Chapter 53: Chapter 53

" Alex! " I kinda screamed while walking towards him as he was talking with some people.

"Excuse me, I will be back shortly." Alex excused himself before dragging me away from them. How could he keep this from me?

I stopped him midway and yanked my hand away.

" What the hell, Rina?!" He snapped at me while looking around. I don't care that people are watching us.

"How could you! How could you do this to me!" I yelled while trying to push him but he didn't move. He throwed me on his shoulder and started walking away as more tears rolled down my cheeks.

"Stop! Let me go! Alex put me down!" I yelled and screamed, punching his back. I stopped fighting when he ran at vampire speed. Mustering courage, opened my eyes.

"Where-" It wasn't long before we are back to the mansion. With a grunt, I jumped out of his grip as he walked in and brushed away my tears.

"Explain. What happened to you there? There were people, Rina. What are you thinking?" I opened my mouth to say everything but no words came out.

Without saying anything, I turned around, walking towards the stairs. Alex grabbed my wrist and dragged me towards his room.

"Nothing happened." I said finally.

"Don't hide anything."

"As if you didn't hide." I muttered under my breath and saw Alex looks confused. "Zack told me about the rules you made. Vampires can't fall in love with humans." I said while hiding my pain. He flinched at my words. I saw something flash in his eyes before he put on a rather cold and dark expression.

"Is it true?" I choked out, tears slightly welling in my eyes again. "Did you keep me around for producing a heir? Or Did you see as a mere blood bag?"

"Rina, stop-"

"Do you have plan to love me?" I asked him. His eyes flickered before becoming emotionless.

"No."

That one word broke me. I looked at him, the tears I hold back are falling freely.

"S-so Why do you kiss me? Why do you hold me? touch me ? Why you make me feel special ? Acting like you care and leading me on? Am I not matter to you, Alex?" He tensed up.

"Isn't it obvious?" He finally said. His voice hoarse and low. "I wanted you as my keeper, nothing more, nothing less." His words sent a painful sting in my heart.

"Are you saying that because you are afraid of what might happen to me if we were together?" I asked him . His jawline clenched tightly before he turned away. That was the case. It was obvious.

"It's not." He tried to sound convincing but I didn't buy it.

"You're lying, Alex-"

"And how are you so sure, huh?" He raised his voice, suddenly taking a few hasty steps towards me and I stumbled back a little. "Don't tell me you actually fell for me, Rina." I stopped at those words, my eyes widening as I just stared at him. I wanted to deny it but I couldn't. I just couldn't deny it. He looks like he won something.

"Tsk, I didn't think you were that easy, barbie doll-"

I slapped him as hard as I could.

"You're the worst." I finally let out the words and stormed out of his room, brushing away my tears. He was evil. After everything We've been through, he calls me easy?

I marched back to my room and went straight into the toilet to shower. I hissed and cursed in pain, my eyes still in tears as I remembered Alex's words over and over again. After washing myself up, I decided to go read a book in the library as I don't want to think about Alex.

The pain was overwhelming. I was rejected. Heart broken. Never have I felt so much regret in one night. The pain, I couldn't take it anymore.

"It's staying between us, honey." I read the words from the book, trying to engage back inside my own little world but froze. That line, the sentence. It sounded somewhat familiar in my head.

"Whatever happened between us, is between us darling, are we clear?" Rihana's voice rang through my mind and I froze. My thoughts coming to an abrupt stop. What the hell? Where have I heard that before? I shook my head a little, trying to ignore the uneasy feeling. That sentence, her voice, it sounded so real. Almost like it really happened. Am I imagining things?

With a sigh, I closed my book, deciding that it was about time I stopped reading. I started going back to my room.

"Do You want to hang out? " I looked at David, who suddenly appeared in front of me. I nodded before I could even think twice. Anything that can keep me away from thinking about him.

"Are you okay?" He asked quietly.

"Not really," He came closer to me from the bed. "I heard about the rules. The whole vampire can't fall in love with a human." I laughed humorously but David remained serious, his deep blue eyes penetrating into mine before he turned away, letting out a sigh.

"Guess you finally know." He mumbled, running a hand through his hair.

"Yeah, I guess no vampire can ever be with my kind without the intention of using us for blood and pleasure."

"It's not like that. I mean, I think those rules can be changed in time if-"

"Don't lie, David. I know you're just saying that to convince me but we both know that it's not true."

