My body trembled slightly.
A distinct but gentle voice called my name again and again.
An intoxicating scent prickled my nostrils.
I felt something wet and hot tracing the sensitive spot behind my ear, causing a sweet moan to slip past my lips in bliss. It felt so good.
My skin tingles. My inside sang up as a warmth rushed down to my veins. I want more.
Wait! What?
I jerked open my eyes to stare at the pools of ice looming over me.
I blinked hard, my vision was blurred from sleeping, however, it did nothing to change the outcome.
No way. I wasn't seeing things. He was here, right in front of me or over me, to be precise.
I screamed.
Acting out of reflexes, I pushed the tonnes of weight pinning me down before shifting to the far end of the mattress. Oh, and not to forget to drag the sheen white blanket to cover me up from the eyes of this vampire, who was shamelessly staring at me with a grin plastered on his face.
I gaped at the man sitting in front of my sight wearing nothing but a thin blue silk robe and his messy hair which pointed in every direction. I wondered if he walked out of his bed straight.
"Why are you here!?.. What do you want?" I hissed. Couldn't shake off the chill his icy gaze sent my way.
Vampire King, my foot! He is nothing but a shameless guy!
He shrugged nonchalantly before dropping his head on the pillow and moving his body to lay comfortably on the bed with his arms folded under his head. Before meeting my eyes again, and smiled.
"Good morning, Mate. You were looking adorable in your sleep. I hated the idea of waking you." Vampire King said teasingly.
If I could, I would have killed him by now.
"Don't call me that!" I growled. Mate? No way! I better be dead before taking him, my mate.
Seeking a reaction from me, he chuckled heartily.
"You didn't seem to mind my touch just now. Are you sure you don't want me to be your soulmate?"
I clenched my jaw and my fist tightened around the blanket I had on, covering up to my shoulders.
"No need to rush. After all, we just met, yet we have all the eternity to decide."
"There's nothing to decide! I hate you already."
"Don't be so tough on you, darling. I know it's hard to resist such a handsome face."
'He is so full of himself, no matter how handsome he is and how mysteriously amazing his eyes look, and how incredible he smells. There's no way in hell I like him.'
"Self-confidence is a good thing, but don't be fooled by it." I huffed.
His lips turned in a straight line, and I swear I saw something flicker in his gaze. However, it vanished before my mind registered it. As he straightens his body to sit up too close to me.
His deep gaze was penetrating mine while his lips moved to ask me a question out of the blue.
"You really hate me, don't you?"
I wanted to scream a big fat Yes!
However, guess what? When needed most, my voice decided not to say it out loud.
The way he asked me such a question caught me off guard. The tone of his voice, the deep look in his eyes, and also the awareness of how close we were practically breathing the same air.
".... I…."
He sighed and immediately turned his back to me as rushed off the bed, and stood on his feet before saying without actually looking my way.
"Dress in something comfortable. Since you are here by my orders and probably bored sitting in the room, I want to take you somewhere."
Take me? Somewhere? Where?
However, before I got to voice out any of these questions he vanished like a spirit.
***
Easier said than done.
I thought I could just make sure she didn't escape. Just one look and return to my room.
'Damn, who am I kidding? It's driving me crazy. From the day I met her, I couldn't sleep. Something keeps scraping inside my skin, screaming at me to get too close to her. I feel like an ill man and she is my only cure. Believe me, I know how ridiculous it sounds.
What am I? A teenager was driven by hormones? Of course not!
I knew something was wrong with me and it had to do with the fact that the woman locked in the special cell of my castle was my soulmate, another part of my soul. The soul that I traded long ago to become who I am now.
A Vampire. A cold-blooded killer.
A predictor.
I walked long enough on this earth to keep records. I am no saint. I have my fair share of sin. That much could be expected from a monster without a soul, right?
I'm a greedy creature and I hate when things go out of my control.
And right now things were going south and I couldn't afford it. I couldn't let a weak woman sway me from my task, just like that. Nothing could stop me from achieving what I desire. Not even the other part of my lost soul.
With that vow, I showered and changed clothes before leaving my room to make my first move.
No matter the cost, I will get what I want. I always get…