"What...what do you want?" I gasped. “Who are you?”
"I was invited here...once," she said. "You haven't answered my question yet."
The woman stood in the hallway now with her arms crossed. She looked around herself as if in nostalgia. Then her head crooked to the side as she turned back to look at me. I swallowed hard before glancing at the clock. Ana told me she would be back before sunset. The sun had just dipped behind the mountain. I didn't know how long was this going to take for her to come back.
But now, I was scared.
My instinct told me to run. And run I did. Without saying a word, I turned around and started to sprint. But the vampire rushed over to me so fast, I didn't see her until she was in front of me. Her hands pushed my body against the wall of the hallway. Her cold body pressed against my back. Her hand was around my throat from behind.
"Tell me, who are you?!" she hissed in my ear. I could feel her white sharp teeth snapped near my face. My heart raced and my breathing hitched.
"My...my name...is...Avery," I said in a panic voice. "I’m...I’m a human slave of Alexandra."
"Then why are you here in this house?" She lifted my chin up higher, giving more access to the veins on my throat.
"Anastasia...brought me...here," I choked out the words. Then there was a long pause. After that, the vampire turned me around to face her, but she still kept a firm grip on me. Her bright violet eyes looked perplexed and angry as if she didn’t like what she was thinking inside her head.
"She brought you here? Why did she bring you here?" she continued to question me, sounding like a bloodsucking maniac she was. "No one else was brought into this place but me!"
Her grip tightened around my throat with each word. I couldn't breathe. I tried to push her away. After a moment of hopeless struggle, she finally let me go.
I dropped to my knees, coughing.
The vampire was looking down at me. She had a malicious look on her face. Despite my fear, I managed to muster up the courage to ask her the only question had been burning inside me.
"And who are you?"
"I'm Nikol,” she replied. “Anastasia's girlfriend."
Chapter 13
My jaw dropped. Anastasia's girlfriend? The thought stabbed at me like a blade. I felt something akin to a heart attack. I couldn't breathe. My stomach churned, and I felt as if I was about to throw up. I couldn't believe it. But the woman was standing right before my eyes. She was real, and she was here, now claiming back what was hers.
Why did Anastasia do that to me? Why she never told me she already has a lover? Maybe I was just another slave to her. Whatever we had was merely a sexual enjoyment. I was too easy to fall in love. I was too stupid to lose myself.
With the thoughts screaming in my head, hot tears streamed down my cheeks. I tried to swallow the pain, but it was too late to stop my heart from breaking.
Nikol kept staring at me with her cold eyes.
"Why are you crying?" She knelt down to look at my face. I recoiled back and wiped my eyes.
"Why didn't Ana tell me about you?" I asked. My voice cracked with sorrows.
"Don't answer me with a question, slave girl!" Nikol grabbed the back of my neck and pulled me back closer. Her breath was like a stream of fire on my face. I winced at the sight of her livid eyes. They were full of hatred and jealousy. I couldn't help shaking in fear.
"You're in love with my girlfriend, aren't you? That's why you're crying," Nikol said again. "But I'm telling you, Anastasia will never think of you more than just a human slave. You might taste good as I can smell your rich blood, but it is me, the only one she loves and always will. If you're smart, get the hell out of here before I rip you apart, do you hear me?"
I didn't know what to say. I couldn't find the words. There was nothing I could do but to bury the pain in my chest. How could Anastasia do this to me? I thought she had feelings for me, too. I felt like a thousand knives had slashed every part of my body. Why did it have to hurt so much? I sobbed louder.
Nikol released me and stood up.
"Now, go away," she said. "I won't say it twice."
With my heart felt like a heavy lead, I got up and gathered my old clothes before leaving through the front door, leaving the beautiful sanctuary and the memory of Anastasia loving me behind.
It was like a dream that was stuttered when you woke up.
I couldn't breathe any better outside. But I hugged my trembling body and ordered my feet to walk down the stony path. It was windy and cold as the nightfall had arrived.
