Chapter 17: More Vampires
Alexander sat beneath a tree since it was the daytime. He motioned for Becca to sit next to him. When she didn’t move an inch, he said, “Let’s sit and hear your childhood story, shall we?”
She gave a curt smile and made her way to sit next to him. She sat and looked up at the bright sky. “I didn’t have a happy childhood; rather it was a pretty rough one.” She started saying, “My mom died while giving birth to me. Since then, Dad has been raising me on his own and he is the only family I have left, which is why I obey him all the time. I can’t lose the only family I have.”
“No wonder why you don’t ever argue with him,” he mumbled.
She failed to understand what he meant, so she continue
Chapter 18: ReturnAlexander and Becca returned to the camp.Vanessa ran to them. “Where were the two of you? Lucas and Julia came back a long time ago.” She noticed the entwining hands of Alexander and Becca. A teasing look formed over her lips as she asked, “Were you two romancing with each other in the middle of the jungle?”Immediately, Alexander and Becca broke the connection of their hands, and Becca shook her head. She said to Vanessa, “No. We were just watching the sunset together because I insisted on watching it. And damn, it sure was beautiful.”“Sunset?” Vanessa arched an eyebrow and glanced at Alexander.“Yes,” Becca replied curtly. “Where shall we put these
Chapter 19: Truth Or Dare?“Guys, it shall go turn by turn,” Sebastian announced, since it wasn’t possible to spin a bottle on the grass. “We can start asking from one side and it will go in circles.”“No, babe, it’s not fun,” Vanessa pointed out.“Then what do you suggest we should do?” Sebastian questioned and Vanessa started thinking.When an idea popped into Becca's mind, she said, “How about we pass something while someone plays the music? When the music stops, the person who has the object has to choose between truth and dare.”“That’s a great idea,” Lucas said and stood up from the log as he was sitting next to Julia. He didn’t want to stay
Chapter 20: The RevelationAfter the big revelation game—truth and dare, everyone decided to call it a night and went to their respective tents. It had been three hours since then.Becca and Vanessa were sharing a tent.“Are you enjoying the trip so far, Becca?” Vanessa asked Becca, lying next to her.Becca said to her, “It is going awesome, so far. You know, Ness, I am loving it here. I can finally experience freedom.”Vanessa chuckled. “I am so happy that you are loving it. As long as you are my roomie, you will have a lot to experience. Are you willing to explore the world of independence with me, Becca Hertford?”Becca felt her head spinning slightly;
Chapter 21: No Attraction?“Becca…” Alexander called out her name slowly, trying to get Becca to come around. It was an expected reaction from a human. Because honestly, who wouldn’t faint after seeing a vampire? After all, Becca was a human too.Alexander looked at Julia, and altered the reality so that she didn’t remember anything about him. Then he took Becca to another secure place in the jungle.He sat beneath a tree, keeping Becca’s head on his lap. Caressing her hair, he asked her even though he knew she wasn’t listening, “Are you okay, Becca?” He continued, “I know you are strong and all, but you are the human in the end. I understand that you fainting after seeing my real nature is totally acceptable.”He contin
Chapter 22: Keeping SecretAlexander looked at the time on his phone. It was about to be dawn soon, so he said to Becca, “We should head back to the camp. Ness must be worried.” He got up and extended a hand for her to take it and get up as well.Becca took it and stood up. “You didn’t answer my question, Alex. Are you not attracted to me?” She had a frown on her face at the thought of him not finding her attractive. She didn’t know why she wanted him to like her.“My hunting doesn’t depend on appearance,” he replied politely. “I prefer to drink the blood of females with O positive blood.”She pouted and started walking with him towards the camp, intertwining her hand with his. “What did you mean by altering the rea
Chapter 23: Day 3, TripIt was the third day of the trip. The next day, everyone would return to the college and go back to their regular classes.It was a tiring day since the students explored almost every inch of the jungle until the sun began to sink beyond the horizon. Then after dinner, they all decided to call it an early night and went to sleep.Despite walking so much during the day, Becca wasn’t tired at all. She felt energetic and when she tried to sleep, her eyes kept opening after a few seconds. Sighing, she got up and looked at Vanessa, who was checking something on her phone.“Ness, I am not sleepy,” Becca complained.“As much as I want to chat with you, I have to complete writing an entire report about
Chapter 24: SunburnsBecca was waiting for Alexander to answer and when he didn’t, she urged, “Alex, answer me. Am I in danger?”“Becca, I promise to protect you from the vampires who would try and harm you, I swear.”“So you are with me just for the potion. Otherwise, we would’ve never met,” she said softly.Alexander didn’t say anything to her. He knew that even if it wasn’t for the potion, he would have ended up meeting Becca because she was his soulmate. But he couldn’t tell her about that because if he did, he might put her in more danger since Alexander had made plenty of enemies over his lifetime. He would rather sacrifice his emotions than hurting the one who brought up those emotions to him.
