Looking at the glass window behind her, he saw both his heterochromatic eyes had turned golden hue and it sparkled under the lights from the car.
Taking deep breath he closed it and opened it again, this time it went back to it's normal blue shades.
"Huh" Lauren muttered in bewilderment, she couldnt believe it.
'It was golden yellow a moment ago, maybe I drunk to much at the party' she reasoned in her head. She was still dazzled and tried to make sense of what she just saw.
'One glass of champagne wouldn't make me start seeing things now would it' she thought again..
'I must be going crazy' she gave up.
All the while she was scrunching her face and trying to make sense of what just happened, Damien was busy staring and enjoying every cute expression on her face.
'She is so interesting' he thought and smiled. He noticed he had been smiling alot lately and he didnt hate it.
"What about my eyes" he asked as he leaned forward closing the gap between them and bringing his eyes to her face. She ducked back because of the sudden movement.
Looking back at their close proximity she couldn't help staring into his eyes.
Lauren felt her heart skip a beat as she stared into both of his eyes, illuminated by the light in the back of the car. She couldnt help take in the details of his eyes - one was deep blue contrast with red rings around the pupil, while the other was a golden brown with icy rings around the pupil, the sight took her breath away.
His gaze was captivating, as if he carried a deep secret in his eyes that he was desperate to share. His skin was perfect and pale, yet his handsome face held a gentle strength.
His strong jawline and high cheekbones added to his mysterious allure, and his full lips seemed to part with a desire that made her as though she could read his mind.
And for the the first time, her heart skipped a beat for someone other than Alex.
Clearing her throat she looked away, as her cheeks burned and turned crimson, while her heart was beating louder that a church bell.
Seeing her all blushed he smiled and reclined back to his seat.
"He cheated on you with that lady he was with tonight, correct" Damien asked more like a statement then a question.
She turned to look at his him, and wondered how he even guessed that.Sighing she nodded.
"On the day of my twenty first birthday, i got a mail by 7am, the package was so pretty and the color was my favourite so I assumed it was from him, since he traveled and wouldnt make it to my birthday, which was a lie by the way....anyway when I opened it, it was hundreds of pictures of him and her, on the beach, on different dates , on the bed, and even the ones where they were making out " she stopped..
"I was numb for more than thirty minutes after seeing those photos, it was my fiancee with another woman, my heart, it felt like a knife was stabbed at it, it broke to tiny little million pieces"
The more she talked, the more the memories of a year ago flooded her mind, her heart ached and she wanted nothing more than to break down and cry, he was her world and moving on has been such an impossible task.
"There was an address attached to the package, the sender instructed me to check the address and see what my boyfriend had been up to...
I thought it was crazy and a setup because there was no way he would have been in the country since he went for a conference in Geneva, so I tried reaching him on his cell but he wasnt answering, to satiate my curiosity I decided to visit the address and there, was my boyfriend having the time of his life with her" she remembered as hot tears streamed down her beautiful face.
For the first time in over centuries, his cold heart warmed and burned for her.
Even as a vampire his father had taught him values and principle on how to be a man of integrity since he was little.
King Draco would always say "Integrity is the most valuable and respected qualities of leadership, always keep your words and never break your promises"
He might be cold and distant but he had tried over the years to live by them in all his dealings with humans and supernatural creatures alike.
Words fell him on how to console her, he haven't been in this type of situation before so he didnt know what to say or do...looking at her tear stained face he sighed.
"Here" he said handing her his handkerchief, yet again.
"You carry dozen of handkerchief around" she asked looking up at him.
She looked like a cute puppy with those teary big eyes. He smiled before looking away.
"No, I just happen to carry two today...who would have thought I will be handing it over to a cry baby" he said ever so seriously.
She stared at his for a minute before bursting into laughter.
He looked at her puzzled at the sudden change in personality.
'Wasnt she crying a minute ago, wow...humans are really interesting species arent they' he thought.
"Do you feel better now" he asked after a minute of silence.
"Yeah, thank you"she replied.
Pressing a button at the back of the front seat, a compartment opened and cold bottle of water came to view. Picking one bottle and a glass cup he poured inside the cup and handed it to her.
She was suprised at his actions but accepted it anyway.
They talked all throughout their trip to her house. She noticed she liked talking to him, he doesnt say much though but he listens and chips in whenever necessary. And not to talk about the fact that he had been a perfect gentleman to her since at the party.
He dropped her just in front of her resident inside the estate that is owned by one of his companies. He waited till she went in before he left to his own resident which was five blocks away from hers. Yes he lived in same estate as hers.
Immediately Lauren went in, chloe who saw from the window when she was dropped by a convoy, swamped her with questions.
"Not now chloe, I need to sleep" chloe followed from behind with questions after question as lauren went upstairs to her room.
"But who is he, my God did you see the convoy?" Chloe asked.
Reaching her door, she turned with her hands over her chest and gave chloe a 'give it a rest look'.
"Just tell me who he was and i promise I will leave and not bother you again" she said giving her best puppy eyes, that Lauren couldnt help chuckling at.
"Damien Voltorie, he was at the party" she said and went inside her room.
"What!!! THE Damien Voltorie?..oh my God" she screeched.
"Oh my God koko it almost midnight, why are you shouting" she asked with her hands covering her ears.
"So what happened at the party, quick tell me everything and dont leave anything out" she said seating at the edge of the bed and eagerly waiting.
"No no no, I will not be doing that with you this night, leave" she said and dragged her out of her room, and locked the door.
"You will have to tell me tomorrow then because I am never dropping the topic until you spill, goodnight babe" Chloe said from the door and left. Lauren chuckled before leaving for the bathroom.
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She stepped out a few minutes later, her figure wrapped in a small white towel and another draped around her head to dry her still-damp hair. She tried to shake off the memories of the party, although they seemed to persist in the back of her mind.
Bending to spit out the toothpaste from her mouth, she suddenly froze upon raising her head - standing behind her were women in white, their figure as still as a statue.
She dropped her toothbrush in shock, frantically glancing around - but the people she thought she saw were not there.
"I must be going crazy," she muttered, quickly scooping her toothbrush off the floor and retreating from the bathroom.
"Why cant she see us?" the entity in Lauren's bathroom asked.
"I dont know, she was supposed to see us as she is one of us" the second person asserted.
"Are you sure she is who the prophesy said, because the greatest witch born in our realm for the first time in over a thousands of years was supposed to have the sight, it's a prerequisite" .
"We need to leave and report to the priestess" another said and instantly they disappeared into tin air.