Prologue

Danger.

It was the first word that crossed my mind the moment I saw him standing upstairs, leaning his body against the railings while holding a glass of scotch in his hand.

His eyes were darted on me and not paying attention to anyone else. When he noticed me looking back at him, the emotion in his face darkened and he clenched his jaw, not because of anger for me, but for the man beside me.

I can tell at this distance that he's letting me know how much he dislikes the sight of me being with another man tonight, but if it's my only way to feel safe and secure after all the nights he spent chasing me around, then I'm very much willing to take the risk.

Despite wanting to get rid of him in this way, a part of me fears that he might actually do something worse to me if I don't push this man away.

"Hey!" I felt a hand grab me to my side.

When I looked back, only then, I saw my cousin glaring at the man I was dancing with tonight.

"Yeah?" My eyes were filled with confusion when I looked at him and found him standing straight after he leaned closer to my neck. 

"The hell are you doing to my cousin?!" Felicity hissed at him and I quickly pulled her back to my side.

"'Licy, you're starting a fight!" My voice was sharp when I whispered in her ears. "Stop it! We're here to have fun, remember?"

I know Felicity's attitude. She's a spoiled youngest child of my uncle and when something is not to her liking, she would immediately throw a fit to have things her way. And I can't let her do that right now.

Not especially that I have a problem to settle with and she's not even aware of it. I came here to have fun and forget about my creepy little lurker and until now, that's what I intend to gain here, not a fight to seize. 

"Why stop me, Cielle?" Felicity glared at me in the sharpest way she could even do to me. "That man was about to inject something on your neck!"

My eyes widened in shock before I looked back at the man who didn't say anything and just ran away.

"We should call the security—"

"No!" I grabbed her hand again to stop her. "Just let him be. He didn't get to do anything to me, anyway."

"Let him be?" She gasped with irritation on her face. Felicity threateningly stood in front of me. "Are you for real, Cielle?"

"I'm serious, 'Licy. Just leave him be, besides we're good now." I shrugged my shoulders at her and turned my back.

But honestly, I'm worried and deeply shaking in nervous inside me. What if that man was one of his men and he ordered him to take me from here, but my cousin just managed to prevent that from happening?

I went to the bar counter and ordered a glass of tequila. When the bartender handed me my order, I gave him my money to pay for it, but he leaned down and whispered to me.

"You're all cleared, don't worry about anything else." His voice sounded amazed after whispering to me that.

I looked at him in shock. "Who paid for me?"

"For you? Little miss, he paid for all of your friends too!" He set a distance from us and winked at me. "Lucky you, he never does that!"

I was about to ask him again when another customer went to him and he quickly got away from me.

I still can't believe what he said. Who does he mean that paid for our drinks? I roamed my eyes around me when I felt that intense gaze, but couldn't find anyone. 

I tried to find him on his spot earlier, but he wasn't there already. He didn't leave any mark behind as he left the place, as if he was never really there.

I'm starting to freak out already when I picked up my drink and straightly drank it right away even before my trembling hand can drop it. A warm and soothing feeling traveled within me and it started feeling different. My vision quickly became blurry and my head was spinning too!

I don't know what's happening to me or maybe because it was the alcohol I drink. How many glasses did I drink tonight again?

I glanced at the dancefloor to see where my cousins are while silently hoping that one of them will come to me and help me out here, but they're all lost with their own fun for tonight.

"Hmm!" I groaned when I suddenly felt something hot traveling down in my spine, to that part in between my legs.

It's so hot. Bullets of sweats are already dropping from my forehead and all I want is to get out of here and… get laid tonight. Fear and worry were there and buried in the depths of my mind, yet the thoughts and excitement of spending the night with someone is keeping me awake and in need of something to be fulfilled inside me.

I slowly stood up, but I ended up stopping when someone placed something in front of me. My gaze shifted in his direction, but I was greeted with his lifeless face and serious eyes.

