Chapter 16: Childhood Talks
After that realization, Alexander preferred to stay quiet during the entire journey. Becca kept chattering while his replies would be curt. Soon enough, they arrived at their desired destination.
The students got out of the bus one by one. It was almost evening and when Becca stepped out of the bus, she gazed at the trees in awe. “Wow. It reminds me of my home. We have a jungle there too where I always wanted to go explore but Dad never agreed,” she breathed out.
“To whom are you talking to, Becca?” Alexander asked from behind, waiting for Becca to move so that he could get down from the bus.
“Whenever I have something going on in my mind, I just talk. Does it matter whether anybody listens or not?” she questioned Alexander
Chapter 17: More VampiresAlexander sat beneath a tree since it was the daytime. He motioned for Becca to sit next to him. When she didn’t move an inch, he said, “Let’s sit and hear your childhood story, shall we?”She gave a curt smile and made her way to sit next to him. She sat and looked up at the bright sky. “I didn’t have a happy childhood; rather it was a pretty rough one.” She started saying, “My mom died while giving birth to me. Since then, Dad has been raising me on his own and he is the only family I have left, which is why I obey him all the time. I can’t lose the only family I have.”“No wonder why you don’t ever argue with him,” he mumbled.She failed to understand what he meant, so she continue
Chapter 18: ReturnAlexander and Becca returned to the camp.Vanessa ran to them. “Where were the two of you? Lucas and Julia came back a long time ago.” She noticed the entwining hands of Alexander and Becca. A teasing look formed over her lips as she asked, “Were you two romancing with each other in the middle of the jungle?”Immediately, Alexander and Becca broke the connection of their hands, and Becca shook her head. She said to Vanessa, “No. We were just watching the sunset together because I insisted on watching it. And damn, it sure was beautiful.”“Sunset?” Vanessa arched an eyebrow and glanced at Alexander.“Yes,” Becca replied curtly. “Where shall we put these
Chapter 19: Truth Or Dare?“Guys, it shall go turn by turn,” Sebastian announced, since it wasn’t possible to spin a bottle on the grass. “We can start asking from one side and it will go in circles.”“No, babe, it’s not fun,” Vanessa pointed out.“Then what do you suggest we should do?” Sebastian questioned and Vanessa started thinking.When an idea popped into Becca's mind, she said, “How about we pass something while someone plays the music? When the music stops, the person who has the object has to choose between truth and dare.”“That’s a great idea,” Lucas said and stood up from the log as he was sitting next to Julia. He didn’t want to stay
Chapter 20: The RevelationAfter the big revelation game—truth and dare, everyone decided to call it a night and went to their respective tents. It had been three hours since then.Becca and Vanessa were sharing a tent.“Are you enjoying the trip so far, Becca?” Vanessa asked Becca, lying next to her.Becca said to her, “It is going awesome, so far. You know, Ness, I am loving it here. I can finally experience freedom.”Vanessa chuckled. “I am so happy that you are loving it. As long as you are my roomie, you will have a lot to experience. Are you willing to explore the world of independence with me, Becca Hertford?”Becca felt her head spinning slightly;
Chapter 21: No Attraction?“Becca…” Alexander called out her name slowly, trying to get Becca to come around. It was an expected reaction from a human. Because honestly, who wouldn’t faint after seeing a vampire? After all, Becca was a human too.Alexander looked at Julia, and altered the reality so that she didn’t remember anything about him. Then he took Becca to another secure place in the jungle.He sat beneath a tree, keeping Becca’s head on his lap. Caressing her hair, he asked her even though he knew she wasn’t listening, “Are you okay, Becca?” He continued, “I know you are strong and all, but you are the human in the end. I understand that you fainting after seeing my real nature is totally acceptable.”He contin
Chapter 22: Keeping SecretAlexander looked at the time on his phone. It was about to be dawn soon, so he said to Becca, “We should head back to the camp. Ness must be worried.” He got up and extended a hand for her to take it and get up as well.Becca took it and stood up. “You didn’t answer my question, Alex. Are you not attracted to me?” She had a frown on her face at the thought of him not finding her attractive. She didn’t know why she wanted him to like her.“My hunting doesn’t depend on appearance,” he replied politely. “I prefer to drink the blood of females with O positive blood.”She pouted and started walking with him towards the camp, intertwining her hand with his. “What did you mean by altering the rea
Chapter 23: Day 3, TripIt was the third day of the trip. The next day, everyone would return to the college and go back to their regular classes.It was a tiring day since the students explored almost every inch of the jungle until the sun began to sink beyond the horizon. Then after dinner, they all decided to call it an early night and went to sleep.Despite walking so much during the day, Becca wasn’t tired at all. She felt energetic and when she tried to sleep, her eyes kept opening after a few seconds. Sighing, she got up and looked at Vanessa, who was checking something on her phone.“Ness, I am not sleepy,” Becca complained.“As much as I want to chat with you, I have to complete writing an entire report about
Chapter 24: SunburnsBecca was waiting for Alexander to answer and when he didn’t, she urged, “Alex, answer me. Am I in danger?”“Becca, I promise to protect you from the vampires who would try and harm you, I swear.”“So you are with me just for the potion. Otherwise, we would’ve never met,” she said softly.Alexander didn’t say anything to her. He knew that even if it wasn’t for the potion, he would have ended up meeting Becca because she was his soulmate. But he couldn’t tell her about that because if he did, he might put her in more danger since Alexander had made plenty of enemies over his lifetime. He would rather sacrifice his emotions than hurting the one who brought up those emotions to him.