Semua Bab Fated In Darkness: Bab 191 - Bab 197

NatalieAdrian’s lips trailed down my neck, slow and deliberate. The sharp brush of his teeth against my skin made my heart stutter—then race. Desire curled inside me like smoke catching fire.When he sank his fangs into me, I gasped, grabbing hold of him as my whole body trembled. Pleasure shot through my veins, hot and liquid, making everything else fall away. I could feel him drinking, feel his grip tighten, his power wrapping around me like a storm I didn't want to escape.When he finally pulled back, blood glistened at the corner of his mouth. His green eyes burned, teeth still bared. And for a moment, he wasn’t the polished vampire lord. He was Adrian—raw, unfiltered, dark as sin. And he let me see all of it.His fangs slowly retracted. His hand reached for the hem of my shirt, tugging. I didn’t hesitate. I pulled it over my head, exposed and open to him. He undid my bra with ease, then lowered his mouth to my breasts like a man starving.“Don’t wear jeans around me anymore,” he

NatalieLisa was shaking.She hadn’t moved from where she sat in Adrian’s office—just perched on the edge of the couch like the ground beneath her might give way at any second. Her fingers were clenched around the strap of her bag. Her lips trembled, though she said nothing.Adrian’s patience was wearing thin. I could see it in the way his jaw tightened, in the way he avoided even glancing at her. He had done more than enough—this wasn’t his responsibility.Housing her was already pushing boundaries. Dimitri would see it as interference. Technically, it was. Their kind didn’t cross lines like this, not without consequence.Two days. That’s what she’d been given. A countdown, not a lifeline.Would it be enough? Grant had power, contacts, the means to find Graham… but would that even matter if the man didn’t want to be found?I wanted to help her—I needed to help her—but how? I couldn’t just walk into the Strigoi’s domain and negotiate. Not when I was barely safe myself. I was for the t

NatalieI left Lisa’s room quietly and moved next door, knocking once on Alison’s door.She opened it with a grin and that familiar twinkle in her eyes. “You look better,” she said, letting me in.Inside, she was perched on the bed, laptop open, fingers flying across the keyboard.“What are you doing?” I asked, already suspicious of the gleam in her eye.“Trying to find Dimitri on social media,” she said matter-of-factly.I blinked.She was serious.I laughed—really laughed—but the sound felt bittersweet. If only she knew what she was chasing. If only she understood that the man she was trying to Google was a creature you couldn’t pin to a screen. He didn’t live in pixels. He lived in shadows.And knowing what was in store for her—knowing who he really was—made my heart ache.But I didn’t have it in me to tell her. Not tonight.So instead of breaking her illusion, I sat beside her on the bed and helped her search for a monster we’d never find online.A pause.Then she asked, “Nat… is