As soon as I reached home, I slammed the door shut behind me and went straight to my room. I rushed to pack my stuff as fast as possible. To a human eye, I was like a blur, moving around. I had to get out of there and fast before they could show up again and do the unthinkable.
"I’d better hurry before they find my house." I was breathing harshly. Not because I was out of breath, but because I was nervous and anxious. My heart was beating frantically in anticipation. I didn't want to meddle in vampire affairs. I just wanted to spend a life as normal as a human life could be. I knew they would follow me and find me soon.
When I was done packing my clothes and some necessary stuff, I raced down the flight of stairs. My eyes went wide when I opened the door.
Epic was standing there. What the hell is she doing here? Isn't she supposed to be at school?
"What are you doing here? And why didn't you call me before coming?"
I almost yelled at her. She was staring at me with a shocked expression as if she thought I had gone insane and then looked down at the bag in my hand.
"Why? Are you going somewhere? Also, why do you look so panicked? Is something wrong? Anyways, you are the one who called me and said there's an emergency and I have to come back right now. Then why are you spitting all this nonsense?" She said walking inside.
I was so confused about what she was saying. When did I call her? I was about to ask her when someone’s voice came from the living room. A deep evil voice.
"We called you here, not her." Both Epic and I snapped our heads towards the source of that dark voice together. There, three figures appeared from the dark, just like earlier in the alley.
My eyes widened at the realization as I cursed under my breath. They were the same three vampires who were in the alley. I pushed Epic behind me in a protective stance and glared at them. Although my heart was beating frantically with the anxiety of what was going to happen, I would never let them touch my sister.
"What are you doing here and how did you manage to come in?" Now I was less scared and more possessive for the safety of my sister. My voice was confident as if I was a warrior. Besides, I also knew some fighting moves. I was not that hopeless, I guess.
"You don't seem so stupid. You should know what vampires are capable of." A smirk appeared on his face as he stared at Epic. She was standing behind me silently, but the trembling of her figure didn't go unnoticed by me. I just wanted to get her out of there safe and sound.
"V-vampires?" Epic said in utter shock and confusion. I couldn't help but let out a sigh in helplessness. The truth I wanted to hide from her so desperately was revealed in the worst-case scenario.
"Yes, vampires, darling. Now if you will excuse us." Saying this, he snapped his gaze back at me. I held his gaze just as fiercely. I wasn't going to show any sign of weakness to them. I knew better than what happened to weaklings in this world of ruthless bloodsuckers. I was repulsed by the nature of this existence that I was a part of.
"What do you want?!" I asked, still staring angrily at them. His playful expression morphed into a poker one as he glared back at me.
"We have already told you. Come with us or pay the consequences." He said with a cold expression.
"I already said. I will not go anywhere with you freaks. Now if you will not get out of here, I will kick your bloody asses out!" I yelled at them. I acted tough in front of them, but even I knew that I didn't stand a chance against them.
What am I supposed to do now?
Epic fisted the back of my top and she was trembling badly. I wanted to comfort her but I wasn't going to give those suckers a chance to attack us first.
"Looks like it's going to be fun." Saying this, he lunged at me, and in a blink of an eye, he threw me at the wall behind me. Pain spread throughout my body and I slumped down on the floor.
I felt blood pool behind my head as my vision started to get blurry. I began to feel light-headed. I blinked several times to clear my vision and keep myself conscious. But the last thing that I heard was Epic calling out for me and then I lost consciousness.
