Saved by the Enemy

Sabrina's POV

"You are not dressed yet." Lucinda gasped as she rushed into the room, looking at me as if I had committed a crime.

"I'm not going to the party."

"You have to be kidding me."

"I'm serious." I sighed.

"Why? We agreed to go to this together. We have been planning for this." She cried.

I didn't correct her that she had been the one planning for the party. I stopped anticipating going to the party when I knew I couldn't go with the boy I wanted to go with.

"I don't have a date." I said, pouting as if it mattered that I wasn't going to the party.

She snorted. "Why? Are all the boys on campus blind? Why didn't anyone ask you out?"

"I guess I'm not hot enough." I sighed.

I didn't tell her as well that I rejected the advances of the boys who asked me out during the week. She would kill me if she knew that I turned down ten guys.

She snorted. "That is their loss. Get up and get dressed."

"Why?"

"If you think I'm going to that party without my roommate, you have another thing coming. I need someone to relive the experiences with and laugh about what happens tonight later on."

"But I don't have a date." I reminded her, wondering if she didn't hear me the first time I spoke. "You said having a date is compulsory."

"But I never said going there with a date was compulsory." She said, flashing me a wink. "Come on. I will find you a date when we get there."

Ugh. The idea of making out with just anyone sounded as interesting to me as eating wood for dinner but I didn't want to argue with Lucinda. I didn't think I wanted to stay alone in the room anyway.

Two hours later, I regretted my decision to go with Lucinda to the party. I felt miserable and had regretted my existence more than five times in the last twenty minutes.

The music was too loud. Everyone was too sweaty and the odour wanted to choke the magic out of me. My date which Lucinda had found for me, true to her promise, was a bore. The guy kept asking me to dance and never hesitated in rubbing his hands all over my body.

I fought to keep my annoyance and it was only a reminder that I knew what I was getting myself into by coming here that stopped me from frying the guy's hands with a spell.

I shouldn't blame the guy for trying his luck. That was what the party was meant for anyway.

I didn't know where Lucinda was. She ditched me the moment we got here and walked off with her boyfriend. She was probably somewhere making out with him and I was glad that she left me alone. I didn't think I could stand watching my roommate make out with a guy while I stood here, miserable over a guy I didn't get.

"Do you want to leave here?" The guy asked as he leaned forward, a suggestive glint in his eyes.

I tried to remember what his name was but I couldn't come up with it. I forgot his name the second he was introduced to me. His name didn't start with the letter K so I didn't find it worth remembering.

"Do you want to leave here?" He asked again, raising his voice this time.

He probably thought I didn't hear him the first time because of how loud the music was. I wanted to leave here but definitely not with him. I had no doubt that he was going to kiss me if I left here with him and if he did, I might be tempted to freeze his lips.

I sighed, wondering what I was doing here. I wasn't having fun and soon this guy was going to realize that I wasn't interested in getting friendly with his lips or cock, and he was going to leave me alone to find a willing lay. I should leave before that happened.

I nodded and winced when his eyes glowed in excitement. I racked my brain for a quick lie to ditch him.

"I have to go. I have a headache." I said.

His hands fell from my waist the second the words were out of my lips. The next second, he was walking away from me without another word.

Asshole. I gritted my teeth at his retreating back.

He didn't show any concern for me or ask if I was going to be fine making it home on my own.

My already dark mood went sour at his attitude and I felt like casting a spell before leaving the hall so I could teach him a lesson. I considered putting a rash on his penis so he wouldn't get to sleep with a lady that night as he wanted.

I winced as I felt my temples constrict with pain and decided not to cast a spell. With how weak I was, I was only going to make myself worse and that guy wasn't worth the trouble. I couldn't believe I had lied about getting a headache and my head started to ache.

Be careful what you wish for.

I made my way out of the hall and breathed in relief the moment I stepped outside. The caress of the air felt like that of a long-lost friend on my face and I smiled at the stars twinkling over me.

I doubted I would be able to find a cab at that time of the night and decided to walk back to my hostel. It was a twenty minutes walk anyway and before I knew it, I would be snuggling in my bed. No one else was outside and the thought of taking a walk alone and feeling the magic of the night on my skin sounded like paradise.

I had barely walked for five minutes before I realized how stupid I was to walk alone. I should have ditched that guy and found a place to wait for Lucinda and her boyfriend so we could go home together.

I pretended not to see the group of five boys smoking just as I turned at the bend on the way home. I darted my gaze around and noticed that there was no one else around except me and them. I was weak because of the headache and couldn't take on the five of them at the same time if I wanted to walk home afterward.