I didn't know where I was heading, but I kept walking and walking as if I was in a trance. Until there was a flash of headlights burst into my retinas. I jumped and shielded my face with my hand.
Before I could react, several strong hands grabbed me by my arms and shoulders, forcing me towards a black limousine. I tried to kick and yell, but it was to no avail.
They shoved me into the car like a trash bag. I heard the engines of several other cars started. Doors slammed shut.
I looked around as the cars started moving.
"Surprised much?" a familiar angelic voice said. I turned back and found another person sitting by the window at the other side. Her long legs crossed. Her long silky black hair looked like raven feathers inside the dark interior of the car.
"Alexandra," I breathed.
"Good that you still remember your mistress," she said, turning her face to me at last. Under the silver glow of the moonlight, Alex was as intimidating as she was stunning. My mind went blank once we held each other's gaze. I almost forgot the miserable feeling I had a moment ago when I looked at her. Her jaw clenched and unclenched as if something was stirring deep inside her. Then in a blink of an eye, I found her cold hand gripping my chin, forcing me to look into her golden eyes.
"Don't you ever think I would never find out where you are and what you did with my sister, Avery," she hissed through teeth. "I can smell the sex on your skin. You make me feel disgusted!"
"Then don't touch me!" I snapped back. Alex's face went hard like a stone. I was waiting for the slap or the bite, but it never came.
Instead, she smashed her lips into mine and moved over them forcefully and feverishly. It was an angry kiss. She kept a firm hand at the back of my neck while her other hand squeezed my breast. It hurt me almost to tears, and I could barely breathe.
I tried to push her away, but it wasn't until she broke the kiss by herself that I could be free from the torture. There was a sting on my bottom lip and a small droplet of blood oozed out.
Alex's razor-teeth had cut me. I looked back at her in shock.
"This will remind you that you still belong to me," she said.
In that a moment, I just wanted to die and forget about everything.
Chapter 14
Alexandra
As soon as the limo stopped in front of the mansion, I grabbed Avery by the wrist and dragged her out of the car. She almost tripped on the way but I kept walking until we reached the main hall. I turned to the guards.
"Call the maids," I said. "Bring her to clean up and get her back to my room."
"No!" Avery cried in terror, struggling with my tight grip. "Please, don't do this to me."
"Shut up!" I yelled at her. "I can't stand another minute smelling the scent of my sister on you anymore. This time I won't let you get away from me again. You'll see."
Avery winced, but she had to deal with the consequence she had caused when she left me for Anastasia. Though it wasn't entirely her fault, I was still going to punish her for sleeping with my sister.
Thinking about what they did together made my jaw clench and my teeth throb. But I wanted more to rip Ana's throat out for that. Yet I would have to tolerate this for a while, for I knew what would hurt Anastasia more than anything. I would make them both suffer as much as I did.
The maids came in and took Avery away.
After tonight, things will change, I thought to myself.
I didn't know how
much time had passed. I had lost count of minutes and hours for many years. The full moon rose up high in the pitch-black sky. I sat on the armchair by the window with a wine glass in my hand. The unusual glow was no longer sickening to me. Waiting was in my nature. I always waited for the prey to forget themselves and lose in my arms. But now, I couldn't wait anymore. The anticipation was stronger than I expected, and I wanted Avery now.
Then the groan of my chamber doors sounded. I smelled the fresh lustrous scent of the girl I had been waiting for. A smile plastered on my face. I could also smell her fear and unease in every breath she took. It was almost too overwhelming for my predator senses. If it wasn't for the sake of good old civilized manners, I would have bolted out and ripped her clothes off. But I promised myself to be more patient with this girl. She wasn't an ordinary prey. I would quite like to play this game a little longer.
Putting the wine glass down, I stood up and walked towards her. Avery was wearing the red Russian silk dress I got for her. She didn't know this. The maids had fixed it so perfectly over her lovely frame. For a moment, I could do nothing but admired every part of her body. She was utterly beautiful.
