Whisper of Darkness

Chapter 2

As he replayed what she said in his head, the man laughed. She furrowed her brows in an attempt to show him how serious she was.

"I'm being serious." She exclaimed but that just made the man more amused. After he stopped laughing he said, "Out of all people, YOU think you're the one who could eventually make me fall in love?" "Too many woman already tried that Tara. And all of them failed."

He sized her up and down, "Plus i don't think you're capable of doing that."

Tara was unfazed by his doubt, "How about you try me?"

He chuckles, "I have to admit, you're very brave Tara. But you're just a little girl. How could you possibly think you're capable of such a thing."

"I'm not a little girl, I'm 23 years old." She corrected.

The man chuckled once again at how blunt she was. "Do you even know who i am?"

"No."

"And yet you're talking to me like that and offering to try and get me to fall in love with you?" He stood there staring at her again and then his face curved into a smile. Suddenly he came closer and pinched the bottom of her chin and lift her face up to look at him.

"You're playing with fire little girl. Do you really want to step into my dangerous world?" He said with an intense glare in his eyes to give off the impression that he wasn't joking, not even a little. The way he looked at her made her shiver slightly. But regardless of what he said, she didn't care. In fact, it made her even more curious.

He continued looking her in the eyes, and then he spoke again, "You should run Tara. I'm not the man that you want to get involved with." And then he walked away.

She suddenly spoke, "Enlightened me." She felt like a mad woman but it didn't bother her. She wanted to see this man's world. She was curious as to what turned him into this cold man.

He was in disbelief once again. He had never met anyone so brave in his life. Even in the world he lives in there are men who shudder at his name. But this girl, this young and fragile girl, wants to walk into his life without even batting an eye. She had to be the most interesting girl he'd ever met. Who the fuck was she?

"Okay Tara. I'll give you 3 months to make me fall in love with you. But there are rules." He demanded.

"Uh... Okay." She was surprised that he agreed. She thought he would send her away but he didn't. For some reason the first time tonight, she was terrified.

"Rule number one, you have to live with me the entire time. Rule number two, you can't tell anyone any details about us. It's okay for people to know I'm your boyfriend but that's it. And rule number three..." He suddenly stopped and smiled. It was a mischievous smile. A little wicked even. I knew he was about to say something that would shock me.

"Rule number three, You have to please me." He chuckles.

Tara's mouth dropped. She was petrified that she almost changed her mind about the whole thing. "I have to sleep with him???" She thought to herself. What the actual hell?

He saw the look on her face and continued, "I'm just kidding. We don't have to do anything you're not comfortable with. But I'm definitely serious about the first two. I have people watching me so no one can know details about us."

"Oh... Okay. I won't tell anyone." She was still horrified so she stuttered over her words a little. Then she suddenly remembered, "What is your name?"

He glanced at her and then sized her up and down still shocked that she doesn't know who he is. Everyone knows who he is.

"It's Vincent. Vincent Redello."