Sya's POV:
"No way! I'm not wearing this!" I protested but, of course, it fell on deaf ears. Hannah nonetheless thrust the dress back into my arms. It was so beautiful but the problem was, it was too revealing. I didn't have a problem with the whole ‘revealing' part but I did have a problem with showing my body. I had such ugly scars all over it. And a fresh one from the recent beating John had given me. In addition to that, the other old scars, although not that prominent anymore, could be still seen. I can't wear this. Kane will surely feel repulsive. He will think I'm ugly. I don't think I can bear to see the disgust in his eyes for me when all I've seen up till now is love.
Hannah squeezed my shoulder as if she had read my mind and gave me an encouraging smile.
"You will look beautiful in this dress, Sy. You know what? There are so many people out there with flawless bodies but they have very ugly scars on their soul
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Sya's POV: As soon as we were inside, Hannah and I dragged the boys around a lot. We stopped by the arcade games first, playing The Dead Man's Cove and Shoot The Ducks. Bryson won a blue koala, which he gave to a very chirpy Hannah. Kane won a brown teddy bear for me. Then we went outside where there were so many rides. None of us knew which of them were the most fun except Hannah so she took us all to different ones, ones I didn’t even know existed. We rode the classic Merry-go-round, the Ferris Wheel (Kane and I took our own car and it was hard for him to keep his hands to himself), Dodgem cars, Infinity, and the Helter-Skelter. We were famished afterward so the boys bought us dinner. Pizza and fries for us girls and only cold drinks for the boys. We had so much fun we didn't even notice the boys not eating at all. We were heading back to our car to go home, content smiles gracing each one of our faces. Tonight couldn't be any bette
Sya'sPOV: I swung my legs around, munching on the apple in my hand. I was sitting on the kitchen stool, near the kitchen island, and chatting casually with Cara as she did the dishes after dinner. I did ask her to let me help her but she refused and forcefully put me on the stool. Turned out, she was great company. She was funny, smart and I didn't even realize she was an old woman. Well, she hadn't come off that way the first time I met her anyway. A smile made its way to my lips as I remembered how she'd teased Kane the night she first saw me. Speaking of wh
Kane'sPOV: I watched as Sya dragged her ‘cousin' Edi to her room, both arms linked with his right one. Edi's presence was boiling my blood and I couldn’t keep my eyes away from where his filthy hand had been lying on her shoulder. It wasn't Sya whom I didn't trust. I trusted her with my entire existence, trusted her love. It was that stupid Edison who was making the back of my hand itch. The way he was looking at Sya, even a fool could tell he liked her. No doubt my innocent mate had no idea her ‘cousin' was crushing on her. She was too gullible to notice stuff like that. Heck, she hadn't even realized I liked her until I said the words even though I went around slamming people into tables and trash cans for her. My rage had reached its peak when she suggested he stay in her room. Just the thought was enough to make me want to punch the dude to pieces but I refrained. And obviously, caved into Sya's puppy dog eyes. But the thoug
Sya's POV: Later, as we had breakfast at the table, it was super awkward. Bryson was eating his food without much thought but the other two had a sort of staring competition going on. I tried to catch Bryson’s eye. When he didn't look up, I nudged him under the table. What? He mouthed. I motioned towards Kane and Edi. Do something. I mouthed back. He simply shrugged before downing the rest of his cereal and juice and abruptly standing up. “Come on buddy, let's get ready for college,” saying this, he began to drag Kane out of the living room. I sighed. Stupid boys. "Thanks, cupcake. For letting me stay and for the breakfast,” Edi said later, as I walked him to the front door. “I'll be in the city for a while so I hope I keep seeing you. It was nice, to catch up like this after so long.” I smiled and nodded, “Thanks for dropping by Edi. I had fun.” He gave me a lopsided g
Sya's POV: I think I'm going to die. No, no wait. I think I might’ve dropped a lung back on the escalators. “Oh my God, would you look at this dress, Sy? It's so gorgeous! Red really brings out my eyes. I'm so getting this one,” Hannah said as she twirled around in front of the mirror, holding a red strapless dress. I helplessly stared at the more than ten shopping bags in my hands. “Hannah! I'm kind of dying- here.” She noticed how the bags were killing me and quickly grabbed half of them from my hands. “Better?” I nodded before looking at the clock, “The dress is lovely. Now can we please get something to eat? I'm starving!” We'd arrived at the mall around five and it was almost seven now. Hannah had me walk around the entire building twice, since it had only two functioning floors, and she'd bought at least five different outfits, bags, and shoes. Jewelry separate. I’d gotten mysel
Kane's POV: --Flashback-- I could barely open my eyes. I had already lost so much blood and I felt so weak. The dark figure or vampire or whatever he was, still had me gripped tightly by the neck. My body was hanging limp, still in his chokehold. The person who'd shown up earlier, Bryson, had his hand clapped around the murderer's throat. "I told you to leave the damn boy alone!” Bryson yelled. A sinister smile appeared on the vampire’s bloodied face, “Fine. I could use a healthy exercise before my meal.” He hissed and bore his fangs to my face before letting my weak body crumble to the ground. Bryson moved forward with the first punch but after that, they became a massive ball of blur. I tried to keep my eyes open but it was no use. I was too weak to even move. I felt so light-headed and my body felt like it weighed a ton. I let the darkness take me in after struggling against it a few times.
Kane's POV: I slammed my fist into the wall nearby, filled with rage. It was him. Again. Elijah. The one who ruined my life all those years ago and was now back to do it again. His unhealthy obsession with me was irking me to the core of my heart and I so badly wanted to rip his head off his neck. Hannah was awake now and was yelling at Bryson to let her inform the police at once. Her best friend had been kidnapped and she had no idea who could've done it. I felt kind of sorry for her. She had no idea who to ask for help and how. “Why aren't we contacting the police yet?” she demanded, arms crossed over her chest. And tell them what? That a vampire, who's crazy obsessed with me and wants that crystal back that I took from him just to kill me and my friend? I was wondering what to do next. I couldn't smell Sya out because her scent would've fainted out by now. And so would have Elijah's. “Hannah baby, listen,”
Sya's POV: I sneezed for the 20th time since Elijah had brought me here. I had no idea how long that was either but it felt like years already. I couldn't tell if it was day or night outside because there was only a tiny window in this moldy room and it didn't even show the sky. Just the tunnel to the sewers. My throat was dry, I never got to eat my cheeseburger and a loon was keeping me here by force, seeking something from my boyfriend. Speaking of whom, I did have enough time to think about the fact that Kane was a vampire. And I realized, I was pretty okay with it. I was kind of put off about the fact that he never told me but I guess it was never easy to reveal something as big as this to the person your heart was bound to. His heart was mine. He had no choice but to love me. And I felt drawn to him too. No, not just drawn, I loved him with my everything. He was the first person to love me. The first person to hold my h