LOVE, HATE AND DESIRE.

CHAPTER 2

Nathan sat on the single sofa in his spacious bedroom, lost in thoughts about selena moore, he couldn't understand why she still clouded his mind. He stood up with his hands in his pocket, he felt he was a bit in haste to send selena out of his office. Maybe he would have held her ransom or taken her prisoner or did anything to keep her close to him.

"Get a grip man, she's a bloody human and a daughter to that suicidal vampire hunter, she can't be your mate."

"What if she is?" Ryan, his childhood friend said.

"Never ever do that again."

"Apologies my friend, but you need to think about the possibility of that woman being your mate, You've been restless since she left your office." Ryan pointed out.

He was right, nathan couldn't concentrate after selena moore left his office, the meeting he had almost immediately was adjourned because he didn't hear a word they said and he couldn't give a feedback. She filled his sense and it drove him with want and rage at the same time.

"Why her? Of all the women in the world, why does it have to be her?" Nathan clenched his, he didn't drink, else he could need a strong liquor right now.

"We can't question fate."

Nathan sighed, "Find out everything about her."

"I'm already on it." Ryan said, gaining a look from his friend. "I knew you would ask." he added.

Thankfully, Ryan knew him so well, he wouldn't have made him his assistant. Ryan knew his low tolerance for humans and offered to do the job, he paid him good money of course and made him comfortable so he'll have no room for complain. His own brother also stuck to him like a personal bodyguard;

"Send marlene in."

"Don't you think she's become too attached?"

"She is easy to control, and she knows her place, unlike dahlia." Nathan said as he took off his shirt, Ryan couldn't argue any further, he left. While nathan was in the bathroom, the thought of selena returned, it bugged him like the slicing pain of vervain in his blood stream. He remembered the tight dress she wore that complimented her eyes and revealed her beautiful curves, her sweet scent of blueberries mixed with a drop of citrus fragrance. Nathan got a hard on, he groaned and slammed his fist to the bathroom wall, shattering the wall tile on the other side.

'Damn!'

He emerged from the bathroom and saw marlene already half naked on his bed, he stared at her for a second and maybe he stared too long, because selena's face appeared. He walked slowly to her, he could still see selena moving her hands all over her body seductively and smiling so cutely at him. When he grabbed her neck, her voice jolted him back to realize it wasn't selena but marlene. Groaning in frustration, he kissed her as a way of channeling his frustration into the woman, but it aroused her. What could he expect from a whore, every appealing sexual way was exciting to her, he could have her when he was angry, sad or just totally uninterested, and she wouldn't mind.

After he's had his sexual desire and thirst satisfied, he sent the lady out of his room, nathan liked to drink directly from his concubines. He tried to distract himself from thinking about selena and those tempting curves, but it proved to be a waste of efforts. So he got dressed and in a swift movement, he was downstairs;

"Where are you going nathan?" Ryan asked.

"Hunting."

"Didn't marlene satisfy you?"

"I need more."

"Then i'm coming with you."

"No, i'm going alone."

"You might lose control again, i'm coming with you." Ryan insisted.

Nathan understood his fears and honestly, he was right. He started and ryan followed, nathan didn't know where he was going, he just ran until he stopped right on top of the building that faced the springfield.

"Why are we here, the springfield closes at 6pm."

"I don't know, just shut up."

Nathan waited for twenty minutes, then the rotating panel turned and three people walked out. His ability to see clearly and closely, no matter the distance made him realize selena was among the trio.

"What time is it?" he asked.

"It's 9pm." Ryan answered.

"What is she doing here at this hour?" nathan mumbled.

He saw the other female leaving, but selena stood still with a man, another man around his mate? Nathan growled when the man touched her arm, rubbing it gently like he was coaxing a little girl. Nathan moved to go to her, but Ryan stopped him;

"Her father is a hunter, she might be immune to our compelling powers. Don't do what cannot be undone." Ryan said.

Nathan fumed in anger as he continued to watch this human male touch his mate in a forbidding manner, he waited until the man got into his car and drove away before he pursued. Standing in middle of the road in an almost lonely road, duke stepped on the breaks in fright. He blinked and the man he saw was no longer in sight, in the next second, his door was ripped from its hinges, nathan dragged him out and took him away.

"What is wrong with you nathan? You almost killed the man." Ryan said as they returned home.

"He deserves to die." nathan replied.

"And risk it on the media at dawn? It would alert christopher moore, the very person we've been protecting our people from."

"Another blood lust night?" Henry came into the study.

"Luckily, i tagged along to stop him this time."

"Chill out."

Henry scoffed, "Like you ever listen to us when we tell you same. If you can't help it, find a way to bring her home." he said.

Nathan stared at Ryan, "Yeah, he knows."

"Does he also know who's daughter she is?"

"Doesn't matter, she's unaware of who you are."