LITTLE MISS.

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Versaï's POV.

How do I explain to Russian that I didn't mean to react the way that I did.

"I'm going to head to work now," he said amidst my silence "Please don't try to escape because I will find you." His cold austere gaze met my soft one before walking away.

He did emphasize that the only way I could be free of him was if I killed him myself but I wasn't capable of murder even though he was a vampire! Would he really chase me everywhere if at all I decided that I didn't want to be with him?

Russian didn't say anything to me when he left, making me even more devastated. Was he still hurt by the fact that I had flinched from him? I never thought such creatures had any emotions except the urge to hunt and kill.

They evolved, he said.

However, he did kill last night.

He ran off in the middle of the night leaving me here all alone. So whoever he murdered, had died in my place. None of that was consolation enough for me right now because this man fed on human blood for survival! And who knows, one day it would be me dead in his arms. He had already tried once there was no guarantee he wouldn't do it again no matter how much he resisted.

He was a blood sucking monster, that should have been reason enough for me to want to leave. To forever run from him, but here I was worried about his feelings. How dumb was I right now? I still wanted to know everything there was to him. I wanted to know how vampires came to existence, how many of them there are in Triton. If they go around killing for fun.

He tried to kill you! My inner voice screamed at me. He fucking bit into Michelle's throat in front of you!!

The rational side of me tried to speak some sense into me but the irrational side, this heart of mine that wanted to understand him more, to give him the benefit of the doubt. To forgive him for trying to kill me even if he hadn't apologized yet.

Uggggggh! I needed some external intervention to make this choice. If only I had told Liberty, however, she herself had told me Russian was something I had to experience, so this was me experiencing him.

"I've never been dumber in my life," I said to myself, staring into the abyss while holding my the sides of my face.

A phone started to ring into the silence catching my attention. That was my phone! I didn't think it made it all the way here. I followed the sound, throwing the pillows into the air in search for it. It was stuffed under the nude chaise next to the slide door that led to the pool area.

I grabbed it, staring blankly at Austin's name on the screen. What did he want now?

"Hello?" I sat down on the floor.

"Hey, are...are you okay?" he sounded worried

"Yeah, I am."

"Okay, thats good. I've been worried about you." He said and we both fell silent. "I...uh went to your new class looking for you but you weren't there."

"I didn't go to campus today or yesterday."

"Why? Did you get a suspension or something?"

"Um no. I just...didn't want to attend class." I explained

"Oh. Well, I...I miss you."

My heart pulsated as I fell silent again. What do I say? I couldn't say it back...I didn't feel the same way.

"Versaï, are you still there?" Austin's voice came again

"Yeah...yeah, I am."

"When can I see you? I could pass by your apartment if you'd like."