Avery just stared straight back at me. She didn't show any sign of terror as I had expected. But I knew she was just trying to act tough. I appreciated her human will, but I would like to change that soon.
"You're not afraid?" I asked. She looked me into my eyes. I swear I could feel a slight twinge from her piercing stare.
"Do whatever you want," she muttered back. "I don't care anymore."
"Oh, really?" I raised an eyebrow at her.
I guessed Nikol's showing up was still a shock to Avery, but I didn't expect this. I almost felt sorry for her, yet I would love to find out how Anastasia deal with this mess later. I stepped closer to Avery, our bodies almost touched. She recoiled back a little. I smiled and stroked her adorable cheek. She didn’t move.
Then I slid my hand to her waist and pulled her delicate body into my arms. My nose kept inhaling the rich scent from her soft healthy skin. I couldn't get enough of it. Avery bit her lips but a small crystal tear betrayed her. She knew she couldn't get away from me anymore. I would have her and take her tonight, no doubt. My hand smoothed her hair and wiped the tear away with my thumb.
I leaned over to her ear.
"Just forget about her," I whispered. "I can give you more than she could."
Without waiting, I pulled Avery into my tight embrace. Her warm breathing quickened. I loved the way her heart pounded against her chest. It was a summoning music to my dark soul. She whimpered when I buried my face between her neck and shoulder. The minute my lips touched her delicious skin, she started to wiggle wildly in my arms again.
I lost my patience.
"Stop it, Avery!" I hissed. "I don't want to hurt you any more than you deserve, but this is what you have to pay. You're mine!"
Avery froze with wide eyes. But I didn't wait to hear her pathetic responses and just dragged her to the bedroom.
When we reached the bed, I turned to her again.
"Get on the bed," I said.
"What?" Avery's head snapped back to me.
"I said get on the bed!"
"You're a sick psychopath vampi—"
I lifted the girl off her feet and tossed her onto the puffy bed like she weighed nothing. Avery's mouth flung open in surprise. I swiftly crawled up and locked her down under me again.
"This is it, huh?" Avery spat the words in my face, "You won't be satisfied unless you see me suffer!"
"Oh since when did you become so smart?" I said and dropped myself over her. My body wedged between her legs. Avery tried to arch her back to push me, but I kept her caged under me. My movement was smooth and quick that Avery couldn't stop my advance. By then I was lying on her desirable form with our faces inches apart. Then my lips and tongue went straight to where they belong.
Avery tried to toss her head away to escape me, but I gripped her jaw back, forcing her lips to let me in. My tongue thrust down her throat furiously. I moaned into her mouth. Yet she couldn't seem to break free from my craving kiss, and ever so slowly, Avery gave in. I heard her sob in silence. There was nothing she could do, but to let me take her all the way.
Once her petite body fell limp from exhaustion, I started stroking her beautiful breasts. My hand reached down her flat belly then went farther down to the wonderful hot place between her legs.
"Please don't...please..." she begged me to stop, squirming. Of course, I continued, stroking her down there over her silk dress, enjoying the blush on her lovely cheeks. Whether she wanted it or not, her body inevitably responded to my touch.
I kissed her throat and unfastened her red gown, revealing her soft creamy breasts. Avery panted as I started caressing them, sucking the pink nipples until they went hard.
Avery gasped and soon enough, she was shaking from the sensation. Even she was trying to hold it I could still hear her muffled moans.
This little beauty could no longer resist me.
"I know you want me, too," I whispered against her skin. Avery squirmed when I licked and teethed her all over. I shredded her panties and cupped her heated part. She gasped out loud.
My fingers already slithered over her dampened flower, gently twirling the tips around her slick opening. It caused her slippery juices to accumulate there.
Avery clenched her teeth, squeezing her eyes shut from the sensual bliss. Once she was heavily soaked through and through, I slipped inside her, so suddenly and so effortlessly.