Chapter 25: Twins?On the way back to the college, Alexander and Becca were again in the backseat of the bus. They sat together—more like Becca forcefully sat next to him.Alexander closed his eyes and leaned against the seat.“Hey, I know you are not asleep because you cannot sleep,” Becca said, poking his arm.“Not in a mood to talk, Becca,” Alexander informed her, still with his eyes closed. It was hard for him to focus on controlling his cravings and paying attention to the conversation. Moreover, he had to think about how to protect her from the other vampires.“Okay,” she simply agreed. She took out her phone and AirPods. She went to the music app, played the song
Chapter 37: Unexpected EndingAlexander managed to barge into the room by force and grabbed the whip, which was about to hit Becca. He pushed Shier away harshly and dropped the whip on the floor. Then he picked up a petrified Becca in his arms and jumped out of the balcony.He was weak because of the strong spell he broke by giving away most of his energy. But he had to stay strong for Becca, as long as he could. He decided to take her to the vampire world to keep her safe with him for the time being.Meanwhile, Shier took the special revolver which possessed the bullets that could kill a vampire. He wanted to kill the vampires responsible for his wife’s death, so he made it especially by himself. “I am going to kill him. I cannot let him be the vampire king nor anyone else. No vampire will be helped because they killed my wi
Chapter 36: TrapsAs promised, Becca returned to Hertford Manor, sitting on the railing of the balcony along with Alexander. Her dad didn’t say anything to her after she arrived home and instructed her to go to her room. She couldn’t help but wonder that there was something fishy going on, but she forgot all about it once she saw Alexander waiting for her on the balcony. She immediately ran into his arms and had not let go yet.Right now, her head was on his shoulder, their hands intertwined while talking to each other about whatever came to their mind or just enjoying the comfortable silence.“What if I fall from here?” Becca asked Alexander hypothetically.He chuckled, answering, “Of course, I will catch you. At least, I will be fast enough to, but if I don&rsq
Chapter 35: In LoveBecca cuddled with Seniha after writing five chapters for her new vampire love story. After that, she couldn’t bring herself to write about vampires anymore because it made her writhe in pain. She lied to her father saying the college was on break once again due to some issues which Sebastian wrote in the fake email.Since she came back to the human world, all she had managed to think about was Alexander Insworthe. Even though he broke her heart by pushing her away, he was all she wished for, more than anything else in her life.She kept replaying the moments she spent with him in her head. Sometimes, she would just burst out crying in the middle of the night. She could barely sleep nowadays, yet she would not get dark bags under her eyes. She had also lost her appetite to eat anything, that’s why Shier wo
Chapter 34: Decisions“I tried to kiss Becca, but it didn’t work,” Phil announced, standing in front of Becca, Alexander, and Vanessa.They were in the living room, away from the ballroom and other vampires.Phil noticed that Alexander and Becca were holding hands but didn’t say anything.“So, what do you want to do now?” Vanessa asked Phil in annoyance. “Will you make out with her or fuck her to get the potion?” She was pissed off at Phil’s insatiable thirst for power.Becca tightened her grip on Alexander’s hand in fear while he gave a light squeeze in return, assuring her that he wouldn’t let that happen.“I mi—” Phi
Chapter 33: Sabotaging JealousyThe assembly hall, where the vampires used to hold their opulent balls, was packed with Phil’s trustworthy followers and his closest rivals. It was decorated beautifully on the occasion of Phil getting the throne of the king tonight.Meanwhile, Becca was dressed in a beautiful long-sleeved purple gown with the help of Vanessa and Pristine. Even though she didn’t fancy the idea of kissing Phil, she had to do what she had to. She couldn’t back out from her words now. Yet, the thought of anyone but Alexander’s lips on hers made her skin crawl in disgust.Becca was pacing in her designated room back and forth when there was a soft knock on the door. “Come in,” she hollered, and Alexander entered her room.Alexander didn’t l
Chapter 32: Kiss For Potion?Becca wore a red blouse with black skinny jeans: she has been wearing long sleeves ever since she got her sunburns—she wanted to hide those marks. She was afraid of letting Alexander know about it, or even Vanessa.Why do I feel this way with Alexander? she wondered. Lucas was also her good friend, but she never got such feelings for him as the ones she felt for Alexander. The emotions she had for Alexander were more of a romantic nature, instead of friendship. She deemed this as friendship plenty of times, but his teasing, her blushing—these weren’t friendly at all, rather it was a sign of affection.She never understood what it felt like to fall for someone, but she believed that she would be madly in love one day. She walked out of the
Chapter 31: Sleepless NightBecca was awestruck after seeing the vampire world. It was fully dark, just like Alexander told her. However, there were small lights everywhere to illuminate the area, and the shiny stars in the sky made everything look even more beautiful.“Wow,” she breathed, wanting to free Alexander’s grip from her hand and roam around, but he tightened his grip.“We have to reach the Insworthe manor first,” he instructed, which made her frown. Seeing that, he offered, “How about we walk to our destination so that you can have a mini-tour of the vampire world?”“Perfect,” she agreed, grinning widely.Vanessa cleared her throat, letting her presence be known. “Let&rsq
Chapter 30: The Vampire WorldOnce the door was closed, the lights of the dark room illuminated, making Becca heave a sigh in relief after seeing the familiar face.“Lucas, you could’ve just told me to follow you,” Becca told Lucas, who approached her after closing the door. “Also, what’s with that ‘Don’t speak’ threat? How could I speak when you had placed your hand over my mouth?”“I am sorry for bringing you here in this way, Becca,” Lucas said and sat on one of the benches of the classroom he brought her into. “You should take a seat too.”“What are you doing here?” she asked, taking a seat on the bench in front of him and turned her back to face him. “Didn’t you go home for winter break?
Chapter 29: An Order“For starters, I am here for the vampire potion, not to satisfy my sexual desires,” Alexander clarified to Becca, who still didn’t seem to believe his words.“Then why would I be lying unconscious here in the middle of a jungle at night?” she pointed out.“Someone explain to this fucking lady that I have no ill intentions towards her,” he grumbled in annoyance, running a hand through his hair.“Alex didn’t do anything, Becca,” Vanessa stated after enjoying the drama when Alexander was accused by Becca.“See?” Alexander said to Becca.Becca didn’t say anything as soon as her eyes fell on the man with