*It was dark. There was a hopeless silence lurking in the chilly atmosphere. My heart was aching. I didn't like darkness. Suddenly, I heard a voice.
"Help me!"
"Alice!"
"Help me!"
I knew that voice. How couldn't I? It was Epic's voice. The voice was echoing in my mind. Urging me to wake up from this deep slumber and come to her aid. But.....where?*
I woke up, startled, and soon pain shot up my head. The flashes of past night flickered through my mind and realization hit me.
"Where is Epic?" My voice came out crumbled. I quickly got up on my feet with much effort. I was still feeling dizzy but I had more important things to do than to worry about it. There seemed to be a pool of blood dried on the floor where I had been lying. I didn't waste time pondering over it. I searched every room of the house, even outside the house. She was nowhere in sight.
I was worried sick for her. Where would have they taken her? What would they do to her? What was I supposed to do in this situation?
Suddenly, a voice in my mind said that I should go back to that dark alley where I met those freaks for the first time.
I ran in my vampire speed out of the house and in no time I was standing in that alley. It was a bright morning, so, the alley wasn't that dark at all. However, it was still isolated and shabby looking.
My eyes scanned every corner of the alley to see if I could find anything related to those vampires. When I was searching, I heard a sarcastic voice behind me.
"Looking for someone?" My head snapped towards the voice, startled by his sudden arrival. This sudden action caused black dots to appear in my vision but I didn't let it show that I wasn't in my best state. That would give them a chance to subdue me.
It was the same vampire who had pinned me to the wall. I looked into those bright hazel eyes and took cautious steps towards him.
"Where. Is. My. Sister? Tell me or I will rip you apart rib to rib!" I bellowed, my voice full of rage.
I, myself, had never thought that I would ever speak in that tone to anyone. But this jerk had kidnapped my sister!
"Well, well..." A smirk formed on his face as he stared at me from head to toe. "You are far more interesting than I thought."
That moment, I just wanted to wipe that smirk off of his annoyingly handsome fuck of a face. Suddenly, rage hit my head and I punched at his face hard. Well, at least I wanted to do that!
As my fist was about to collide with his cheek, he caught my hand and pinned me to the wall for the second time.
Oh, great!
I tried hard to get free from his grip but his hold just got stronger.
He leaned close enough that our faces were just inches apart and whispered in my ear. "I told you to come with me but you ran away. You also disobeyed my men and now you are in a dangerous situation princess, just because of your ego. Now if you want your sister alive, you should come with me, obediently. What do you think about that?"
Saying this, he moved back so that our eyes were at the same level now. For a second I was molded in his hazel eyes but then I remembered that I was trapped in between a wall and a handsome, strong vampire, who was standing extraordinarily close to me and he was the kidnapper of my baby sister!
For God’s sake, Alice! He's also kidnapping you at the moment!
At that thought, I snapped back from whatever trance I was in and looked confidently into his eyes.
"If I come with you, you will let my sister go," I demanded, holding his stare. I didn't know what this sick bastard wanted from me, but I could do anything for my Epic. She was the only family I had left and I wasn't going to lose her because of some petty, handsome, ruthless, sick, vampire!
A grin appeared on his handsome face and he shook his head in agreement. He pointed towards the street where a black car stood.
"There's a car waiting there. You should better get in it if you want your sister's safety."
He let go of me and started walking away. But then he stopped abruptly and turned to face me. "If you try anything stupid, I will make sure you regret that forever. Just remember that you are not as strong as compared to me."
His words stabbed my heart like a dagger. He knew what damage his statement did as a satisfied look took place on his face after seeing me grit my teeth in anger. Smirking, he headed towards the car, and at that moment, I just wanted to slap that smirk off of his face, again. He signaled for me to get in the car as well.
I strode towards the car and sat on the back seat. He was sitting beside me.
I could feel his gaze on me which made me nervous for some reason. To avoid the annoying stare I turned my head to look outside the window. As the houses passed by we entered a forest.
The rest of the journey was silent and it was hard to breathe because my heart was aching at the thought of my sister getting hurt. I just wanted this to be a nightmare so that I could wake up to my peaceful life again where I knew my sister was far from danger.
