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Chapter 2
ZERO“ I am here for you. ” Her eyes shine, an evil glint prominent behind the veil of politeness.“ I sent her an invitation to join us. ” The calm voice falls over my ears.Reluctantly, I tear my gaze from her face and fix it on the Vampire King sitting on one of the couches, sipping on a red liquor from the wine glass. The metallic stench gives away the blood. He is drinking blood, in broad daylight, without even caring that Anne is standing right here. I grit my teeth and keep my eyes steady on him.“ You were bored. ” He points his forefinger at me.It all clicks in my head. She is not only here to cause trouble. She is brought here to keep me chained to the walls of this mansion.“ Liam. Go show our guest around and make sure she doesn’t have any problem settling in. ” The Vampire King places the wine glass down on the center table and commands the so-called brother I have. “ She is staying for a while. It’s best if she gets used to everything and knows her way. ” All the word
Chapter 3
ANNE I can only ever think of running away from here and never having to return. I thought I was done paying Natalie back and I could finally disappear into a world of my own. Then, my stupid mind, what am I doing in the Vampire King’s world instead of the human world, pray tell? I don’t have an answer to that. The moment Giana told me that Ryker insisted on Zio’s return because they might end up having a war with the Vampires, I knew Natalie was in danger. Once again. Giana told me that if only Zero stayed here until Natalie safely gave birth without having to deal with all this Vampire bullshit, everything would be a lot better. Right now, Natalie can’t use all of her powers. It will be harmful to the baby. This is the worst time for her, even if she is an Original. She won’t be able to defend herself if a war breaks out. After hearing all this, my non—existent worried side sprang to life. To my surprise, I didn’t even have to go looking for the Vampires. They came looking fo
Chapter 4
ANNEI stay inside the room, unconsciously wondering what’s happening down there or what Zero is doing.I suddenly feel interested to know what has him so twisted and irritated all the time that he is letting his rational mind die so his stupid side can take over.After spending a few hours in the room and only watching the vampires through the windows, I finally decide to step out of the room and go see things for myself.Possibly, the Vampire King will not let any harm come to me on my first night in his place. Perhaps, I am overestimating his hospitality, but I don’t care.Pulling the door to my room open, I stroll out and close it behind me gently. My eyes scan the dark surroundings, while my ears echo with the eerie silence.‘ It’s all so quiet. ’ Neela whispers in my head.I agree with her silently and make my way to the staircase. I step down the stairs and end up in another empty hallway.This place is huge. If Liam had not shown me around already, I would be lost.Not so much
Chapter 5
ANNEIt seems like time passes so slow here. It almost took an eternity for the sun to rise and for the darkness to fade.I sat by the door, the whole night. I couldn’t turn off the lights, and couldn’t sleep. It’s nothing new, given that I have been like this for three whole months.What Zero did with the shadows has gotten to me. The thoughts have consumed me and I have lost the touch as that Original—Kathie said will happen that day. I can’t even blame Zero anymore. I can only hate him, to avoid hating myself for being so weak.When Natalie revealed that he had spent centuries under such induced sleep, I did feel bad for Zero but I couldn’t bring myself to just go back to the old way.I can’t even remember the old way, the old me.How was I? Brave? Blunt? Or always a scaredy cat? I can’t tell because now, I am scared of almost anything. I flinch at the thought of fighting, I fear the dark, I fear the night.It’s fucked up. I worked on strengthening myself in these three months,
Chapter 6
ANNE “ You never died. ” I let out, my eyes wide and round. I have been in shock for the last five minutes or so. She helped me settle back in the chair, which I got up from desperately. My mind is still numb, and my hands are cold as ice. She sits down on the right chair from the Vampire King, staring at me for what seems like decades. I glance at Zero from the corner of my eyes. He is staring out the window. He refuses to look at me or her. I know her presence is making him tick but he is not leaving either. Because he doesn’t want me alone with them, I know. “ I died. ” She sighs. I glance back at her, and the trance of numbness shatters into a million pieces. Anger takes the place of initial shock and denial. “ What happened? ” I hardly contain the fury and keep my tone balanced, neutral. “ Given that you thought I was dead, I think…Zero has told you his side of the story already. ” She whispers, her blue eyes cast down. I don’t deny it. I can’t tell her that it was not Z
Chapter 7
ANNE“ You really want to leave? ” He puts me down on my feet and closes the door to my room.I take a deep breath, trying to calm my tits when all I want is to go down and continue attempting to rip their throats out.“ Yes. ” I push my hair back from my forehead, huffing.“ What about Natalie? ” He looks at me with those dark eyes of his. “ What about her? ” My voice drops as I take in the absolute emotionlessness of this man.How is he so fine after finding out about his mother? How much is he trying to stay calm and collected in the face of that woman?“ You came for her. Will you be fine leaving now? ” He blinks, consciously.“ I didn’t come for her. I came because… ” I trail off.Because of what? Of course, I came for Natalie. I frown, lowering my gaze to his clothed, softly heaving chest.He waits until I have composed myself and I am ready to answer.I pick my head, and stare at him for a moment more. “ I came for her. You are right but…I think Ryker can protect her. ”He co
Chapter 8
ANNE “ Even when I say I have something of yours in a tight grip? ” He leans forward. He is smug. When he leans in, I know he has something on me which might make me waver momentarily. Maybe, my parents. Or maybe, one of the fake fucking human friends I made in the city during my stay. My heart misses a beat but I don’t let it show. “ no.” Nothing can make me sway when it comes to him. And I don’t fucking know why. I have to get by this. “ Okay. ” He nods, leaning back. “ get rid of that little she-wolf, Liam. She is of no use to us. ” He is not referring to me. He— He—he is referring to Giana. “ No. ” I spring up from the couch, my eyes wide. “ What do you mean by no exactly, Anne?” He asks, amused. Liam chuckles from behind me. “ Who is it? ” I just have to make sure. There is no way it’s Natalie. And there is no way, he thinks someone other than Giana is more important to me than my own life. I fucking hate this. “ I thought you don’t want to know.” He smirks. My
Chapter 9
ANNE “ Put me down.” I sigh as we get close to my room. My hands move to my cheeks to wipe the tears. It’s so weird to cry all the time. “ Are you already done pretending? ” He turns his head at me, giving me a knowing look. I gulp, staring at his face from so close. It’s strange that he, sometimes, figures things out without me having to tell him about what’s going on. “ Did I pretend to be weak enough? ” I wonder if the Vampire King could see right through my dramatic crying as Zero can. He doesn’t answer. My eyes move towards his neck, the vein pulsing in it as he moves his head back. I know I will feel the pain again when he finally puts me down. It might take a lot of time for me to heal on my own given that my healing process is shitty due to the low—born hereditary traits. I lean in and place my lips over his neck. He hisses as my lips meet his cold skin. A jolt of electricity rushes down my spine as I open my mouth and start trying to nibble on it. My heartbeat skyrock