JOVITA Darkness. Pitch darkness wrapped around me like a blanket, clutching me, ready to drain the life out of me. My eyes could not be accustomed to it; I could see nothing. My eyes dashed around, looking for a source of light and escape, but there was none. There was only darkness. Where is this place? Who is here? What am I doing in this dark place? Those questions rang in my head, but I could not provide the answers myself. The darkness was suffocating me, and I waved my hands in front to make out what was before me, but it was only space, yet I felt a presence. Movement. Swift, an almost undetectable movement. I stood in the darkness alone, yet I felt eyes on me. Someone was watching me, lurking in the darkness that surrounded me. My hand reached for my stake tucked into my waistband, gripping it so tightly that my knuckles went white. My heart was hammering in my ribcage, and goosebumps had taken over my skin, but I kept hope alive an
JOVITA The hallway was dark and empty. The only source of light was the flame torches fixed on the walls. Lord Ralph was so modern; why does his castle look like something from the medieval age? There was no technology, only cameras. Humans were not even allowed to have phones. I do not know where the men are kept in the castle, as I have not encountered any human male since I came. I was curious about many things and wanted to get my mission done quickly so that the world would be at rest. I did not come here to repeat patterns every day of my life. I came to liberate my kind and must do it quickly because delay is dangerous. I did not see Uncle Kala again after that encounter with him, and I did not see Lord Ralph before going to bed. I started to go up the stairs toward his library. Secrets were always buried on those shelves. I might get just one thing tonight if he were careless enough to leave his library door open. I got eerie feelings, but I knew it was fear
JOVITA "And you are what?" I asked. "I am the janitor," he replied with a cocky smile. "I am always the last to sleep here. Lord Ralph just got back from wherever he went to." He leaned closer and lowered his voice. "I saw you kill that vampire. You must be a pro." "He attacked me first," I defended, my voice cracking. I was not supposed to trust anyone here yet, except my uncle, because I do not know how much loyalty they have to their Lord Ralph. Bryce nodded, the cocky smile still plastered on his face. "Of course he did." "Will you sell me out?" "You want to kill me too?" he asked, stopping at a door. I wondered if that was his room. "I am a human like you, am I not?" I didn't answer. Humans have betrayed me more than anything. Harrison, my childhood friend, told them where I lived, and now Ana acted like she was on the vampire's side. "I know you are hunting secrets like me. I have access to Lord Ralph's library. This is the
JOVITA I was shoved out of bed, crashed to the floor, and opened my eyes. Someone just pushed me down from the grimy bed. “You are still sleeping by this time. Who made you a queen?” someone asked, and I looked up to see another female vampire baring her fangs at me. I straightened up. “Do vampires always have to be stupid each time they interact with humans?” I fired, resisting the urge to rub the throb on my elbow. There was a bruise from how she jerked me out of bed, but it wasn’t bleeding much. She snared at me first, flashing her fangs at me again. But I watched her with scorn. I didn’t only hate that they were bloodsuckers; I hated they were so rude to humans. I had barely closed my eyes when she came to wake me rudely. I had stayed in that library with Bryce, watching Lord Ralph torment the female vampire in the name of sex. He whipped her and commanded her to suck his manhood. I was disgusted by his dominance. I can never allow anyone to treat
JOVITA All this wouldn’t have happened if I hadn’t seen him in the light. Part of me wanted to believe that he purposely did this. He knew what he was doing. Does he take every other girl by surprise by unveiling himself when they least expected it? He brushed his hair in the mirror, ignoring me, while I struggled to ignore my racing heart. I do not know why my heart rate kept spiking like that. This was a man I was brought up to despise, but here I am, acknowledging his beauty. I wanted to kick myself in the ass. “You are my assistant from today henceforth and will always be by my side,” he said from the mirror. I will always be by his side sounded so intimate that I had to convince myself that he was only speaking of work. “Your job description includes bedroom duties...” “What?” I flared, interrupting him. “With all due respect, you will have to kill me first before getting into my panties. I am not a whore and did not come here to be your sex sl
RALPH What the hell is wrong with me? Why am I being so tolerant of Jovita? It has nothing to do with the fact that she bears the same name as the only woman I loved when I was alive. I was supposed to hate everyone by that name because of what was done to me. I have existed for centuries, gone to several places, and roamed the earth, but I never came across anyone by that name until this dark-haired woman came into my life. I have given her the leniency I have given no other person. I have never had to reconsider my policy about sex with humans until now. Coming out of my bathroom and seeing Jovita standing in my room, I forgot that she was there for any reason other than because I wanted her. And fuck did I want her. I do not know how to get rid of this ungodly attraction. Any time she opened her mouth, she challenged me, and it was funny that she felt she could. It was as if she had no idea who I was or what I could do. My aura does not intimidate her