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Aaron's POV:It was hard for me to make my sweet mate suffer like that. But I had no choice. If I told her that she was my mate, then she might not have accepted me. I had to make her fall for me first and then, I could tell her. But then things messed up and I ended up kidnapping her sister. I never wanted to do that. And now it was even more difficult than before to make her fall for me. She thinks I am a monster!Great!I let out a deep sigh. She was sitting so close to me yet so far at the same time. I couldn't touch her, feel her or comfort her worries......because I was the cause of her worries.Her scent was intoxicating. Her hazel brown long hair, bright blue eyes that resembled the deep blue ocean, her soft fragile body, everything was so mesmerizing about her. I'm so lucky to have her as my mate. But she doesn't recognize me yet.That may be because of her lack of vampire senses
Aaron's POV:She was so angry with me. How was I supposed to change her heart? She was beyond furious. I knew I was not answering her questions and this was pissing her off but I had no choice. This was not the right time to tell her."Huh? Are you stupid or what? You kidnapped me and my sister? Now you want me to stay here for some shitty reason, which by the way, you’re not even bothering to tell me," she snarled, mentally killing me with her eyes. Her words stabbed my heart. I was so miserable because of all the mess that I had unintentionally created when all I wanted was to hold my dear mate in my arms.How dare she talk about our mate bond like that? My love is not shit. How can she say such a thing? Rage suddenly hit me and I lost my cool."This is not for a shitty reason," I bellowed. "You are supposed to be here! You are meant to be here with me!"She looked momentarily confu
Alice's POV:The next day when I woke up, I was feeling fresh and much more active than yesterday. I stretched my body, still lying in bed, and scanned my surroundings. This isn't my bedroom. Oh! Now I remember! I have been kidnapped and all that blah, blah, blah!My thoughts went back to last night. The scene of his beautiful hazel eyes with those unknown and confusing feelings flashed at the back of my mind.What were those feelings? It felt as if something deep was hidden behind those eyes. Like they held many, many secrets. His actions were bad but why did I feel like there was something to them? Was there something more to him just being the ‘bad guy'?Argh! Cut the crap! I should focus on finding my sister and get out of this hell. Where I should start looking though? This place is huge! How am I supposed to find her without getting lost myself?I remembered him saying something about a dungeon last ni
Alice's POV:I followed him out of the palace and got into the car with him. It was a black Mercedes. Figures, since he's a prince and all.The journey was silent. I wondered where he was taking me.After some time, the car stopped in front of a huge building. A huge billboard titled "Mark Enterprises" was on the top of the building entrance. Almost every person in the country knew this business, it was doing so well. I craned my neck to look at the top. The entire building was made up of blue glass and it was very beautiful."Do you have a meeting with the owner?" I asked, curiously elbowing him.He smiled brightly at my question. Is there something funny about that?"I'm the owner," he answered nonchalantly, a teasing smile playing in his eyes. One corner of his lips was tucked up making his handsome features stand out more.My jaw dropped as he walked away casually. He's the owner?! Th
Alice's POV:The company’s building was situated in a busy district. There were many other buildings there too, some shopping plazas and malls. Cafés and restaurants were a must of course. I thought Aaron would take me someplace fancy since he had all that prince thing going on, but damn!He took me to a café right in front of the building! No effort was put in at all. Even if I hated his guts right now, I couldn't help feel a bit disappointed and it made me feel ridiculous. We entered the café and my eyes roamed all around to have something to nitpick at. Surprisingly, the café was quite good looking from inside. The design was elegant and comprised of light colors, giving a relaxing feeling to the eyes. The sun had gone halfway done outside which meant more people would be soon shuffling in for suppers and dinners. Several people clad in business suits walked in and out of the café. A full busy hour in all hon
Alice's POV:I nearly clawed at the window in the room in frustration. No matter how hard I tried, even with my super vampire strength, the bars on it wouldn't come off. Heck, I couldn't even pry them loose enough to squeeze through.Dejected, I dragged myself over to the fluffy bed and plopped down. That royal-pain-in-the-butt Princey Aaron always had someone come in here every few hours to check up on me. I asked every single person for my sister but they refused to answer, instead just dropping off clothes and food for me.Which I had to wear and eat solely because of Epic. They changed my room though. I was now in one with a more “girlish" kind of setting. I wasn't impressed because in the end, he was my sister's kidnapper and it kind of took away the feeling that I was on vacation.This room was as fancy as the one I had been staying in before. The intel I got from the maids was that, apparently, I was staying in his highne
Alice's POV: Three days passed like a blur. All I had done was going office with the vampire prince, obeying his orders like the servant I was and then getting back to this luxurious prison. I was stuck here, in this hell hole without knowing any whereabouts about my sister. I wanted to hate his guts who had taken her away but at the same time, I felt like something was amiss about this entire situation. He hadn't hurt me since he'd brought me here. In fact, he made me work like a hog, which was annoying, but apart from that, he hadn't done anything at all. Not even a cosplay. Anyhow, the maids in this place were suspicious too. They stayed during the day, working their butts off, and then left during the night. Only the ones who had nowhere to go were always left behind. I wondered where the others lived. Maybe in their parents' houses, like I used to. The maids made it seem normal for their prince to forcefully keep someone inside his palace. In fa
Aaron's POV: She was looking extremely beautiful! Totally out of this world! I couldn't move my eyes away from her. She looked ravishing. I wanted to cancel this crappy dinner and just hold her in my arms all night. I wanted to forget everything that has been happening since I'd met her and live in oblivion, with her as my lover. But then again, I had the reputation of a rich jerk so I had no choice but to keep my attitude sullen. In all honesty, it was fun to tease her. I was beginning to enjoy this more than necessary. I just hoped we got to bond as mates though. But the main problem was, I didn’t know how to. It was the first time in my whole life that I had to succumb to such a shameless method to keep my own mate close to me. She hated my guts, I could see that clear as day. She didn’t even try to cover it up. I was still indecisive. Damon had suggested I take her out someplace nice. I did think of that, I