The Vampire king And The Marked Witch

Chapter two

Selena

I wiped my hands with a towel before taking off my apron and shoved it in my backpack and exited the restroom. Mark was busy counting money in the bar and by the big grin on his face, I could tell the club made lots of money today.

Mark wasn't that kind of a boss that stayed in the office, he preferred to be actively taking part in the process and left all the papers for Anita, my best friend slash my apartment mate slash my manager in the club but tonight she was sick so I had to co-manage with Mark while waiter in the club.

The night was still young but my shift ended at 00:00.

“Mark, I'm heading off!”and that all it took to wipe that grin off his face.

“Be safe!” he said but I could still hear disagreement in his voice. He hated that I had to walk home in the middle of the night. I understood where his worry came from, Cape Town wasn't the most safe at night.

Most of the parents worried when their children were out after six and that's exactly how Mark felt.

When he shouted that I could still change my mind and sleep in the guest room, I was already out of sight. Staying at Mark's for the whole night was in my nightmare list. Not that I couldn't sleep with the music downstairs but just that...

Umh....Mark was weird.

He had this ugly cat called Miracle which always glared at me at every chance it got. On top of that his house was filled with rats, when I complained he said that Miracle enjoyed human food over rats. The first and the last time I slept over. I couldn't sleep with rats all over the place. While Miracle simply stayed next to the door and glared at me before leaving me to the rats. I tried to tolerate the cat but since then, it was no longer one sided hate. Even though I liked Mark but I hated Miracle more.

I understood his worry but he couldn't do anything to change my mind even my mom never did.

My apartment was just 2 to 3 blocks away, Well that's not entirely true. Anita and I shared the apartment, and it was hers before it became ours. She was the only person I was close to besides Mark.

One the way I saw two men both carrying knives. It wasn't that hard to catch their faces thanks to the streetlights. What caught my eye was their badges, they were thee scorpion's men.

Scorpion was the most feared gangster in the town. He ruled cape town, made money from human trafficking, assissination and selling drugs. I knew him as well as he knew me. He co-owned the club with Mark and he was Anita's boyfriend.

It didn't surprise me when they both hurried off when I stalked towards them. Scorpion knew better than messing with my neighborhood, not that he feared me but just that I once spared his ass when I could've killed him.

I felt an aura but I continued walking but stopped on my heels when I heard a grunt and mourning in pain of someone, next to the tree. The aura was strong, dark and warning that my first instinct was to run away but my feet found their way towards the noise.

I knew well that I was putting myself in danger but I had my reasons. Firstly If that person died I wouldn't be able to live with myself knowing that I could have helped. Secondly maybe curiosity, why would Scorpion send his men to kill someone?

“Are you okay?” my voice came out as I kneeled infront of him.

I spared him a look before searching in my bag for bandages or anything that can be helpful. His hands were on his stomach it seemed like it was where the pain was coming from. Shit, those bastards had stabbed him. He was still moaning in pain, his eyes closed and his blonde hair dripping wet.

“Take your hands off, I need to see it.” I tried taking his hands off and he got both my hands with his free hand and pushed me off. His grip in my hand was strong but I wasn't giving up. My hand went to his stomach. His grip was getting weak until his hand fell. I tied his wound as he was losing lot of blood.

I searched his pockets for a cell and when I found it I called an ambulance.

I didn't know why I did this.

I wasn't a savior but my mom was.

Connor

When I woke up in the hospital the next day I panicked. If I could feel any emotions I would've said that I felt disappointed in myself.

I got drunk or whatever a normal human would call it. But to me it wasn't good at all considering who or what I was. It decreased my abilities to a point that I couldn't see when those two humans attacked me. I frowned at the thought.

The King would be strongly disapointed in me and I didn't want that. He saved my life or maybe that would be a hyperbola since I never had one to begin with. But he gave me a chance to live when the council had agreed that I had to be killed.

He was the only person that I would die for. Even if many people had said that he was evil but to me he was the kindest man I've ever knew.

I never cared that people hated me because I was no one in fact I never felt ashamed of who I was nor did I try to hide it.

Until yesterday.

I though I was done for when that woman appeared from thin air and scared away those humans. When she touched my hand for the first time I felt something which I wasn't supposed to feel considered that I was lying almost dead.

I wanted to hide myself from her. I didn't want her to know what I was not that a Silent cared. They appeared out of thin air and helped those In need and dissapear.

I was made to be cold, heartless and mischievous but I would be lying if I said nothing in me melted when I saw her.

When my maker told me Silents no longer existed because they had no power I didn't say anything then but now if someone said that I would tell them they were close minded.

Because Silent's had the power and the myth was true. If they stayed more than a minute they took your heart with them.