Using that expression on his face, he handed me a pen without even blinking. "Sign it."

"W-What?" My vision spun for the nth time and the loud sound is not helping at all!

"It's your receipt for tonight, sign it." He repeated in a strict voice.

I felt pressured by the way he spoke and in addition to that, I wasn't in my right mind at all when I moved my hand and unconsciously signed the part of the paper he was pointing at.

The feeling of not being able to breathe properly suddenly attacked me, so after signing my name, I ran as fast as I could just to get outside of the bar while holding my neck.

I was coughing hard and my throat felt so dry. My initial thought was to look for something to drink so I slowly stood up again and roamed my eyes around me, but the more I do that, the harder it becomes for me. My vision would keep on spinning until I fell on the cold and rough ground while clutching my head.

I was silently enduring the pain when I heard a footstep coming in my direction. Suddenly, nervousness engulfed me and I had to force myself to clear my vision until I finally managed to see who was walking towards me.

My heart was beating so d*mn fast as I recognized the man. I tried to crawl back, just to get away from him, but my condition right now forbids me from moving a lot.

His eyes were too d*mn serious while eyeing me and his face was almost covered with blood stains. My body froze and I could feel the growing fear within me, but I chose not to react much.

I don't know what he just did to have someone's blood on him, but I knew whoever blood it is, judging how covered this man in front of me, that person is dead now.

I was gulping hard and trembling in fear when he stood two steps away from me and looked down on me with a menacing look in his eyes.

My eyes were almost tearing up as I confirmed that it was really blood on his whole body. It was even still dripping from his bloodied hands and the scent of it was so disgusting that I felt like throwing up.

He bent over on one knee in front of me and his right hand was holding a black rose. My lips were quivering while feeling the fear within my body.

Using the black rose, he gently rubbed it on my skin. It went smoothly and I even felt something tingling inside me as my thoughts went too wild.

I quickly castigated myself for feeling that way, but I couldn't help it. Not especially when something is burning inside me and although this man in front of me had been stalking me for a while now and he's almost covered in blood right now, I couldn't help but to adore how handsome and attractive he looks.

I simply balled my fist and tried to get myself away from him. I wanted to scream and ask for help, but I can't even find my voice doing anything.

He was still holding the flower around his hand when using his index finger, he lifted my chin with a menacing cold look in his eyes. He was clenching his jaw before he spoke to me.

"How's my little sinner, hmm?" I almost had a heart attack just by hearing his deep and hoarse voice, and I even felt that something suddenly moved inside me and it excites me to hear more from him. 

"G-Get away from me, p-please.." My eyes were swelling in tears and my hand unconsciously held his wrist.

Amusement danced in his eyes after hearing what I begged for. Slowly, a knowing grin made its way on his lips and he carefully pinched my chin while my nails almost dug on his covered forearm.

"Hmm.. I don't think that's possible," he leaned closer to me and I almost caught my breath when he whispered something in my ear. "Not especially when my little sinister is the one begging for it." Confusion was filling my eyes when he moved to level my face.

"What?" I asked in a whisper.

"You heard me." He smirked at me before he quickly leaned over and crushed his lips into mine.

My eyes widened in surprise as I let this creepy stalker crush his lips on mine, but what shocked me was the fact that I didn't feel the want to get away from him.

I didn't even realize when my hands reached to his shoulders and I unconsciously pulled him closer to me. I felt when his left hand traced its way to the back of my head until he tightly grabbed my hair and bent my head over, giving him access to my neck when he let go of my lips and his kisses made their way down to that part.

I closed my eyes as pleasure shot through me until his lips were on the side of my neck already and he was graciously sucking it. I was definitely lost in my own thoughts when I suddenly felt something piercing in my skin.

"A-Ah!" I tried to push him away from me, but my body weakened the moment something surged beneath my skin.

It was hot and it's definitely burning me inside, but it left me unable to move my body until a lone tear fell from my eye and slowly drifted me off to sleep.