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*It was dark. There was a hopeless silence lurking in the chilly atmosphere. My heart was aching. I didn't like darkness. Suddenly, I heard a voice."Help me!""Alice!""Help me!"I knew that voice. How couldn't I? It was Epic's voice. The voice was echoing in my mind. Urging me to wake up from this deep slumber and come to her aid. But.....where?*I woke up, startled, and soon pain shot up my head. The flashes of past night flickered through my mind and realization hit me."Where is Epic?" My voice came out crumbled. I quickly got up on my feet with much effort. I was still feeling dizzy but I had more important things to do than to worry about it. There seemed to be a pool of blood dried on the floor where I had been lying. I didn't waste time pondering over it. I searched every room of the house, even outside the house. She was nowhere in sight.I was worried sick for her. Where would ha
Aaron's POV:It was hard for me to make my sweet mate suffer like that. But I had no choice. If I told her that she was my mate, then she might not have accepted me. I had to make her fall for me first and then, I could tell her. But then things messed up and I ended up kidnapping her sister. I never wanted to do that. And now it was even more difficult than before to make her fall for me. She thinks I am a monster!Great!I let out a deep sigh. She was sitting so close to me yet so far at the same time. I couldn't touch her, feel her or comfort her worries......because I was the cause of her worries.Her scent was intoxicating. Her hazel brown long hair, bright blue eyes that resembled the deep blue ocean, her soft fragile body, everything was so mesmerizing about her. I'm so lucky to have her as my mate. But she doesn't recognize me yet.That may be because of her lack of vampire senses
Aaron's POV:She was so angry with me. How was I supposed to change her heart? She was beyond furious. I knew I was not answering her questions and this was pissing her off but I had no choice. This was not the right time to tell her."Huh? Are you stupid or what? You kidnapped me and my sister? Now you want me to stay here for some shitty reason, which by the way, you’re not even bothering to tell me," she snarled, mentally killing me with her eyes. Her words stabbed my heart. I was so miserable because of all the mess that I had unintentionally created when all I wanted was to hold my dear mate in my arms.How dare she talk about our mate bond like that? My love is not shit. How can she say such a thing? Rage suddenly hit me and I lost my cool."This is not for a shitty reason," I bellowed. "You are supposed to be here! You are meant to be here with me!"She looked momentarily confu
Alice's POV:The next day when I woke up, I was feeling fresh and much more active than yesterday. I stretched my body, still lying in bed, and scanned my surroundings. This isn't my bedroom. Oh! Now I remember! I have been kidnapped and all that blah, blah, blah!My thoughts went back to last night. The scene of his beautiful hazel eyes with those unknown and confusing feelings flashed at the back of my mind.What were those feelings? It felt as if something deep was hidden behind those eyes. Like they held many, many secrets. His actions were bad but why did I feel like there was something to them? Was there something more to him just being the ‘bad guy'?Argh! Cut the crap! I should focus on finding my sister and get out of this hell. Where I should start looking though? This place is huge! How am I supposed to find her without getting lost myself?I remembered him saying something about a dungeon last ni
Alice's POV:I followed him out of the palace and got into the car with him. It was a black Mercedes. Figures, since he's a prince and all.The journey was silent. I wondered where he was taking me.After some time, the car stopped in front of a huge building. A huge billboard titled "Mark Enterprises" was on the top of the building entrance. Almost every person in the country knew this business, it was doing so well. I craned my neck to look at the top. The entire building was made up of blue glass and it was very beautiful."Do you have a meeting with the owner?" I asked, curiously elbowing him.He smiled brightly at my question. Is there something funny about that?"I'm the owner," he answered nonchalantly, a teasing smile playing in his eyes. One corner of his lips was tucked up making his handsome features stand out more.My jaw dropped as he walked away casually. He's the owner?! Th
Alice's POV:The company’s building was situated in a busy district. There were many other buildings there too, some shopping plazas and malls. Cafés and restaurants were a must of course. I thought Aaron would take me someplace fancy since he had all that prince thing going on, but damn!He took me to a café right in front of the building! No effort was put in at all. Even if I hated his guts right now, I couldn't help feel a bit disappointed and it made me feel ridiculous. We entered the café and my eyes roamed all around to have something to nitpick at. Surprisingly, the café was quite good looking from inside. The design was elegant and comprised of light colors, giving a relaxing feeling to the eyes. The sun had gone halfway done outside which meant more people would be soon shuffling in for suppers and dinners. Several people clad in business suits walked in and out of the café. A full busy hour in all hon
Alice's POV:I nearly clawed at the window in the room in frustration. No matter how hard I tried, even with my super vampire strength, the bars on it wouldn't come off. Heck, I couldn't even pry them loose enough to squeeze through.Dejected, I dragged myself over to the fluffy bed and plopped down. That royal-pain-in-the-butt Princey Aaron always had someone come in here every few hours to check up on me. I asked every single person for my sister but they refused to answer, instead just dropping off clothes and food for me.Which I had to wear and eat solely because of Epic. They changed my room though. I was now in one with a more “girlish" kind of setting. I wasn't impressed because in the end, he was my sister's kidnapper and it kind of took away the feeling that I was on vacation.This room was as fancy as the one I had been staying in before. The intel I got from the maids was that, apparently, I was staying in his highne
Alice's POV: Three days passed like a blur. All I had done was going office with the vampire prince, obeying his orders like the servant I was and then getting back to this luxurious prison. I was stuck here, in this hell hole without knowing any whereabouts about my sister. I wanted to hate his guts who had taken her away but at the same time, I felt like something was amiss about this entire situation. He hadn't hurt me since he'd brought me here. In fact, he made me work like a hog, which was annoying, but apart from that, he hadn't done anything at all. Not even a cosplay. Anyhow, the maids in this place were suspicious too. They stayed during the day, working their butts off, and then left during the night. Only the ones who had nowhere to go were always left behind. I wondered where the others lived. Maybe in their parents' houses, like I used to. The maids made it seem normal for their prince to forcefully keep someone inside his palace. In fa