"Hey," David suddenly held my face, lifting them up to meet his soft gaze. "Even if the world is against me, I would do anything for you. Even if it meant breaking those rules and giving you all the happiness you deserve." His words made my lips part slightly, my eyes widen in shock and my heart to skip a beat.

These words meant the world to me, but I didn't want them coming from him. I wanted it from Alex. I wanted Alex to say those words to me .

"David, you knew how I feel about Alex-"

"I know, But I also know that you're hurting because of him . I can't see you like this." He breathed. I imagined what it would be like if I had fallen for David instead of Alex. My life would be so much easier, less complicated and I would have probably been loved a whole lot more.

"I'm so-sorry...I really can't- be with you, I mean"

"I know that too. I just want you to be happy, Katy. That's all matters to me, but-" He paused, his eyes slightly flickering on to my lips. "If he hurts you like this again, I won't let it slide." His lips brushed against mine. David pulled away as I sat there, my eyes still widened in shock and my lips slightly parted.

"Think about it," He carressed my cheeks with his fingers and my eyes look up at his soft, gentle ones. "Think about me, think about us." He said, his voice cracking at the end. For the first time, his words actually got to my heart and left a carving on them, making my stomach go wild. His words meant something to me. It actually made me happy.

The next few days, I spent most of my time hanging out with David, opening myself up to him and letting him in with a hope that I would start seeing him as something more than just a friend.

David had told me to give him a chance. I spend more time with him, hanged out with him more than the others and even went to the events together with him.

Alex confronted me about us and I didn't say anything about us. It was obvious that he was mad, jealous and angry because whenever I was with David, I could always see a dangerous and menacing Alex. But I never took it to heart this time. He was just jealous. He didn't try to apologise and make things right. He didn't fight for me like David did.

"The food was horrible." David grumbled as I laughed, shaking my head as we walked out of the restaurant.

"You are so perfect, I could look at you all day." His words made Alex's face pop up in my head. He said it once too. I bit my bottom lip slightly, my heart whimper when I remember my moments with Alex.

"I know that there is no chance between us-"

"David, I'm trying-"

"Let me finish," He pressed a finger on my lips. "But it's fine with me. Whatever you decide, I'll respect it. I'll always be here for you, no matter what. I want you to know that." He finished with a smile.

I went back to my room, feeling all warm and fuzzy inside. I smiled a little and bit my bottom lip slightly, remembering his sweet words.

"You seem happy." A deep voice cut off my thoughts and I spun around to look at Alex, who was now leaning against my wardrobe.

"Why are you here?" I asked softly.

"It's late."

"So? I went out to eat with David and-"

"What did you guys talk about?"

"Nothing that would concern you." I replied annoyingly.

"Don't get me wrong, Rina. I don't care about you guys. But I need to know whether you both are serious or not."

"Don't care about us?" I asked through gritted teeth. "Well, We are serious actually. Now if you don't mind, please leave."

"You're lying." His face was unfazed, as if he couldn't care less about what's going on between us.

"I am not. We even kissed." I couldn't hold back anymore. His eyes grew a shade darker and I softly gulped when he started taking slow steps towards me.

"Really? How you like that?"

"You should go. I thought you didn't care about what happens between us." I pushed past him only to be grabbed by my wrist.

"Why can't you just be honest with me? " I turned to face him.

"Because I can't give you what you want, Rina. Even if I wanted to."

"Okay then."

"You didn't answer my question. The kiss. How far did you two go?"

"We went far enough. Don't worry about that." I hissed, ready to push past him when he grabbed my wrists.

"Alex, let me go."

I gasped when he started walking towards me. The grip he had on my wrist tightens as I struggled to free myself. My back finally hit against the door and I shot him a hard glare as he leaned his face closer to mine, his breathing becoming hard and heavy.

"Alex, stop."

"No," He said sharply. "It pisses me off. Seeing you with him is driving me-"

"I am only trying to fix what you broke! You lied to me and hid things from me and used me. What more do you want from me, Alex?! What?! I can't keep-" I stopped when he placed a hand on my mouth gently.

"I didn't mean that, I'm sorry." He said and I looked into his pleading and slightly guilty eyes before sighing. He removed his hand from my mouth but a thumb remained on my lips as he carressed them gently.

"It's okay now. You can go-"

"I understand that you want to give David a chance," My lips parted at his words and my eyes widened when his thumb slipped into my mouth. "But I can't let you be with him. You belong to me, Rina, not him."

"Forget about him," He stopped playing with my tongue and leaned his face closer to mine, our lips only inches away from each other.