I was dumbfounded. Am I hallucinating or is this real? But the glow of red in his eyes looked too real for me to doubt."Why are you here, Carter?" I said and glanced at the man lying a few yards away, unconscious."Should I be the one asking you that? Why are you here when you are supposed to be with that friend of yours? He left you?" The way he mentioned the word 'friend' was very lethal that it sent shivers down my spine."I asked first. Why are you here?""Does that even matter? You were close to being harassed, Eve, and we don't know what could have happened to you if I didn't arrive.""Well, thank you very much," I said with a hint of sarcasm. I don't know how I would treat him or if I should greet him like we didn't agree to stay out from each other's life."I will go back now. Maybe Jaxon has came back," I said and was about to leave him there when he held my wrist. I looked down his hand and he quickly withdrew his hold."I

"Where are we going?" I asked Carter when I noticed that he wasn't driving to the road leading to Mom's house."You know, I was under the assumption that you haven't been in many parts of Lynnwood yet. I just want to show you my favorite place here."Not so long, he parked at the base of a secluded forest."Wait a minute. Are we going to do hiking?" There was a grim undertone in my voice. I really don't like hiking mainly because I'm not good in too much walking. I easily trip and fall, that is why the idea is somehow scary to me.He raised a brow at me. "Why, are you afraid of us being alone down the forest? Want to back out now?"I shook my head abruptly. "No, no. That's not it. I actually don't want to say this, but seriously, I'm not a good hiker. It's not my hobby, and the idea of… woods, stones, and other earthy things along the way that might cause me to trip, to fall… is kinda stre

"You startled me, Mom!""Oh, I'm sorry, dear. But I heard a strange noise so I came to see. Someone in a motorcycle sent you home? Who was that?""Nothing, Mom," I said and walked past her but she followed me."Nothing? If he was riding a car, I would think it's Jaxon, but he's in a big sleek bike, so I figured that it must be another guy. Who? You got a new boyfriend?"I stopped at the mention of the word 'boyfriend'. Right. Carter is my boyfriend now and we didn't talk about hiding our relationship, so I guess it's all right to tell Mom?"Yes, Mom, I got a new boyfriend. And he's a thousand times better than my ex."She sipped on her wine. "Really? Who is he? If he's living here, then I must be familiar with him!" she said with so much enthusiasm. "And oh, you must have invited him to join us for dinner!"Well, for the record, I did invite him. But my boyfriend is no ordinary hum

"Who are you?" I asked, I made sure that my voice was loud enough for someone on the other side to hear me. However, a few seconds passed and I didn't hear any response at all. It added to the tension I'm feeling."Whoever you are, let me remind you that you are trespassing on the house of this town's mayor. And a cop is also staying in this house. I will give you a chance to leave, but if you won't, I will have no choice but to report you to the authority. So get out of my Mom's house now," I said, unleashing the full authority in my voice."Hmm... so you are the mayor's daughter. Everleigh Delluci, right?" It was a man's voice, no doubt. Only that, it was not familiar to me in any way so I got no idea who is he. But I guess he came here for one thing: its either he is a thief or he is here to do damages because he has a grudge over Mom or something. That is really one of the downsides when you are in politics. You will always have ha

To hear it from Carter himself that it wasn't stated in their rules that it is forbidden for a vampire to have a relationship with a woman gave me relief. I may be in love with him deeply but I will not want him to break their rules for me and be given a death sentence later on. Harming Carter in any way is the least thing I would want. I would rather die than be the reason of his death."If what this vampire is doing is against your rules, then why is your government not doing anything?" I asked, my fingers playing on the pillow on my lap."I think the news hadn't reached them yet. But my father already submitted a report earlier this morning, so they would probably work on it soon." His voice then went lower. "Don't you mind if I stay here? You know, I will be just around the corner... to watch you, to guard you. I really can't have my peace of mind if you stay here alone, especially when there is a creature hunting people at night."