Alexander opened his eyes and looked at her,
"I should probably feed you, so you won't die of hunger", he stood up and walked to the door, he opened and said,
"Stay here and don't go anywhere", he said firmly without looking at her and he went out,
'Sheesh! What's his problem', Artemis' mind wandered to what happened earlier and to all what he said and she collapsed dramatically,
'This is not happening, I thought vampires were mythical creatures and don't exist, Now I'm in a place full of 'em, am a pet!? to a pure blood, a narcissistic vampire, aaaarrgh!', she wailed as she pulled her hair until it hurts,
"I can't even leave this room without turning into someone's meal, Great!', then she heard a knock on the door and went to open it,
"Young Master Alexander asked me to you this food and you shouldn't touch the cup", the butler placed the tray on the table and left with a blank expression.
Artemis went to the tray and opened the tray, she lifted the lid of the plate and the aroma of the food made her taste bud tingle and sent her mouth watering. Her eyes darted to the elegant royal looking white cup that was covered, her curiosity sparked and she looked at the door and back at the teacup, she lifted the lid and the smell went straight into her nose and she managed to see what's inside before running to the bathroom and discarding what's left in her empty stomach. She went back to the room and glanced at the cup, the liquid was thick, deep red and creamy looking, it smelled foul and metallic.
Artemis took the food and sat on the floor, the meat was well cooked and savory, it was delightfully tender with some green salad and fruit on the side, she devoured it hungrily and she was full. She smiled, satisfied with the meal, she rested a bit and then she continued to pull her hair but not with much force as she lamented her current misfortune.
Alexander was in the dining hall sitting with the others, after Robert left with the money, it was already dinner time and he had no choice but to sit and eat,
"So... Brother, where is this slave girl you supposedly spent a fortune on?", Cleopatra broke the usual silence and she felt someone staring daggers at her, she wished she had kept her mouth shut,
"What has that got to do with you?", Alexander cut the meat and placed it in his mouth elegantly,
"Calm down Alex, she was just asking, go easy on her", Alexander rolled his eyes at his mother's words,
"Why would you keep her in your room, what if she has bugs from wherever shit hole she came from...", Cleopatra was quick to dodge the cup that was thrown at her, the cup broke into pieces on eating the wall,
"Your neck is next and I'll use a fork this time", Alexander's eyes flared up, Cleopatra kept quiet and quietly ate,
"Alexander, your temperament is not too good these days, you need to take a break", his stepfather comments as he sipped a thick red liquid from his cup,
"The last time I checked I was already on a break", he scoffed and continued eating.
Alexander signalled to their butler,
"Desmine, take some meat and salad to my pet in the room, also add some blood tea, tell her not to touch the cup", His voice wasn't to loud nor too low but it was firm and smooth like a summer breeze, it also has a hint of authoritative coldness that could make anyone tremble but the butler being used to the tone listened attentively.
Everyone's eyes widened at the order, Priscilla eyes narrowed at her brother but kept quiet while Cleopatra on the other hand couldn't believe her ears but she also couldn't say anything for the fear of being murdered at dinner, 'Who exactly is that bitch'. Alexander continued his dinner and ignored the looks from his family. He stood up and walked away he was about to enter his room, when he saw a maid,
"Hey, get me a girl nightie and by tomorrow, go to town and get me a bunch of girl clothes, if I see that they are a bunch of low quality pieces of shit, You are so dead. You can go", he entered, The maid stood frozen at his request and threat, she shook with fear as she walked away.
When Alex entered, the sight that welcomed him was his adorable pet pulling her hair and muttering some incoherent words, she may probably be cursing him. She didn't notice his presence. He raised a brow,
"If you are trying to kill yourself, I'll gladly wait for you in hell and torture you, but there's a better way to kill yourself than pulling your hair", Artemis flinched at the deep enchanting voice of the man whose shirt she's wearing, what he said shook her bones, she got up hastily and frowned, He gazed at her for a minute before entering the bathroom, after some seconds she heard running water and soon he was out, the sight before her eyes knocked all form of air away from her throat, she swallowed.
