Mysterious Man
Adrianna sighed loudly and returned to her room, her gaze landed on her two kids and a smile erupted on her lips. It was two in the morning and she couldn't sleep since she got disturbed by Alaric's arrival in her life.
She rubbed her palms and put them on her face to calm herself down because she was restless. Drinking coffee wasn't helping, so she picked the blank paper and made an airplane with it.
Alaric might have disappeared now but he will be back for her. Most disturbing thing about him was the way he made her feel for him. His touch sent jolts of currents in her body, to be honest, she started to crave for his touch, not him. That man was creepy and something about him was not right.
Apart from that, he was a murderer and still roaming publicly without any proof. She wondered how many murders Alaric have committed so far? He didn't hesitate a bit before killing Sydney Drew.
She took a long sigh and cursed her life for getting stuck in a situation like that. Moreover, that blood bond thing was hideous to her. She did not get why Alaric made her sign on a blank paper with her blood? It wasn't something she was familiar with. Furthermore, Alaric's vibes were dark, not negative but dark. He was a mystery himself but there was only one way to solve this mystery.
It was morning and Adrianna followed her usual routine. Nothing much had changed for her, yet everything was foreigner.
The moment she entered the cafe, all the staff stood in respect for her.
"Good morning, manager…" her staff greeted and she was a little embarrassed.
"Guys, please don't call me manager. It feels awkward." She was trying to cool the temperature.
"Yeah! She didn't feel awkward while sleeping with him to get a position…" Kelly mumbled under her breath and a few others giggled.
Adrianna heard them faintly but let it go as the customer's started to show early today.
For Adrianna, it was a challenge to work as a manager. She never got such a role before but she was doing well so far…
The day passed as usual with a crowd in the evening, the staff was busy, so Adrianna herself helped the staff with orders and kitchen stuff.
It was almost ten in the evening when the cafe was about to close, a man in a leather jacket and a hoodie over his head, entered the cafe.
"Sorry, we are closed." Said Kelly.
"I want to order something…" the man asked after getting refused.
"I said, we are closed. Come back tomorrow…" She responded rudely.
"Please, it's important…" The man was persistent.
Kelly rolled her eyes, "Are you dead? Didn't I say that we are closed? Go, and find some other source of your food…" Kelly pushed the man out.
Suddenly, Adrianna appeared and she heard Kelly's voice.
"What's happening here?" She asked Kelly.
"This man is getting inside after being informed that we are closed.
"Please, let me in… I have to place an order." The man shouted.
Adrianna glanced at the man, however, his face was hidden under the hood. He doesn't look like a thief and she felt bad thinking the man might be hungry or stuck in a situation. She had been through such times.
"Let him in…" Adrianna ordered Kelly.
"What? Seriously?" Kelly couldn't believe that Adrianna wanted the man to be inside.
"Yes, I am serious."
"Adrianna, look at the time. We don't take orders at this hour and I just finished cleaning. I won't be doing that again." Kelly was clearly not in a mood of doing any work.
"I will take his order and prepare his meals, now let him in." Adrianna replied to her.
"He could be a thief…" Kelly informed her.
"I will handle that…"
"Fine… if this place gets robbed, you will be held responsible…" Kelly hissed and let the man get inside.
She stomped all the way to the kitchen, meanwhile, Adrianna took the man's order.
"What would you like to order?"
The man demanded a meal for two and paid for it. Kelly was fuming as she was forced to prepare the food. Once she packed it, she gave it to the man rudely and went to Adrianna.
"My job is done… you will clean that mess." Kelly glared at her and left the cafe.
Adrianna turned to the man, "I am sorry for her behaviour. She was getting late, but it's alright."
"Thank you, miss…" The man left the cafe with his order and Adrianna went into the kitchen.
She saw the mess she had created. It was clean earlier but Adrianna cleaned the whole place again.
Kelly, on her way, plugged earphones and forgot about the surrounding world. In the bus, she was traveling alone but unaware of the danger behind her.
When her stop arrived, she got down from the bus and started walking towards the alleys. Suddenly, she felt too cold and turned around to look but found nothing. Then again, after a few steps, she felt being followed by someone and turned around again but found nothing. As for the time, she thought she was hallucinating, she felt taps on her shoulders and a shiver went down her spine.
She ran without looking back and stopped under a lamp post. she was gasping for air and her heartbeats were trembling thoroughly.
Suddenly, her eyes landed onto something, a man, not so far from her. He was staring at her with his red eyes and Kelly identified him as the man in the cafe.
His eyes scared her and took turns to run as fast as she could but when she turned, she found the man standing next to her.
She couldn't see his face except those glowing red eyes, boring in hers.
"You…" she stuttered…
Then grabbed her from the neck and twisted inhumanely. Killed her on the stop and devoured her blood till the last drop.
Adrianna locked the main door of the cafe as she was about to leave, she was stunned by a presence behind her and screamed when there was a hand on her waist.
"Miss Cosgrove, it's me…"
Adrianna calmed down to see Xavier Black.
"Mr Black, what are you doing here?" She asked and then she shook her head..
"It's okay, I know what you mean. I wanted to drop you at home." He responded.
"I can go home by myself. You don't really have to do this everyday." Adrianna was a bit shy.
"It's not out of courtesy or anything but I enjoy your company and I always found ways to spend time with you." Xavier responded in a husky voice.
Her eyes popped and widened.
"Let's go…" He winked at her and grabbed her arm.
Xavier Dragged Adrianna to the car and drove to her driveway.
"Mr. black…"
"No… it's Xavier…" he correctes her.
"Mr Xavier…"
"Only Xavier…"
"Xavier…"
"This sounds better." Xavier smiled at her.
"Xavier… you don't have to drop me home every night. I can do it myself …" she complained.
"I have already explained to you why I am persistent to drop by your home. Moreover, a woman shouldn't go alone when the crimes are increasing everyday. Lone women are getting targeted mostly, I am worried for you." Xavier explained his fera.
"I am grateful to have a boss like you who takes care of his employees but I am wondering if you really focus on your business too? Don't mind but…." Adrianna was in the middle of her words when her phone rang and she noticed the call was from one of the staff.
She picked the call and remained silent. Sweat appeared on her forehead and Xavier noticed that.
"Adrianna? What happened?" He asked her.
Before she could spill out anything, she busted crying and Xavier looked at her confusingly.
"What happened dear?" He asked again.
"Kelly!!! She is dead… someone killed her…" Adrianna kept crying..
"What???" Xavier gasped.