Heart Bitten

Chapter 4

I couldn't move nor can I scream as I stared up at the guy who was leaning closer into me now.

Hell yeah, he is beautiful.

Closer now, I can see how soft and wavy his blonde hair with hazel brown streaks matches so well with his pale face and how clear his blue eyes were, almost like the clear blue sea I love so much.

Why does he looked so familiar?

Without noticing what the heck on earth I was doing, maybe because I was too mesmerized in this man's beauty; I reached my hand out and softly ran my hand through his hair.

"Wow," I breathed, "your hair really is soft."

Then only did I notice what I just said or did.

I quickly pulled my hand away and blush a deep red.

I guess this is not your usual reaction when you just saw a vampire who was not even supposed to be real, in front of you and you run your hands in his hair a minute after you were trying to run away. I can tell that they don't usually see scenarios like that from their wide-eye surprised look on their face.

Even the one standing in front of me took a moment to recover his surprised expression. That was after someone gave off an amused laugh.

"Adrian." Horatio said in an intimidating deep voice and I couldn't help but shuddered at it.

The guy in my face backed off and I assumed he must be Adrian.

"Bad boy, little brother, scaring her like that. But this is the first time I've seen something like this! Touching the hair of someone who might probably kill you and calling it soft too! Aren't you unique, dear human?" one of the guys who I suspected to be the one who gave off the amused laugh, smiled at me and in the mean time, revealing two sharp fangs.

I took a step back, so I was now practically leaning my whole body against the oak door.

Adrian smirked at the guy, "Aren't you doing the same now, brother?"

All of them have amused looks on their pretty little faces except for Horatio and the emo looking guy sitting at the farthest corner of the room with the expression on his face as if he is mad at the whole world.

I've decided to like the emo guy better since at least he doesn't bite like the rest do.

As if he could read my thoughts, the emo guy instantly looked up right at me and bared his fangs out.

Ok, I take my words back. I don't like him that much either.

"That's enough, Maxine. Don't compare yourself to Adrian when you are no better than him." Horatio throw what I'd call a murderous glare at the guy who was called me unique. "Where the hell is Edwin anyway?"

Instantly the door flung open and I cussed. No wonder the door won't open before. I was supposed to push it, not pull it! I bet it wasn't even locked!

"You called, father?" In walked Edwin, the guy I met at the hallway before entering this damn room that sealed my fate. He looked down and smirked at me, "Oh that is not very nice, Adele, cussing like that. And you still owe me an apology." I rolled my eyes at him.

"Is that how I raise you to treat visitors, Edwin? Stop being such like your twin brother Adrian!" sternly Horatio pointed a chair for Edwin to settle in. Once Horatio said it only did I remember why Adrian looked so familiar when I first saw him. It was because I met the evil part of him in the hallway.

Oh, sorry, my mistake. The other evil part of him.

Horatio turned to me and his face immediately softens.

"I apologize about my stupid sons," and he throw even more stern glares at the boys, "behavior."

I smiled; liking the way he calls those annoying brat sons of his stupid.

"So I see it is all forgiven then. You will stay with us, won't you, Adele?" Horatio gave me another one of his charming smile and I obediently nodded before realizing what I just did, again.

"Wait, what? Stay with you? No offense, Mr. Donahue, but no way on earth!" I quickly replied but I knew I was too late.

"You won't go against your own word now will you, Adele?" Horatio's brow goes up and he looked like a begging puppy and my heart ached. He sure has a way to charm people.

Damn, I was careless!

And I agreed with him without arguing.

As if.

"Oh no, Mr. Donahue, charming me with whatever those skills you call won't work with me anymore." Not now, anyway. "I'm leaving, right now."

A flash of anger seemed to flash across Horatio's handsome feature but was quickly pushed back and replaced by an almost intimidating cold expression. Horatio Donahue is now no longer going to be all nice and friendly.

I quickly turn to the door but before I could push it open, two hands grabbed hold of me painfully and forced me to face Horatio. I need not look up to know it was Edwin that was holding me down effortlessly. I was struggling like crazy but he didn't even move much.

I kicked and cussed but it was all in vain. Edwin leaned closer until I can feel his icy cold breath on me and he chuckled, "Give it up already, dearest Adele." And I kicked harder. Edwin merely laughed.

"Look at me, Adele."

One command was enough for me to look up at Horatio who was standing now. My blood drained from my face immediately when I saw Horatio's eyes. A red haze had descended over eyes.

"Let me be straight forward, since I was too nice and you were stepping over my head, young human. You will not be able to leave here anymore. If you want you can, of course, but that is after you're dead. And I would not hesitate to drain you off your life, if you know what I mean." Yikes!

Horatio's voice was commanding, "You will answer wisely now, Adele Morgan. Will you or will you not stay?"

Standing in front of me now is a deathly vampire with his deathly looking fangs fully extracted and glaring down at me.

Wait, let me correct myself.

Not one, but eight gorgeously drop-dead hot vampire with their eyes on my neck waiting for my answer.

It's like the shows you see in the televisions with the host asking the last question and if the player answers wrongly, all the money won will be lost. One wrong word and all the rewards are flushed down the toilet.

But right now, one wrong word and my blood will be flushed down their thirsty throat.