10. Invitation To Kiss

“What’s wrong?” Nevea was studying his reaction. Allen was in pure agony, and Nevea had an illusion that she could hear the bones in his body breaking one by one slowly. “Allen, what happened?” 

Allen’s face contorted in a fury. He lifted his finger with difficulty and spoke, “What the fuck are you? What did you do to me? And Who sent you?”

Nevea stepped closer, “I did not do anything. I don’t know what is happening. Tell me, I am scared.” She faked her reaction perfectly.

Crack~

The bones in his calves cracked like crackers, followed by the bone in his foot.

“Argh, stop it!” Allen’s scream of anguish was eaten by the drumming music at the bar.

“I don’t know.” Nevea looked around to see if there was a third party between them. Yet she could not detect anyone near her.

“Stop it, or I will fucking kill you, bitch!”

Nevea eyed Allen’s pathetic condition. Then, she strode to him and stepped on his broken calf without an ounce of remorse.

“Don’t call me bitch, fucker.” Her voice dropped lower as she put more pressure on his calf. 

Nevea took the small knife from her thigh and scrunched down until their eyes were on the same level. “Before I put this blade on your dick, tell me, what is the bloody movement’s goal?” 

Allen laughed; his eyes blazed with anger. Then, he gritted his teeth and said, “You are Vlassta’s dog.”

Nevea slapped his cheek, “Just answer the damn question.”

Allen spat on her, which only reached her hand. And what Nevea did next make him lose his shit as the woman wiped his spit on his luxury clothes. 

“For someone dying, you sure have a lot of guts.” She uttered as her knife sliced through his skin. “You are lucky I did not bring my sacaflorous knife.”

Although the standard knife won’t affect him as much as sacaflorous does, he was at a disadvantage with his current condition.

Allen gathered all the strength that he had left and pounced on her. His fangs had made their appearance as he planned to dry her body. 

His healing power worked slower than usual, but it still worked to mend his broken fingers. He gripped the woman’s neck without mercy. And his other hand was tucking her hair harshly until her head was facing the ceiling.

“You underestimated my power, bitch.”

Nevea could only smile. While Allen was on a high with the fake victory, Nevea raised her hand to stab his back mercilessly. 

The pain did not make Allen loosen his grip. It only pushed him to cut her breathing pathway. “I won’t die. It’s you who’s going to die.” Allen’s laugh reverberated through the walls.

Nevea took the rifle on her other thigh and was about to shoot Allen. However, the man’s head suddenly burst like fireworks, and the blood splattered all over her body. 

“What the fuck?!” She exclaimed.

“You’re welcome.” The low and melodious voice took Nevea off guard. 

She jerked her head to see the owner of that sexy and alluring voice. From the huge pillar, a man came out with an air of gracefulness as though he was on a runway. 

Nevea squinted her eyes to catch the person’s face. And when the dim light fell into his face, she was stunned. His face was sculptured perfectly. From his eyes to his nose and his lips, they were impeccable. 

“Close your mouth, little girl,” Zach told her as he suddenly appeared before her. Their gap was only a palm away.

Nevea observed him from head to toe. Based on his eyes, the man was a vampire, and she was confident that he was not her match. So, she took two steps away to widen their distance. 

“You are unregistered.” She pointed out the missing accessories of sacaflorous. Then, her face gradually changed to one of expressionless, “You are a part of the bloody movement.”

Zach pushed Nevea until her back met the hard wall. “You are insulting me. I’m too noble to mingle with rats.” He inched closer, taking in the aroma of her body. “He wasn’t wrong. You are sweet.” He brushed her hair to the side, leaving the other side vacant. Just perfect for him to sink his fang.

“Get away!” Nevea pushed his chest, at the same time, got to feel his hard muscle on her skin. 

Zach took her hand and pinned it against the wall with only one hand. His red eyes locked with her piercing blue orbs. “I loved that fire in your eyes, Nevea.” He whispered, his breath hitting Nevea’s face.

“You know me….” She trailed her voice as the realization hit. The man behaved intimately as if he was her lover. 

“I’m disappointed that you forgot about me.” His other hand wiped the trace of blood on her face using a handkerchief with a sun on the surface of it. “Zachary. Does it ring a bell?”

‘My name is Zachary.’

The memory hit her like a flash flood. In an instant, Nevea’s felt a sudden burst of anger. This was the man who put her in the Vlassta. This was the man who made her lose the normality in her life. Without thinking twice, Nevea used her small knife to stab him in his chest. 

The shock on Zach’s face had a dopamine effect on Nevea. It flowed in her body, filling her with contentment. Finally, she smiled at him and said, “Fuck you!”

Zach let her hand go and started laughing like a crazy person until the corner of his eyes let out a lone tear. Then, he took the knife out and spoke, “I guess you are as happy as I am to see you.” 

Zach closed the distance between them again. This time his hand rested on her waist, rubbing it in a circle, and the other was between her face and neck. “You sure never fail to amuse me, little girl.” 

“What do you want from me?” Nevea held herself from leaning into his touch. For some unknown reason, she felt her body had started to betray her mind and wanted to surrender to Zach.

“You.” He nuzzled against her neck, sucking in her scent as if she was a potent narcotic. “My heaven.” He said unconsciously over and over again.

Nevea resisted the urge to crane her neck and gave him more access to her neck to venture. She closed her eyes and exhaled, “Bullshit. Now stop sniffing me like a dog.”

As if in a trance, Zach could not hear her at all. He was too engrossed with the calm effect her scent had on her. He felt at peace, and that feeling was long gone from him. 

Leaving with no choice, Nevea decided to attack man’s most treasured part. She hit his groin with her knee hard, and the man groaned.

“How dare you, woman!” Zach moved as fast as the light, and he clutched her neck.

Nevea’s heart accelerated, not out of fear but because she saw Raven walking toward her with his gun pointed at Zach’s head. 

“No,” Nevea mouthed the word, hoping Raven could take the hint.

“Your heart is beating so fast.” Zach pointed out. “I don’t smell fear for you, so why?” He questioned her. 

Seeing Nevea’s eyes stuck to the things behind his back, Zach looked over and saw a human. “Your boyfriend?” The tone of his voice was as cold as ice in the north. 

“None of your business.” 

“Your taste sucks.” He commented. “He is weak. I can kill him with a snap of my finger.”

“He might be weak, but he is kind.” Nevea defended Raven. She won’t let someone, especially Zach mock her choice of man.

Zach took her face in between his palms, gazing into her eyes. “We know you are not suited with an angel-like man.” His eyes lowered to her lips, and he licked his own as her luscious lips called him to claim them.

“You know nothing about me, Zachary.” Nevea glared at him.

“I know you enough. You are just a coward who dashes away from the truth that you desired something darker and dirty.” He ran his finger through her hair and ended up touching her right ear. “What do you think he would do if I kissed you?”

Nevea’s pupils grew more extensive, and she struggled to break free. “Don’t you dare to do that.”

With a twisted brain that worked differently than most people, Zach translated her words as an invitation to kiss her. 

So, he complied with her wish and devoured her lips.