5. He Wants Her So Bad

Catalina’s POV

Everything happened so quickly, and the three men ran away as soon as they spotted Thaddeus staring at them as if he were about to kill them. Then the other two men left screamed in anguish as they tried to attack Thaddeus, giving the impression that Thaddeus's stare was deadly.

After that, Thaddeus drove the car at an extremely high rate of speed. I saw him as he became increasingly enraged, and the crimson in his eyes made him appear to be a vicious monster.

I cleared my throat nervously and asked, "Could you please calm down?!"

I am not used to riding in a car that goes that fast. I am not used to it. In spite of the fact that my hands were shaking, I was able to put on my seatbelt, and he said, "Tell me one thing to calm down! Do I have to turn around and kill each and every one of them?"

"No…" I took a few heavy breaths as I gazed in his direction, and then I noticed that he had pulled the car over to the side of the road, where he was still fiercely gasping. I couldn't help but stare as he panted and then closed his mouth as he glared at me. 

"I'm sorry... "  I can sense the wrath that is building up inside of him, and I ask, "Tell me how I can make you calm down?"

“Nothing,” he answered quietly.

I carefully tucked my hair behind my earlobe and unbuckled my safety belt. After that, I approached him by bending forward until my face was about an inch away from him. Suddenly, my heart began beating really quickly.

Then, as he inhaled deeply while taking in my scent, he blinked his eyes and questioned, "What are you doing?" 

He grumbled, "You know that it's hard for me to breathe like this when you are near me," but he did not move from his position. 

I cradled his face in my hands and gently brushed my lips against his. 

He kissed me back, and it was a gentle kiss at first. His hand touched my waist, and he lightly caressed it. Then he got rough and passionate, then all of a sudden, he pulled me away while he was panting and looked directly into my eyes and to my lips. "It would be impossible for me to kiss you without causing you pain."

I heaved a sigh and said with a nervous smile, "I thought...kissing was supposed to calm you down."

He responded, "No, it will only make things worse," 

"So Vampires never shared a passionate kiss?" I asked out of curiosity.

He completely disregarded my question, but he said. "Catalina, you must never act in such a manner again. Do not leave the mansion without me, as you are not yet completely well, and why do you want to return to your life if they have a great deal of hatred for you?"

I just shook my shoulders and cried out in agony. "How come nobody wants me? I have no one..."

Then, in a hushed voice, he said, "You have me..." Once he dried my eyes, I noticed that his hand was no longer as chilly as it had been earlier in the interaction.

He moved his mouth closer to mine and spoke in a low whisper, saying, "You only have me, and there's no way for you to run away from me since I am everywhere..."

“You kissed me, you imprinted me as your vampire mate,” he added as he smirked. 

My eyes widened when I touched my lips, and I felt his slow approach, asking, "You want me to kiss you, right?" I could feel him moving closer and closer.

"You wanted it so desperately..." he groaned, then his eyes lingered on my lips, and in the flash of an eye, He was already laying claim to my lips; I gasped in response to his gently nibbling on them. I could taste blood on my lips, but he licked it up and withdrew away from me before I could react.

"Fuck!" he muttered under his breath. "Catalina, what have you done to me? Why do I want to devour you so badly?"