A sob tore through her lips as she wobbled to her feet and threw her arms around his frame, hugging him tightly. Her fingers barely interlaced as she hid her face in his chest. She couldn't tell how relieved she was after seeing him. For a couple of seconds as she held onto him. She felt safe.She sniffed and muffled a cry. "A...Axel, I...I... was so s...scared-ahhh," He grabbed her arms in a vice grip and roughly jerked her away from him as if he was disgusted. She fell on her bottom with a wince as she looked at him baffled.There was hatred marring his face and it twisted up her heart in knots.He hates her but at least he came to save her.They kept looking into each other's eyes until she couldn't match his dark gaze anymore. Her heart was pounding in her head and her senses were high. His scent. It was different. And that aura that exhibits off him was different and his eyes. She could swear she saw the golden hues in his irises. They were the same as the time when he caught her

She stood in front of his door. The shivering of her hands was out of her control. With all the mustered-up courage she grabbed the doorknob but had no courage to open it. "Get in!" The loud growl from inside had her jolting badly as she inhaled deeply to calm her wildly beating heart down. She had to control her nerves if she didn't want to hurt him. What if she lost control and attacked him? She could suck him dry! No! She couldn't let that happen. Gulping the lump down her throat she opened the door and stepped inside. "Close the door," He said calmly. She slowly closed the door with shaky hands. Evelyn could feel his gaze drilling holes but she didn't dare to look at him. She was too terrified to do that. If Axel has enmity with vampires then it was obvious he wasn't human either, she recalled Apollo saying that if not for the wolfsbane then Sasha would've killed one of them. How could a human kill a vampire just like that? This only means that they were also vampires but this

"You want to kill me? Go ahead, kill me. I don't want to live like this anymore! J...just let go of my brother. All I ask of you is to let go of my brother. You can do that right. It won't be so difficult for you after all you've your dogs sniffing all around the country right? You're very Influential with all the power and money. Of course, you can easily buy a couple of people with millions of dollars. Free my brother and I'll make it easier for you to kill me," she was blabbering nonstop.Axel let go of her wrists only to circle his calloused hand around her delicate throat as he squeezed it lightly making her gasp. Her eyes widened and she stood on her toes. Her hands tried to free herself and he cocked a perfect brow at her."You just gave me a free pass to kill you, so why are you struggling now? Do you want to live?" He asked coldly and her heart throbbed in her chest. With a quivering chin, she slowly let go of his hand as her hands fell on her sides."Promise me, you'll free

Axel swallowed thickly, his heart felt heavy. He let her go with a jerk and moved away from her. The bed moved with his heavy movement. Getting out of bed he walked to the drawer. Taking out a pack of cigarettes and a lighter he made his way into the balcony.He lit the cigarette and dragged a long puff as the cold breeze swept past his warm skin ruffling his black locks.Axel stood there smoking for a while to calm down. His heart was still beating fast but the darkness that was sweeping inside him was beyond his familiarity. He crushed the end of the cigarette under his foot not caring that it'll get burned. He turned to walk inside hoping that she was gone but she was still there on the bed laying in the same position where he left her. She was staring at the mirror on the ceiling lifelessly and seeing her like that twisted something inside him.Walking to the closet he grabbed a sweater and threw it at her. "Wear it," He said calmly but she didn't move. "Evelyn!" He growled and

Evelyn's knee was bouncing nonstop in anxiety as she watched it in silence. With a sparse breath, she clutched it tightly and it stopped moving.Her whole body ached and she was burning up with fever. She woke up with a headache. She recalled how she groggily changed her clothes last night and got under the blanket. The girl was too tired to dry her hair.She sneezed and then sniffed, staring at the sky outside the window from her place on the bed. She was so thirsty, it was as if someone rubbed sandpaper on her throat.Glancing at her reflection in the mirror, she stroked her neck and chest which were full of light purple and pink bruises.He must find it peaceful or exciting to torment her. Evelyn wondered when she would be free of this misery. Maybe the end of it would be with her. Would she be able to meet her parents or would God allow her to be in heaven? She wasn't human. Maybe she'll be thrown in hell for being what she never wanted to be.The door was knocked once before it