I'm in love with a monster (Camren)

Chapter 24

Alfredo busted through the room, snapping Lauren back in reality and sanity. Alfredo cleared his throat as he eyed up the two girls, before Lauren jumped back off Camila's lap quickly. There was a few moments of awkward silence as the three vampires glanced back and forth from each other.

"Was I interrupting something?" Alfredo finally disturbed the quiet atmosphere and Lauren quickly stepped back from Camila, then shook her her firmly as she swiftly exited the bedroom.

Alfredo shot the tied up brunette a questioning look and Camila just returned with a confused shrug. Alfredo then followed Lauren down the staircase and into the empty kitchen, where Lauren was standing over the sink and staring out of the window with a sick expression across her face.

"I almost let her go." Lauren whispered out when she heard Alfredo's footsteps echo in the old fashioned kitchen. "She played with my emotions... I think it's best if I stayed away from Camila during this treatment."

"If you think that's the best option for her." Alfredo half agreed as Lauren nodded her head slowly, still deciding whether it was a good idea or not.

But Lauren had made up her mind. She would stay away from the pretty brunette as long as the treatment would go on for. Lauren couldn't help but feel upset when Camila played her like that. First, saying that she loved Lauren and next telling Lauren to free her. Lauren knew it was part of her act to try and escape from that dreaded chair, but the question that lingered across Lauren's mind was; does Camila truly love her? Because how could Lauren be sure anymore when she had just been toyed with like that before. If Camila still loved her, she would fight this urge for her. So it was settled, Camila would be deprived of human blood and Lauren.

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"Where is she?" Camila demanded, glaring at Alfedo who was swinging back on his chair, right opposite to Camila.

Alfredo didn't reply, instead he just kept shrugging and plastered a smug grin across his face. This provoked Camila and she tugged violently at the restraints around her wrists, which kept her stapled to the chair. She had obviously noticed Lauren was purposely not seeing her, since it had been over a month when she last saw Lauren. Everyday the tied up brunette would ask over Lauren and every time Alfredo would play stupid or make up bad excuses.

"You want Lauren back, then fight the urge." Alfredo finally spoke, causing Camila to tilt her head and think for a few moments. "You're showing signs of improvement, though."

Alfredo wasn't lying. From what he could observe, the brunette drank more animal blood, became a lot calmer, at times, and was letting Alfredo give her advice on controlling the urge.

"I want to talk to her!" Camila yelled as she hissed, flashing her fangs intimidatingly. "Lauren! Lauren! I know you can hear me!" Camila shouted at the top of her lungs, throughout the house.

Meanwhile, Lauren was chewing on her lower lip anxiously as she stood outside Camila's room. She felt guilty for not seeing Camila for a month, even though she was in the same household as her. Lauren peeked through the gap of the door and watched Alfredo feed Camila a jug of animal blood. Lauren smiled to herself, but the brunette glanced over at the slightly open door and widened her eyes once Camila seen the older girl.

"Lauren!" Camila barked as blood trickled down the side of her face and Lauren jumped back from the door, so she was unseen again. "Lauren! Come back! Lauren, please!" Camila shuffled to the door ever so slightly, but her chair lost balance and fell over on it's side.