She yelped a little in shock, yet by no means of being hurt. There was also a hint of pleasure in her cry. Avery was fully aware of her sensitive passage being filled deliciously, and she gasped again.
It was undeniable that she had to surrender to me. Without knowing it herself, her hands went to wrap around my body.
I felt her nails digging into my back, and it made me smile in triumph. She was oozing with yearning. Her hips instinctively stirred before she stopped herself.
"Alex...Alex, please..." she tried to protest in a breathless voice, but I kept moving deeply inside her.
"Shhh...let it be, your teenage hormones need it,” I whispered a tease in her ear. “Forget everything for a moment and just feel."
Avery tried not to roll her eyes back as I did this. I had absolute control over her. It felt so good in her soft warm cocoon. She stopped protesting and simply let me do what I wanted.
The human girl was breathing harder under me.
I began to dive a little deeper, trying to reach her weakest depth. It caused her to jaw snap open with overwhelming pleasure.
"Oh my god, Alex!"
I continued kissing her neck. My other hand squeezing and folding her blushed breasts.
Avery’s hands clung tightly onto me as her legs fell open for more sensual bliss. Her hips instinctively rose from the bed, allowing me to enjoy her as much as I wanted.
Avery was losing herself to lust, I could tell by the way her head tossed and tilted between gasps. My tongue licked her breasts while my other hand exploring different pleasurable spots of her sensitive nirvana.
“Will you open your legs for me a little more?” I whispered against her blushed skin, and to my wild delight, she complied.
My palm was completely soaked with her lovely juices. Her entire body glistened with sweat. Avery couldn't even stop herself from moaning now. Her jaw dropped from the building ecstasy. Then slowly, like a waking volcano, she exploded with a cry of intense release. Avery gripped me so hard; I had to stop due to the tightness between her legs. After the moment of eruption passed, she fell back limply on the bed, panting and twitching.
I carefully pulled out of her with a victorious smile on my face.
Chapter 15
Anastasia
I carried the little creature in my arms, making sure that it wouldn't get hurt or slip away. Two long white ears popped out from the sweater I had wrapped around it. I looked down on the fluffy white ball
with a smile. Avery was going to like this little fella. The rabbit twitched its small pink nose and kept staring back at me with curious eyes.
"Don't worry, little man," I said. "I won’t eat you."
I walked into the house and went straight to the bedroom. The light was off, leaving only a faint glow of the moon through the window. Avery must have been tired of waiting for me. I felt bad for having to leave her alone for too long.
Maybe a fluffy pet would make her forgive me.
I walked towards the bed and saw my beloved girl lying there. A smile stretched across my face as I slowly crept forward. She would be surprised to see this.
I placed the bunny on the bed next to her. The white fluffy animal started nestling around the soft blanket. But Avery still didn't turn herself around. She was probably still sulking because I took too long to come back. I smoothed her hair and shook her shoulder gently.
"Avery, sweetheart?" I whispered. "Look at what I've got for you."
She slowly turned her head, and when my eyes met hers, I almost jumped out of my skin away from her. I stared at that too familiar face with my mouth opened. I blinked hard, wondering if she was real. That face, that beautiful charming face I could never forget.
Now, she was back.
"Hello, Anastasia. Still remember me?" She sat up and smiled warmly at me.
"Nikol," I breathed.
"I miss hearing your voice saying my name," she said and leaned towards me. "And how our lips used to lock in passionate kisses."
Shock and fear paralyzed me. Just out of the blue, my living nightmare had returned. Nikol came to wrap her arms around my neck and stared at my face with those lustful violet eyes.
"Why are you here?" I said.
"I'm here to love you again, Anastasia," she replied and then quickly kissed me full on the lips. I pushed her away and stood up.
"You're not supposed to be here!" I said and then a shocking realization hit me. I turned to grip her arms, digging my nails into her flesh.
"Where is she? What did you do to her?" I hissed furiously.
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