Chapter 61: Chapter 61

Alex's POV:-

I flinched when her fingers brushed against my skin, causing my chest to heat up. I could hear her heartbeats way too clear and loud right now, causing my own to go wild.

"Katy, stop-" I froze when I noticed her stop to look up at me, her mouth slightly hung open.

"You really don't want to. But you're hungry." her soft voice drove me insane.

"I'm not." I raised my voice . Her blood was something else. I've been around her for months, yet the smell of her blood drove me insane almost every time. To the point where I lose control almost every time.

"You're always being stubborn. You never let me win." She made a face, her lips forming into a small pout causing my eyes to widen slightly before I licked my own ones, quickly turning away. This was bad.

"You can drink from my wrist."

"Katy, stop already. I said I'm fine." I grabbed her hand just as she was about to hold my hand. Don't give in. Not this time.

"Sorry," she mumbled .

"Just wanted to help." She looked up.

"It's fine. Go to sleep." I mumbled and my eyes froze on her for a few seconds.

"Goodnight. And Alex? Know that I'm here for you, no matter what." She smiled a little and I grabbed her hand unconsciously, my heart pounding loudly against my chest.

I found myself leaning forward, connecting my lips on her soft ones. It caused electric jolts to run down my spine as I deepened the kiss.

I pushed my tongue inside, exploring her mouth thoroughly, savoring her lips all the while. I pulled away and started trailing my lips along her jawline and down her neck, leaving kisses all over it. A moan escaped through her lips when I hit the soft spot . I smirked against her skin, my mind begging me to just pierce my fangs right into her skin.

"You can drink--" I grabbed her mouth, pushing her onto the bed as soon as she started to get up as I kept staring at her exhausted form.

"You really have no clue, Barbie doll." A wry smiled threatened to form on my lips as her eyebrows tighten in annoyance.

"Starve to death then."

My eyes trailed from her eyes all the way down to her lips and back to her eyes and my heart skipped a beat when she blinked in confusion.

"I love you, Katy." my voice turned all soft and low, my whole body stiffening at my own words, anxiously waiting for her to reply, even though it's only been a second since I just said it. She stared at me for a while . After what felt like forever, her lips formed into a grin before she wrapped her arms around my neck.

"I love you too, Alex." she licked her lips and I didn't give her another chance to speak, instead I leaned into another kiss, pressing my body against her. Her back arched under my hand that was still holding her torso, causing her chest to press harder against mine, which turned me on even more. I was losing control.

I trailed my hands all the way up her back until they were tangled around her hair, resisting the urge to rip her clothes off and fucking the living hell out of her there and then. She was getting too hard to resist.

I pulled away when things started to get heated and watched the disappointment grow on her face again. I couldn't help but enjoy the annoyance on her face. It amused me.

"Goodnight, we still have a lot to take care of tomorrow." I reminded her and she stopped to think before nodding, a small smile plastering on her face.

"Goodnight, Alex. Tell Danny to bring some blood bags for you tomorrow." she frowned .

"Get some sleep." I stared up at the ceiling and smiled a little when her legs wrapped around mine before she settled on my chest, causing my pulse to race faster.

I looked down to stare at her, half of her face now covered with her hair, her lips curled into her usual smile whenever she slept peacefully. It's been a while since I've seen her sleep so peacefully. I slowly moved away, her head gently falling down onto the pillow as I did. I pulled the sheet over her body and watched her snuggle inside, causing a smile to form on my lips again. Don't stare at her for too long.

"I'm sorry," I repeated the lines I've said to her every night, right after she fell asleep.

"For hurting you."

Tonight was different. The guilt was slowly starting to pass, and it was all because of her. The sound of my phone ringing caused me to bolt up and grab my phone from the table across the room within seconds.

"Shit man, you could have woken her up." I hissed on the phone .

"Alex, he's got Joey," David spat on the other line .

"Terry, he must've taken him as he hasn't returned home since our last search."

"What?! What the hell are you talking about? You guys were asked to search in groups, not--"

"Fuck it Alex, he left on his own to get something and never returned. "

"Where is he? How do you know it's him?" I cut him off.

"He wants to meet you tonight. He sent you the message," David said in a shaky tone.

"Where?"

