Kallos (Kallos Series) - By Khelsey Jackson Page 0,6

hates that people always think the worst of him, and always expect him to screw up. He broke Karissa’s heart, he doesn’t deny that. There have been a few other girls, but he was always up front about his feelings, he wasn’t going to fall in love with them. He wants to be the better man for Kallos, and prays to his god she is his.

He gets up, glances over at Ian, and winks. He is going to make sure Kallos is okay.

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Kallos runs into the closest restroom and quickly gets her bearing to her of her surroundings. The scarred powder blue stalls seem to be out of place in the girl’s bathroom but something dripping keeps catching her attention. The four blue sinks with smoky mirrors above them seem to have an issue with water leaking. She rushes to the first leaky sink and turns on the cold water. She starts to splash water on her face and looks at her reflection in the mirror. Was she the only one who saw his eyes change or is she losing her mind? She has so many questions in her head. She tells herself to calm down. She started to count to ten, and when that doesn’t work, she continues on to twenty. Sighing she gives up and turns around to leave, just as the door bursts open and Sean walks in. He is truly beautiful, from head to toe. He has on a dark pair of jeans with holes above his knees. His gray shirt matches his eyes almost perfectly; he was staring at her as if he could see right through to her very soul.

“Don’t be afraid of me, Kallos.” He moves closer to her, and she puts her hand up to stop him. He just smiles and continues to come closer. “You have no idea what’s going on?” He pauses, shakes his head, and looks back at her, “Of course you don’t; why wouldn’t they tell you? Don’t they know that your change is coming?” Because of his close proximity to her she doesn’t know if she should take a step back or breathe in his scent even longer. She is still at a loss to what is proper in this situation.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” She says in an unsteady voice. He is looking at her as if he is looking at something so precious, as she feels the ache in her head intensify. He chuckles, and it makes her whole body heat up. He seems to feel the change in Kallos's body because he grins at her.

“I’m not the bad guy. I can promise you that.” He cups her face with his hands as he moves his fingers lightly to caress her soft cheeks, which makes her head feel like it’s going to explode.

“You seem like a bad guy. Why are you doing this to me?” She has never felt this way before, and today she has already felt this twice. He slowly takes his hands away from her face, but he doesn’t back away.

“I want to help you.” He pauses and looks at her in complete shock. “You really don’t know, do you?” She looks at him and thoughts start running though her head. It was almost like voices. She shakes her head to get rid of the voices. “Kallos, you need to speak to your parents. Ask them about your name.” He reaches down and takes her hand. He brings it up to his lips and kisses her knuckles lightly lingering there for a moment longer than is proper. “When you finish talking to them, come find me.” He lets go of her hand and walks away.

As soon as he leaves and she is completely alone and the pain and heat seem to vanish. She turns around and looks at herself in the mirror. She doesn't know what is going on and what it has to do with her parents, but she plans on finding out, and soon. She isn’t really scared of Sean; she has a feeling that he would never hurt her. There is something weird about him and Ian. Why does her birthmark burn at their slightest touch?

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Ian watches Sean leave the girls’ bathroom. He can't believe Sean told Kallos all of that. What was he thinking? Her parents know who they are and that one of them is her soul mate. When the time comes, then and only then, they will tell her. He and Sean are not