Free The Freedom Search: Kai & Gloria's Story (Search Series Book 4) by Amanda Kay

couldn’t process this.
    “I know it’s a lot to take in. Just give me time and I’ll make things clear.” She nodded. Kai didn’t speak right away instead he grabbed one of her hands and rested it on his leg caressing her wrist with his fingers.
     
    Kai
    “I didn’t think that would go quite like that,” he said quietly. Her free hand came to his face causing him to look her direction.
    “What do you mean?” she asked him.
    “I wasn’t expecting you to laugh. I was expecting bruises on the other side of my face and being kicked to the curb.” He chuckled.
    “I’m still lost, Kai.”
    “I know that, doll.” He leaned over and kissed her cheek she smiled at him. “That doesn’t get old.”
    “What doesn’t get old?” She eyed him cautiously.
    “Seeing you smile.” He answered with a smile of his own.
    “Oh,” she responded. He chuckled at her shyness.
    “So...where were we?”
    “You were saying how you were a vampire, but act very human.” Kai laughed because he wasn’t quite there yet, but yes it was time to get to that. He scratched his chin trying to figure out how to begin this next part. How to describe how he turned on his two best friends?
    “Before I was born, Lee and Melanie knew they needed to do something. There were humans moving into the country and Lee wanted them to see that the country had a strong leadership. Tom, he is a top vampire, has a power that no one else has, he was able to grant those that wanted to live amongst the humans even breed with them that chance.” Kai had to take a breath.
     
    Gloria
    She watched him inhale and exhale. “Were you friends with Raiden?” she asked hoping he would answer.
    “Yes, doll, and Bethany too. We were best friends.”
    “What happened?” He held up his hand silencing her.
    “I’m getting there, it’s just complicated.” She nodded and allowed him to continue. “So anyhow, when I was young I remembered going to the Wyrick house every Sunday for a get-together. My family, Raiden’s family and Bethany’s family.” He smiled and she guessed it was a the memory of what was simpler times.
    He got up and walked towards the glass door that led out to her porch. His hands shoved into his pockets. “What is it, Lukas?”
    He sighed, “Right after I turned five, my mom was the first vampire to succumb to the curse of living like humans.”
    “What does that mean?” He blew out a breath.
    “There was a consequence for living this way, you want to live human you lose your immortality. Lee made it clear he didn’t want Dark Night vampires mating with humans or even vampires living our life. He didn’t want this type of complication to effect things and it would.” He faced her again, but stayed where he was at.
    “My mom was in a car accident, nothing anyone could do, but it changed everything.” She saw a shimmer in his eyes, and had to be near him. As she neared him he took one hand from his pockets and pulled her into his arms kissing the top of her head.
    “We can stop, Lukas, for now anyways,” she whispered.
    He shook his head, “No, doll, I would rather finish, because it’s about to affect you.” She eyed him curiously but didn’t speak, instead, she led him back to the couch and he let her.

Kai
    After they returned to the couch he just held her close. Going into the rest of the story was going to be difficult because he was going to have to show her who she was, and he didn’t know how it would be taken.
    “So...anyhow, before Lee and Melanie made the final choice, he set an elder panel of vampires in place. They were all Dark Night, and it was Lee’s way to get the bridge open. He didn’t want the vampire community to think he was turning his back on them.”
    “That makes sense,” she replied.
    He adjusted her so that they were facing each other again. He scooted back on the couch creating a distance, he didn’t want space, but needed it in order to keep his thoughts clear. “Yeah, and everyone