"Alex, it's not a good idea to face him alone when--"

"Where the fuck does he want to meet up?"

"I don't fucking care right now, tell me where he is-" I closed my eyes briefly, trying to calm down, afraid that I might hurl just about anything I could touch at the moment.

"Eastwood street, near the old park you guys use to play at. That's what he told me to tell you." David said as I nodded, a humorous scoff escaping my throat.

"You tell him, that I am on my way." I finished and hung up, putting the phone away. I grabbed my jacket and ordered David to bring at least two of my brothers to look after Rina till I return.

I took my silver dagger and placed it in my pocket.

"I'm sorry doll face," I gave her a quick kiss on the forehead .

"I'll be back, I promise." I caressed my thumb against her cheeks one more time before heading out. I met David and all my brothers except Joey outside .

"I'll take care of him. Nobody's coming after me, that's an order," I ordered to all of them .

"I'll bring him back, no matter what," I placed a hand on David's shoulder "Take care of her until I come back. Keep her safe for me." David nodded and I disappeared within seconds, ready to face Terry once and for all.

One things for sure though. After this fight, only one of us would make it out alive.

With that thought, I rushed to the place where Terry has kept Joey.

His brothers came and tried to stop me. But to no avail. I easily defeated them and they all ran away for their dear life.

" Hello bestie " I heard Terry's voice from behind me. Before I could turn around, he slashed my back with a silver sword.

Luckily it doesn't kill me as I was a pureblood. But it made me unconscious. Joey came rushing in towards me. I fell on the ground and the last thing I saw was Rihana getting stabbed by Terry .

Katarina's POV:

"Fuck!" I hissed, pulling the breaks at the red light, my eyes scanning around the area, squinting them through the window. The rain was pounding down heavily on the car .

"He went to face Terry . We were not allowed to follow. It was Alex's orders, there was nothing we could do."

"Are you fucking crazy?! zhow can you just let him walk out like that? What if he something happens to him out there?!"

I recalled what happened this evening. He shouldn't have gone out there alone.

He should have taken someone .

He has to. He can't just leave me alone and run off like that.

"Fuck this!" I spat again, taking off, exceeding the speed limit over a mile but I was desperate to get there on time. David refused to tell me the place they decided to meet up but after crying for hours and practically going crazy, they finally reveal the place.

I made a left, shivering inside my damp clothes as the thunder bellowed down on me. I noticed a familiar figure walking through the empty road, covered in blood and bruises. Without even thinking, I rushed out in the rain and started hitting his chest repeatedly, tears rolling down my cheeks as I struggled to catch some breath.

"Where is he?! What did you do to him?!" I screamed at Terry when he grabbed both my hands. For a moment, I froze, the worst possible scenario flashing through my mind and I watched Victor's lip curl into a smirk at my reaction. My eyes widened even more and I letting out a cry when he didn't loosen them. I broke down on the ground,

"No.no way." I whispered to myself, refusing to believe anything close to what I think could have happened. "You wouldn't...-"

"I would."

I slapped his cheeks so hard, it caused his head to snap to a side. I noticed his jawline clenching in anger, more tears falling down my cheeks as I struggled to hold in the sobs.

"I will kill you myself! I will murder you---let go of me!" I screamed out in pain when Terry started dragging me through the rain, my bare legs scraping along the rough ground the entire time. I kicked and screamed, but he was a lot stronger and faster than I was. In a second, he dragged me to the pavement and slapped me with so much force that I found myself on to the ground again.

"You do as I say, or I'll make sure you end up exactly where Alex is right now!"

"Fuck-off." I spat, only to be slapped again. More tears threatened to spill and I was afraid that he might hurt me. I couldn't take the pain. He was so strong, I felt like my neck would snap into two within seconds if he slapped me with a bigger impact than the last one.

"I'm not asking you Katy, I'm ordering you, now get the fuck up!" he yelled and I trembled under his touch as he yanked me all the way up as I found myself punch him right across the nose again,.

"How could you?I loved him, Terry! I can't live without him! Where is he?! What did you do to him--" I cried out even more when he grabbed my shoulders.

"Then love me instead! You don't need him, Katy! Why can't you-- " I couldn't even hear him .