My heart thudded loudly in my chest as I continued walking and ignoring their presence, hoping that they were too stoned to notice my presence.

"Hey, pretty girl." One of them called out to me.

I winced at the sound, closing my eyes briefly in disappointment. I should have known I wouldn't be so lucky. I continued moving, hoping they would think I was deaf and would ignore me.

No. Not such luck.

I groaned as I noticed two of the guys moving toward me. I started running, knowing I couldn't take them all at once with my magic. I prayed they wouldn't chase me.

Apparently, I was what they needed to get sober.

I looked back and noticed the two guys running after me. I couldn't keep running as I was getting tired. They were about to catch up to me and I wondered if they were failed athletes. They shouldn't have run that fast with how stoned they were.

Breathing heavily, I stopped and turned to face them, grateful that the other three didn't join them. I could still take on two guys even if I would have to crawl home afterward. I would rather die than have them touch and defile me.

"Why did you run?" One of them sneered as he moved closer.

I didn't respond, waiting for them to get closer so I wouldn't have to cast a spell from afar. I winced as he threw a small stone at my face but didn't run.

I needed them to keep coming closer.

"You will suffer for troubling us." The other added, flashing bright white teeth at me in the darkness and sending tremors down my spine.

"You will suffer for troubling her." I heard another voice in the dark.

I went still, wondering who the voice belonged to. I had thought that we were alone. The two guys looked around, trying to find the source of the voice.

Everything became a blur afterward. One minute, we were trying to find out who spoke and the next, the guys were on their backs with broken bones and groaning hard. I fell back in shock, hardly feeling the pain as my hands and butt kissed the ground.

I blinked, trying to make sense of what just happened. The attack had happened in less than a second with the attacker moving fast at an insane speed. I knew what just moved hadn't been human and I felt cold to the bones with fear. If I hadn't heard it speak, I would have thought a wild animal had walked in on us.

"Don't be afraid, Sabrina."

Cool. It knew my name. My eyes widened as I wondered what I had walked into.

I saw the silhouette moving toward me and I let out a squeak, unable to stop myself from trembling.

I got a clear image of him when he was a few centimeters away and felt my body relax.

How stupid, Sabrina. I cautioned myself. I shouldn't trust the enemy but I couldn't explain my reaction to him at the moment. I felt like he was safe haven.

I had guessed that what had come to my rescue had to be a vampire and I was relieved that it was one I knew.

"Kael?" I choked on my relief.

He grinned as he came closer. "I'm glad you know my name."

I snorted. "Don't be ridiculous. We take classes together."

"Do we? With the way you act, I thought I was invisible to you."

I winced. "I'm sorry. I had a lot to deal with at that time." I didn't mention that the lot I had to deal with had to do with his identity that I found out.

He flashed me a grin and my insides melted. Oh, I never could stop myself from getting attracted to him. What was wrong with me?

"I thought you didn't like me and that was why you kept avoiding me." He breathed, moving closer.

His relief affected me that I blurted out what was on my mind without thinking. "No, it's not that. I like you too much it hurt to avoid you."

I winced when I realized what I just said. He chuckled and leaned in closer. I clenched my toes, wondering if he meant to kiss me. He pulled me to him and narrowed his eyes at me. My throat went dry and I found it hard to breathe.

No, Sabrina.

I shouldn't be with him. I should run away from him but I knew I wouldn't flinch if he kissed me. I was curious to know what he tasted like.

"I need to check if you are fine before letting you go." He said.

I hated myself for feeling disappointed. What was wrong with me? I should be relieved he didn't want to kiss me, not disappointed.

I could hear my heart thudding loudly in my chest and the sound I heard was a loud roar that I knew it couldn't be my heart alone making all that noise.

I glanced at him and noticed he had gone still, his eyes locked on mine and shining brightly even in the darkness. He was affected by me as much as I was by him.

I let out a groan. It would be harder to get over him now that I knew he also liked me.

As if that groan was the wake up call he needed, he tore his gaze away from my eyes and moved his eyes all over my body. He cursed and dropped my arm, moving away as if I was infected by a sudden virus. He let out a tormented growl and ran away from me before I could ask him what was wrong.

I tried to ignore how I felt but I couldn't push the memory of him running away from me like a leper off my mind. One minute, I was aroused and the next, I felt insulted.

I should be happy that he ran from me but I felt anger and disappointment running through me. It wasn't until I got to my hostel and walked past the big mirror at the entrance that I found out why Kyle had acted the way he did.

I had bruises on my hands when I fell down earlier and was bleeding. Poor Kyle. That must have been hard on him. I felt respect for him coursing through my veins as I made my way to my room.

Was I ever going to get over this crush?