True to Lauren's words, they were being followed.Five black sedans sped heatedly on their trail, each over taking the other. It looked like they were playing a hide and seek game, or the first to catch.Driving with the instinct to survive, Brook kept the car at a steady sixty. Power line poles flashed past, the tires sang, the motor hummed.Onlookers ran to the road pavement for safety, baffled at the scenario. Narrowly escaping and bumping into another vehicle, Brook swirled the car, almost running into a mother with a baby carrier at the zebra crossing.Emily screaming, afraid that they might have killed a mother and her baby. Peeking through one eyes and seeing that they had narrowly avoided running the woman over, She sighed in relief."How long till we get to the penthouse?" Emily asked Lauren."We're almost the- oh fuck!" Lauren left her statement uncompleted, noticing that one of the black sedans was now at par with them. "Brook, watch out!!" Lauren screamed, when she saw th

At first, the kiss was light and feathery and calculating. It felt like Roman was testing the waters and at the same time, giving her ample amount of time to change her mind.He'd had every intention of turning down her request but when she kissed him, everything failed to make sense. Blood rushed to his head and he couldn't fathom what was going on anymore.He knew it was wrong to get intimate with her, but with every kiss they shared, he found that he couldn't resist her. Instead, he craved for more and more."Emily!" Roman growled, "Are you sure about this?"Not answering, Emily shoved his head closer to hers and deepened the kiss. She didn't know what she was doing but it felt right and she wanted to savour the moment.Tearing his lips away, Roman shoved Emily into the bed and got atop of her. Holding steady her gaze, he tore open her gown, using his hands to trace the cleavage that divided her breast. Going down, down, down and down till his he had his mouth in close proximity wi

The atmosphere between them was awkward. Emily could feel it. And she was sure those around her could too.It was unnerving, the way his friend, what was his name again? Emily thought, had his eyes on her that she could barely eat in comfort.Lauren did justice to the word when she had said he had saved her a tray of food.It was indeed a tray filled with food that contained calories which she feared that she might never be able to burn out within a month's time.When she had looked from him to the tray of food and back, he'd simply shrugged and truth be told, that was the only time she had maintained eye contact with him for longer than two seconds."Okay, what's this awkwardness I sense between the both of you?" The friend asked.Emily scoffed, delving energetically into her meal."Normally, you'd be shading each other or chewing Roman off with the words of your mouth, did my dear friend find a way to humble you?" He asked.Exasperated, Emily sighed, ready to lash out at him, "Luke-

"How did it go?" Lark asked the moment Roman stepped into the study.Shrugging, Roman replied, "I didn't get a chance to explain it to her.""Oh!" Lark looked taken aback, "You chickened out?""Hahaha." Roman replied in mock sarcasm, "Very funny Lark. Don't say whatever it is you're planning on saying."Lark grinned. "I wanted to say she has you riled up, it's the first time I'd ever see you so .. so.." Staring daggers at him, Roman dared him with the look in his eyes to complete his statement."Okay, I won't say it." Lark shrugged, lifting both hands in the air in absolute surrender."I thought you didn't value your head." Roman mocked, grinning."Let's be honest, Roman." Lark replied with a serious expression on his face, "She has to know that you're going to be draining out her entire blood and infusing yours. She has to know that there are consequences and what they could be.""You can go tell her yourself." Roman nudged him on, "She might listen to you.""No please." Lark declin

Roman was distraught.And confused.He didn't know why he had the urge to protect or explain anything to Emily. But he found himself doing it.Pointing at Mary, he turned furiously and said, "I think you should keep your distance.""Wow!!" She replied, surprised etched in her voice, "Never thought I'd see the day when Roman chased me out of his house because of a woman."Trust Mary to exaggerate things. He scoffed, he wasn't bothered by how she took or interpreted the statement he just made. He didn't care either."Must be your lucky day then." Roman replied, "And just so you know, I like my sanity and peace. And you're the polar opposite of what those two things represent.""I really wish I could cheer for you, but I can't." She replied bitterly and snickered, "But it's just so funny. Does she know who you are? No, what you are?""This has nothing to do with Emily." Roma growled."Does she know you're a dead man with a heart that doesn't bleed?"Stop!" Roman warned."Does she know wh