JOVITA I walked back to the room, and my eyes fell on the nightstand, where his ring still sat, staring at me. My face creased in a confused frown. Why didn't he take his ring? I went over and picked it up, examining it. It looked pretty expensive and unique and made me wonder if this was just his fancy ring or if he left it there as part of his plan to get to know me. I left it there and stared at the dead body beside the bed. I dragged her across the room toward the window, and with all the strength I could muster, I hauled her over the windowsill and into the bellowing sea. I watched her plummet and crash into the water. I walked back into the room, inspecting it. From the white walls to the large walk-in closet and the black head and footboard of the bed, there was no sign of softness in the personality of the owner of the room. His room was, however, the most modern room in the castle. There were no pictures on the walls or on the nightstand. Who was I kidding? These peop
JOVITA I slept off with Lord Ralph's image still in my head. I also dreamt of him and knew I needed to speak to my uncle. When I woke up the following day, Ana was already gone. I needed to find time to talk with her. She was the only person I was supposed to be closest to in this place, but I don't know what to do if she keeps up with this attitude. I had my bath, and something hit me as I was cleaning my body. The ring. My heart tumbled in my chest as I thought harder about that ring. My whole body went stiff. I tried to remember seeing it there after bathing in Lord Ralph's room. My mind totally went off it, and I was sure I had felt someone watching me then. Was it there? Was it not there? I would be in a big mess if someone found me in Lord Ralph's room having my bath. I ran my hands through my hair. How do vampires show anger? Do they break things or kill humans or relax and be cold? What if Lord Ralph found out I had the audacity to b
JOVITA The event of the previous night stayed with me throughout the day and into the night, occupying me when I was alone. As usual, I went to throw the thrash out, but only one thing remained in my mind and that was the image of lord Ralph having sex with the girl. Anytime I think of this, there was this rippling sensation I get. I had being trying to forget about it but it was all I could think of. The fire his mouth and tongue lit on my body still lingered and even though I had taken my bath twice today, his scent still lingered on me. I sighed, what was wrong with me? Why did I keep thinking about it? This was a man I was supposed to kill not fuck. But I could not help it. He arose those feral desires in me. I huffed deeply and walked away from the thrash can. I looked up again at the bright moon in the sky and thought about Bryce. How was he? Is he out of comma? "I see the moon makes you think of me," a deep voice I knew too well said. I looked
RALPH "I will make you want me, but I will not fuck you." That was my mouth speaking, but I wanted to rip her legs apart and fuck her until she forgot her own name. I only have an ounce of control remaining as I work my way through her body. Jovita. I hated the name, but I wanted to fuck the girl. She was in my head every time, even when I was not thinking about her. I thought doing all those things would make me forget her. Maltreating her, removing her from being my assistant. I thought making her hate me would make me hate her, but it made me fucking miss her. I wanted her. I wanted her every fucking night. In a bid to get her out of my system, I go to my club and fetch many vampire women. I slept with them to get her out of my system, but she was there when I had sex with them. Her body was the only thing I thought of when I fuck those women and the only image that drove me to climax. I had lost count of how many times I had masturba
RALPH I pulled into the compound and saw Kala, my driver, waiting for me. I decided to indulge him and know what he thought about me being the reason for the boy's demise, but before I could even get out of the car, my assistant, whom I hadn't asked her name yet, came walking up to me with a news Colbert had insisted on going down and using the public transport to go back to his city. Our argument did not end well, and I was grumpy. This was the first time Colbert blatantly disagreed with me on anything. It left me sorer than I cared to admit. "Welcome, Lord Ralph. You have a visitor." "I am not entertaining visitors now," I said, tossing my keys to Kala. "Hello, there," someone greeted from a few feet. I looked up to see Andres. My heart fell low inside my stomach. I looked from him to my assistant as if wanting her to explain things to me, but she offered no help. It was quite a relief that I got rid of Colbert on the way. "What are you doing
RALPH I did not need my driver today, so I took the car keys from him. Colbert watched me, wondering what was going on in my mind. I signaled him to enter the car as I sat in the driver's seat. He came in and sat in the passenger's seat. "Alright, where are we going to?" he asked. "I wanted to make it none of my business, but now that you asked, I think I will pick up this case." "Are you really saying you didn't do that? Do you have an alibi?" Jovita was supposed to be my alibi. I was kissing and carrying her to bed around that time, but I could not say that to Colbert. He will project this love thing again. "Of course not. I know this is difficult to believe but trust me, I did not do this. Someone is trying to set me up, but what worries me is the reason for that." "Maybe another vampire that is secretly into her?" I did not like the sound of that. No other male will touch her. I zoomed off, heading straight to the hospita
JOVITA Lord Ralph stared at me without blinking. I stood there contemplating jumping into the sea behind me. Did he see me? Did he notice I was going through his stuff? "What did you think you were doing, human?" His voice was cold and steel. It sounded more like a growl. "I... I... I was..." I lost what to say. What could I possibly say to him? Hey, I was checking out your secrets, and I know them now. He stalked toward me, and I took a few steps back. Resentment and anxiety were warring inside me, and anxiety was winning more. My hands shook, and my lips shivered. I could feel the rage he exuded. He hated me enough to give me hard labor for nothing; he hated me enough to beat Bryce to a pulp. Nothing would stop him from killing me right now. "You feel you can disobey me?" He took off his jacket and started to unbuckle his belt. My eyes widened. What? Was he going to hit me? I bet I misjudged this man. He was worse than everything they said he was.
