8— Savior

I plunged my fangs into his neck without saying anything else. I just went on, savoring the rich flavor of his blood. And not too long after, I felt his right leg quiver and his knee fall to the ground, it was followed by a loud splash of water as he hit the floor, he almost knocked me over, but he was able to cling me to his back. Why is he going even to this lengths to protect me and save me from here? Even willing to risk his own life. My attention shifted to the sweet smell exuding from him, his scent overpowers the foul scent in this area. I feel like I'm losing my mind and all I could see is... him.

I'm so enthralled with his aroma that even after drinking his blood, I can feel my throat scorching.

"Miss Crimson..." he whimpered which made me come back to my senses, he sounded like he was in a lot of pain but I couldn't control myself.

There is something about him and his special blood that I couldn't explain, it's like I have this strange bond with him. I want him and his blood After consuming his blood, I felt a surge of energy and ecstasy, however, all I could think about is I need more, and this isn't enough to quench my thirst at all. Usually, the amount of blood I drank from him would be enough yet what is this feeling? I want more of this rich, depth of flavor that I have never tasted before. No words can ever describe the sweetness and addictive deliciousness of this defy any being's comprehension. I just can't get enough of it.

Mortal blood has always tasted like heavenly honeydew... however, his blood is even sweeter than the typical mortal blood I had tasted. I barely had enough self-control to keep myself from draining him off of his blood. If he weren't my savior, I would've sucked the blood out of him. Being a half-vampire, sucking a quarter of mortal blood would be enough. I don't drink their blood for living like the full vampires, I drink blood just for my satisfaction, I don't necessarily need it to live.

I wiped off the blood on my lips. "I am so sorry... uh... I couldn't stop myself... uh, by the way...what was your name again?"

Given his current vulnerable condition, he managed to flash a sweet smile at me, almost like convincing me that everything was fine and that it just couldn't be helped. I do feel bad for having to apologize to him brazenly when I have no feelings of guilt over having a drink of his mouth-watering blood; in fact, I want to drain him of it. A moment of silence enveloped us, I stared at his beautiful orbs for a while as he seemed to find the right words. He opened his mouth and was about to talk when a familiar voice interrupted us.

"Step away from him now!" A callous voice screamed, his tone was colder than Antarctica, almost enough to freeze me in my stand. "I swear to the moon that I will not hesitate to pull the trigger just to end your madness. I am warning you, Renee! For old time's sake. Please, take a step back!"

I stood away from the mortal and turned to my back, and saw Alpas pointing his gun at me. I couldn't hear my heart shatter, but I felt it wailing in pain watching the only man I loved and trusted. I trusted him more than my stepfather and my family. It broke me to see him pointing his gun at me. Because he had always used that gun to protect me while I was being showered with hate for being his chosen Luna, yet now, we are in a situation where the gun he used to protect me with is the weapon he is willing to shoot me with to end my life... just like everyone else.

The only difference he had with others is, the people after my head were strangers and they didn't matter at all. I couldn't care less if they shoot me now or hate me but Alpas was my everything and my reason to live in this harsh world. My eyes started to water as reality slowly sips into my soul. I was ready to embrace death in the hands of my beloved when the stranger suddenly stood and stepped in between us, using his body to cover me behind his back in an attempt to protect me from Alpas. Contrary to Alpas' broad physique, this mortal I don't even know protects me with his slim body.

"Please, this is too dangerous for you. Whatever sorcery she did to you or lies she said, I am not the enemy here. Keep your distance from her," Alpas said gently to the mortal. "She's a real and present threat not just to you but also to our community!"

I held the mortal's shoulder and slightly set him aside to face Alpas. I know I sound stupid and crazy. I am clinging to that tiny slim hope. We werewolves beat the most loyal companion of the mortals in terms of loyalty. Werewolves often stay with just one mate until they die. Alpas loved me, even if let's say he no longer loves me now, he won't be able to kill me, right? We had memories with each other, we once loved each other, and we once promised forever to one another.

"Alpas, why are you doing this? My heart is already grieving as it is when you married another woman, my stepsister on top of that! Even though you chose me as your Luna," I cried. I tried to step out to face him but the stranger used his arms to stop me. I didn't break eye contact with him, pleading to the moon that Alpas will listen to me. "Isn't betraying me by choosing Serena enough? More than that is too much, Alpas. Why did you bring me to this hellhole? They freaking used me as a lab rat. Were you aware of the suffering I had to go through? I loved you more than my very being, Alpas! Why—"

"Don't blame me or Serena over your lunacy! Stop playing the victim in circumstances you created, Renee," he said with gritted teeth. Every word he throws felt like a sharp knife stabbing my heart. I could only see wrath in his orbs, he had never looked at me like that before and I can't imagine how much more can I handle this pain. "You know what? My biggest regret is meeting you. I believed in the goodness in you but the rumors were true after all." I felt my tear stream continuously. He tightly gripped his gun. "Perhaps, they were right. You never loved me, you do not know what love is. You are not capable of loving and you only used me to compete and prove to everyone that you are better than Serena—"

"Not another word, Alpas. Not another word." My heart leaping, and I tightly form a ball in my fist. "Do not ever question my love for you for between the two of us... my love was unconditionally true."

How could he? How could he question my love? I indeed thought I can never love but he proved to me otherwise. I love him with all my being that hearing those words out of his mouth is breaking me into pieces.

"Don't make me laugh, Renee; you never loved me, you loved my money and influence," he quipped apathetically. "You took advantage of me for your own gain; I should have listened to the elders."

I pushed off the stranger's hand and quickly stepped toward Alpas, slapping him hard. My slap echoed loudly through the underpass, nearly deafening our ears. Alpas remained looking sideways as another tear streamed down my cheeks. I could still feel my whole body trembling, I would've accepted it if it were a different person saying all those words.

"I wanted to hate you so much for betraying me and choosing my stepsister over me. How dare you say those mean words when it's you who betrayed me," I said harshly as I wiped away my tears. Remembering the words from my pursuers. "Why don't you believe me, Alpas?! You brought me to this torture lab without even knowing that the woman you married framed me up in this situation! She hired people to kill me even when I already set you free. She wanted to get rid of me since she knows you still love me and—"

"Shut the f*ck up, Renee! I couldn't believe I was blinded by the fleeting emotion I had for you!" He snarled at me.

"Fleeting?" I scoffed at him.

"Serena is not like you! She is not capable of what you are setting her up to be! Don't classify her to the likes of you!"

It was just like yesterday when he proclaimed his love for me and selected me as his Luna and now he can't stop talking about Serena.

The words from Serena's premonition from the past rang inside my head. "You must not fall in love. If you do, only a horrific death lies ahead of you."