    He graced me with his perfect smile. “And it’s just one of the reasons why you love me so much.”
    “Maybe I just love you for your looks.”
    “I would have a hard time believing that even if I couldn’t hear your thoughts.”
    I sighed and slumped back into the seat. It was depressing the hell out of me, not being able to use my abilities whenever I wanted to. And I especially wanted to know how to block my mind so that everyone around me couldn’t hear every damn thought I ever had.
    Aiden scoffed.
    “Oh, I don’t mean you,” I clarified. Strangely, I didn’t mind Aiden hearing all my internal ramblings. Yes, it was embarrassing at times, but I had kind of gotten used to it.
    He put his arm around me, drawing me into his side. “You know it will come sooner or later.”
    I rested my head against his chest, taking comfort in his embrace. “I know. I just wish it was sooner rather than later.” Aiden sent one of his feel-good thingies pulsating through my body, making me gasp. “Hey.”
    “Sorry.” He grinned. “I just thought you needed a little pick-me-up.”
    “Sure. I think you secretly hate seeing me all depressed.” I turned in my seat to face him. “Admit it. You really just want me all lovey dovey all the time. Don’t you?”
    Truth