"No, I love him.I want him." I fell down on the ground, my heart ached at the thought of Alex getting hurt, or worse, murdered and dumped off somewhere.

"Terry. I want him, please don't do this.I love him." I choked out again . I saw something flash in his eyes .

"So it'll always be him huh," I heard him say faintly and gasped when a hand grabbed my neck and pulled me up effortlessly.

I choked in pain, gasping for air as Terry's grip around my neck tightened and I opened my eyes to face him.

"Terry..please..." I begged and pleaded for my life.

"I don't need someone who loves him. Guess I'll just have to replace you myself." he said before my vision started to become blurry. A smirk grow on his face before he froze, his eyes widen in horror and pain before the grip on my hand loosened and I fell on the ground. A painful scream escaped his mouth before l watch someone fall on the ground next to my own body. What's going on?

My eyes closed briefly and when they opened, I saw the familiar figure look at me before I fell unconscious.

"Hey, be careful." Alex gripped my waist out of nowhere, just as I was about to fall flat on the ground.

"I am, I am almost done." I kept the last folds of clothing inside the cupboard and turned to look at Alex, who was now settling the bed. He was shirtless, revealing his back and my eyes roamed around the huge scar on his skin again, the memories of that day flooding back into my mind.

With a small smile, I walked over to him and ran a finger over the scar but before I could go over it whole, he turned around, swiftly, but gently grabbing my fingers and pulling me closer.

"You don't have to do that every time."

"I know, I just--"

"Feel bad? Pity me? " he mocked me.

"Let me finish--"

"What for?" he pulled me closer together before he leaned against the nearest table.

"I-I just...I don't know what I would have done that day if you didn't make it out alive. I was so scared and--"

"Babe, We promised not to talk about it. You get nightmares every night. I'm fine. We're both fine. He's gone now, and so is Rihana." he reassured for the millionth time after the incident.

I shook my head, my hands tangling around his neck before I played with the his hair, twirling some strands between my fingers.

"I know," I lowered my eyelashes.

"But you pierced his heart with the dagger and put him to sleep in a coffin. The coffin is right under our basement, Alex..."

"That's exactly why it's safe. If we have put him off somewhere else, someone might remove the dagger at some point and I am not taking that chance."

"And as for Rihana, she ran away and what if she's plotting against us to--"

"Katy-"

"What if she plans to remove the dagger? You stabbed him from the back and later removed it and stabbed him in the heart again right? But what if-"

"Rina, you need to-"

"What..." my voice faded .

"I'm sorry, about all of this. Everything that happened, I am truly sorry. You didn't deserve to go through any of that, Katy. But you seriously need to stop thinking about it, about him, about someone who is practically dead."

"We need to move forward. It's been over a month now . We literally just moved in together last night and I want you to be happy." he held my face and I stared into his gorgeous blue eyes.

"I am happy." I said honestly.

"Good," he smiled a little

"Kiss me."

"What?" I laughed it off, brushing him to a side, only to be grabbed by the waist and pulled up from the ground. I squealed when he turned around and placed me on the table he was leaning against on and blushed hard. He pushed between my legs and placed his hands on the table before leaning closer to my lips. I turned and kept my hands on his chest.

The next thing I knew, his lips were perfectly covered on mine and I gasped when he lifted me off the table, guiding us to the bed. A moan escaped through my lips when his lips trailed down my neck and onto my cleavage, one his hands playing with the end of my shirt in a teasing manner. My heartbeat fastened when his lips brushed against my bare stomach and up my chest, leaving hot and wet kisses everywhere. Just as Alex slipped off his shirt, someone knocked on our door and a heavy groan escaped through his lips before he swiftly covered my mouth.

"Alex!"

"Don't let them in. I want you right now, all to myself." he pulled back and whispered, causing my eyes to widen.

I slipped on my shirt and was about to get up and open the door when Alex grabbed my hand and pulled me back again.

"I want you to myself tonight. No more distractions." he said firmly.

"Okay..." I barely choked out and stopped when his lips brushed against my ears.

I quickly pulled away, swiftly turning to open the door.

"Took you long enough."

"What up Katy?"

"Let's go out for dinner." Franklin looked at Alex and Alex nod before turning his eyes back at me.

I can't believe it finally happened. Alex and I are finally together.