Bellezza was still standing where Erebos left her. She was trying to understand what happened so fast that made him leave. He looked angry all of a sudden and it took him no time to get off her sight. With a sadden face, she went back to the house quietly.
When she got to the house, her mom was waiting for her at the living room. Bellezza wasn't going to put up with any fight this night. She was tired and frustrated already, what she needed the most was to get a good rest and avoid any problems that comes her way. She had gone through a lot within these few months.
"Mother, you are still awake?" Bellezza asked as though she was blind and didn't see her mother's eyes opened.
"Belle, you went out with him?"
"Mom, please let's not argue about this okay? Am very tired She started making her way up stairs. Erebos had already spoilt the day, her mom need not to continue from where he stopped.
"I don't like him Belle and it's from your own good Mrs. Addison said.
"How?" she asked. Bellezza came down from the stairs, she went to where her mom sat.
"He looks rough and am not sure the young man is out to love"
"Oh, really?"
"Yes, it's obvious he wants something from you. That's why he is around you again".
"Mother, what are you saying? I don't have anything on me that might be of importance to him" Bellezza said.
"You mustn't think everyone is innocent like you Belle, be careful out there" Mrs. Addison advised.
"Okay Mom but there is nothing going on between the two of us" Bella told her.
"I saw how you two were close out there. He did kissed you Belle" She uttered.
"Mom! Where you spying on us?" Bellezza asked. She didn't believe that her mom saw them kissing.
"No. I heard a car coming, so I went to see who it was and I found you guys like that" she explained.
"It's just happened. We didn't mean it" Bellezza lied. She wanted this and Erebos told her earlier that he wanted it too.
"Do you like him Belle?" Mrs. Addison looked at her as though she could find the answer in her eyes.
"Somehow mom" Bellezza said avoiding the gaze of mom.
"You have to study him before loving. I don't want you to make the same mistake I made years ago".
Bellezza understood perfectly well, what her mom meant by that. Her dad left them as soon as George was born. She never saw him again that's why her mom moved to swilleview.
*****
To explain all these to Vanessa was a big problem to him. She wasn't going to buy any fake story he might say. Many a time, they have fought on this same issue. He, Erebos was a well known flirt in the vampire kingdom. When he met her, he changed his ways, but still the girls always wanted him where ever he went to.
Vanessa sat down one of the staircase. She didn't believe that Erebos would go back to his old ways after the promises that he made.
"You don't have to seat like the world is against you, baby" he uttered.
"Do have an explanation for that or not?" She gifted him a hot eye.
"I do but you have to tell me first, if you think this is cheating" he pointed at his cheeks.
"Anyone in my shoes would have acted the same way Erebos" she said.
"Okay" He took a deep breath and sighed. This wasn't going well. Vanessa had already suspected something but he wasn't sure of who was in her mind at the moment. The last human girl he spent the night with seventy years ago in Texas, ended up dead in a hotel room. Later, he found out that Vanessa was the murderer and they had no choice than to move to London in order to cover up tracks that might lead the vampires hunters to them.
Vampire hunters were humans selected to hunt and kill any vampire they came in contact with and with the help of the witches they achieved their aim very fast.
"I had s*x with one of my victims before coming home, am sorry about that" Erebos lied. He didn't want to tell her the truth because he feared that Vanessa might go back to hurt Bellezza.
"Really? Am not going to buy that, you know that Erebos" she snarled. Vanessa was furious by now. She was trying her best to get hold of the anger in her. Her boyfriend had cheated again, she wasn't going to let that girl live.
"Am telling you the truth, Vanessa you got to believe me"
"Who is she?" She asked like Erebos didn't explain things to her earlier.
"She is Dead. A normal human girl" Erebos said.
"Erebos is saying the truth, Van" Sam chimmed in. He just in the conservation like they invited him to. Actually Sam was tired of their fight. Due to this fights, they relocated to different countries, just to hide away from the people Vanessa had caused pains to. He was aware that his cousin was lying at the moment, but he had no choice than to calm the situation.
"I don't believe him Sam, Erebos is hiding something from me and is clear." She insisted.
"Don't think so, Lady killer" he teased.
"Am going to find out the truth all my self" with this words, she grabbed her purse which was laying on the cushion and dashed towards the front door, in a second she was out of sight.
"You are not safe yet bro" Sam reminded him after Vanessa left.
"I know, thanks man. You helped" Erebos said. He was grateful to this young man here. His cousin was his life so was vice versa.
"What happened this time bro? I won't be there always... By the way, who were you flirting with this time"
"Its Bellezza"
"What? You are kidding right?" Sam asked. He didn't believe his own cousin.
"Nope, am serious"
"You are a big time flirt bro. She is one number problem on this planet Earth and you already started sleeping with her?"
"Nothing happened like that. It was just a kiss"
"O...kay" he said with disbelief.
"C'mon Sam, am telling the truth this time. I tried to compel Bellezza but its didn't work. I had no choice but to kiss her" he explained
"W-wait...What do you mean by you couldn't compel her?" Sam asked.
"I don't why. But I tried to doing it twice Sam"
"Then, something is not right here, we need to find out what it is"
"The necklace. It might be protecting Belle" Erebos said. He just remembered about it now.
"You call her belle?"
"Yeah, even her mom do"
"This is becoming interesting. Anyways we need to be sure of what's happening" he paused and continued "I will take care of Vanessa and you need to handle your belle , we need that Necklace".
"Is there need for you to put your?" Erebos was referring to the way Sam called belle his. His cousin always find a way of teasing him.