Alexander was wearing a velvety red bathrobe, his chest was bare without any cover, drops of water slid down, she suddenly became jealous of the drops of water, his smooth fair chest was in view, she followed the the drops of water and she got lost in the chiseled and firm packs, her face turned bright red and she shifted her eyes to his face, his face was slightly pink from the hot bath he had, her stomach became knotted, small drops of water dripped down from his hair and down to his face, his wet eyebrow and long beautiful eyelashes made him look more handsome of seductive as he stared at her, and she looked away. Alexander was first cleaning his hair with the spare towel around his neck when he felt hot eyes on his body, he then looked at her and she looked away blushing,
"What are you looking at? Is your master that good looking that you want to eat him up?", he grinned and Artemis almost bit her tongue, she had been caught red handed, what he said then sunk into her brain and he looked at him incredulously, 'What a perverted vampire, How shameless...', Then a knock interrupted her thoughts and Alex went to answer it, it was the maid,the poor maid almost passed out seeing Alexander dressed like that, the door was later closed and he faced her with a peach colored nightie in his hands, he stretched it out to her,
"Wear this, you can't possibly sleep naked under a shirt, I don't think I have good self control, so you never know what might happen when you're sleeping", his lips pulled up and Artemis could feel fear creeping into her body, she collected the nightie and bolted into the bathroom, he chuckled while shaking his head.
In the bathroom, After Artemis pit on the nightie, she looked at her self in the mirror and smiled, the night was comfortable and thick enough to not be too transparent and she headed into the room. Alexander was already on the bed, he was only wearing a gray pair of pants, he was writing something on a paper, he looked at her, he put the paper in the middle of a black book and pit it on the table, he took the previous teacup, Artemis looked at the cup and back at him while he stirred the liquid and finished it one go, her eyes widened and she quickly schooled her expression.
Alexander looked at her still standing nervously,
"Why are you still standing there, don't you sleep at night, Come here",
"H-Huh?...", she was confused,
"I said come here", he saw her confused expression and he sighed while he folded his arms across his chest,
"Calm down kitten, I won't do anything you don't like, at least not yet, so come here and sleep but if you are still hesitant, you can stand there and watch me sleep", he blew the candles and laid down, he placed his head on the fluffy pillow with closed eyes and covered his body with the quilt. Artemis moved her reluctant legs to the other side of the bed and laid down leaving a considerable amount of space between them, 'What did he mean by 'not yet' ', she covered her self and she closed her eyes, she was so exhausted that she fell asleep as soon as she closed her eyes.
Alexander opened his eyes and listened to her steady heart beat, he looked at the space she left between them and stared at her, his sight at night was beyond exceptional, he tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear and he smiled at the space she left. He smelt a faint scent from her and he moved closer to her, she smelt like roses and peach blossoms on a summer night, Alexander moved even closer to smell her even more and then unexpectedly, she grabbed his waist and moved closer to his chest as she nuzzled into the crook of his neck, He was shocked and startled, he heard her mutter,
'Mom, Dad, don't go, don't leave me', her voice was full of angst and melancholy.
Alexander didn't know what he felt as he looked at her but he was not comfortable seeing her aura like that, he put his arms around her and stroked her hair and said in a consoling tone,
"It's okay. I'm here", he whispered and he also fell asleep while consoling her.
In the darkness of midnight, in another mansion, a man stood on the balcony of his room, his shiny red hair became unreasonably dark, while holding a glass of alcohol and his deep attractive voice let out an eerie feeling,
"Alexander Quinne...", he opened his eyes and his eyes prominent dark red eyes became even darker that it was easy to get lost in it. He was wearing nothing, he was stark naked, behind him was a dead maid with two deep holes each on her chest and neck, she was pale white.