JOVITA I rolled the cart into the event center and looked around; the vampires were chattering amongst themselves. I handed them over to one of the servers and reclined in the corner, waiting for another order. My eyes ran around the place and locked with the lord called Landon. He had a crooked smile plastered on his face and signaled me to come over. I approached him and saw Lord Ralph watching me with a jaw sharp enough to slice me in two. I hated him and wanted to hurt him so badly. I walked up to the vampire that called me and doubled over to hear what he had to say. "I will eat you. You look so delicious," he whispered into my ear. I felt like vomiting all over his face. I straightened up and flashed him a fake smile. "What do you want? Some blood?" I asked, still holding my phony smile. Someone grabbed my arm from behind, and I looked to see Lord Ralph staring at me with fury in his eyes. I tried to snatch my hand from him, but he held me tightly.
JOVITA "Hello there, pretty one. I am Lord Landon, nice to meet you." "Hello," I said and moved away from his way. "Excuse me." I made to leave, but he grabbed my hand and I stopped me right in front of me. His hand was colder than most vampires. Something about him seemed troublesome. "Eh eh, not so fast, human. I guess you are going with me tonight." "Lord Landon, let the girl do her job," someone said from behind, relieving me. I turned to see Lord Ralph's brother standing behind us. I sighed with relief when the other man's hand left me. He sighed and rolled his eyes. "Well, if it is not the goody-two-shoes," the other Lord muttered. "What are you doing here, Landon?" Lord Colbert asked. "Am I not supposed to be here? This is a traditional vampire gathering and I do not rememeber Viktor banning me from coming here." I took that as my cue to leave. My face cheeks were hot and my heart pounded in my ribcage. I did not know why that L
JOVITA I had a dream the previous night and saw Lord Ralph in it. I found myself on my bed when I woke up, and my lips were still sore. However, I did not want to believe it was Lord Ralph that brought me up to bed because he could not care that much and had just shown it by showing me his ruthlessness. After sending Bryce to the junkyard to work on a bartered car, he added to my chores yesterday. I knew I would give him a piece of my mind sometime, but I would hold my peace now until I could not take it anymore. Ana was already gone when I woke up, so I did not get to ask who put me to bed. I knew it was Bryce, and we would Iron out things today. I went down the stairs and was surprised to see many people in the yard and police cars and ambulances. I also noticed some people were looking at me. I spotted Ana in a corner, and she saw me, too, and walked over to me. She grabbed my hand and dragged me toward the backyard without letting me speak. "What is going on? Why i
RALPH I paced in my room with a glass of blood in my hand and ran the other finger over my hair. I thought I was over her. I had convinced myself about that, but all my resolve crashed when I saw her with that mechanic boy. I did not know what to do. The only way to stop this is to send her away from me, but even as she is far from me, I yearned for her presence. Have they slept together? Has he tasted what was mine? Has he done everything I fantasized about doing to her? I will have to kill that boy. They even call them love birds now. I sighed and sat on the edge of my bed. If I kill him, everyone will suspect it was because of Jovita, and they would all say I killed him out of jealousy. I was Lord Ralph; I was not supposed to be jealous. I downed the blood in my hand and stood up again. I could not sleep, and even after coming up with different methods of keeping them apart, I still was not comfortable. A knock came at the door, interrupting my thoughts. I spun toward