Master of Vampirism (Part #2) ✔️

Chapter 8: Curiosity killed the vamp

The switch inside of me turned. I've been trying so hard to keep Caiden happy. Hell, I didn't even make out with someone else even though we weren't together. No matter how much I might have wanted to.

And right now, staring at his distrust, I felt disrespected.

How dare he?

"How's James from programming?" I spat. Caiden's eyes turned confused, then understanding, then angry.

"What does that mean?" He played the fool.

"James, from programming. Sounded quite chipper on the phone." I chuckled. "For a 6ft tall bulky man."

"You listened to my phone call?" Caiden's eyes sparked with anger.

"You don't get to accuse me of having something other than friendship with Ian." The threat in my voice caught me by surprise and I had to tone it down, because Caiden flinched. "I haven't so much as kissed another guy in five fucking months."

"Sounds like that was a real problem for you." Caiden laughed humourlessly. The anger in his eyes grew, but so did mine.

"I don't understand." I shook my head. "What's your problem? What do you want me to do? I've been faithful, I've been patient-"

"You're still lying to me." Caiden murmured.

"And what the hell am I supposed to do when this is the way you react each time you find out anything about me?" I spread out my hands, feeling the anger begin to boil in my veins.

This was not the way I wanted to have this conversation. Not after I murdered some raper in a dark alley, not when I had blood on my hands.

"You're lying to me about Ian, I know you are."

"Well, you're lying to me about whoever the fuck was on the phone." I squeezed the words through my tight mouth.

"Her name is Angie and she's a friend." Caiden said.

"Well, Ian is a friend." I couldn't believe he was still pushing that same goddamn matter.

"I don't believe you."

"What the fuck do you want me to do about that?" I snapped, my teeth began to hurt, fangs pushing out. Fuck, I had to calm down.

"Stop hanging out with Ian!" Caiden shouted, to my surprise. I closed my mouth shut.

Before I could arrange my scattered thoughts or come up with any sort of answer, Ian showed up on my door, a bottle of bloodka in his hand and a notebook in another.

"Is that what we've come to?" He asked. There was a lingering instability in his gaze; the instability of a vampire who barely walked away from a fight. This was not the moment to anger him. Yet, he seemed to control that rage, the flames in his eyes seemed contained. And I thought his restraint was somehow... mature, grownup. Why was he even hanging out with me?

"He didn't mean that." I shot a warning look towards Caiden, but he simply rolled his eyes.

I couldn't do it anymore. The tensions have been growing for five months, ever since I told Ian he could stay on campus. And I just couldn't handle it anymore.

"Oh, I meant it." Caiden said. "Chloe hasn't been herself ever since you've arrived. And you didn't even leave when she asked you to."

Ian leaned against the doorframe.

"What is it that you want to know, Caiden?" Ian asked, surprising me. At least he didn't call him kid now.

Caiden seemed surprised too, because his mouth hung open with the lack of the question on his tongue. I chuckled exasperatedly, too tired to deal with any of this.