Forbidden Love

Chapter 11

*Eric's POV*

Rose is curled up into a ball in my arms. I'm sitting on the floor, just holding her as her pain intensifies and I have absolutely no idea what to do. She needs to feed and she forgot the blood bags at her apartment. I'm not really surprised that she forgot, she's still getting used to all of this and I've had other things on my mind so I failed to remind her. I can't stand seeing her like this, it's almost as if I can feel her pain. After racking my mind for a few moments, I finally have an idea to help her. I reach up and grab a knife from the kitchen counter but I don't let her go as I do it. I press the blade against my wrist and cut as deep as I can manage and within a second, a strong, steady stream of blood starts flowing from the cut. I don't have to lift my wrist to her mouth. She grabs my hand and starts sucking on the wound as soon as she smells the blood. I just run my fingers through her hair and let her drink for a few minutes until I think she's had enough. But when I try to pull my wrist away, she won't let go and when she looks up at me, her eyes look completely different, they have gone from green to purple.

"That's enough, Rose," I say and try to pull my wrist away again but she has a vise like grip on my hand. I try to push her away as gently as I can but she won't budge. "Rose, stop!" I raise my voice slightly and I use almost all of my strength to push her off me. I don't know the creature I'm looking at. She's on the floor on her hands and knees, her purple eyes are filled with something dangerous, she has her teeth and fangs on display and she's almost hissing as she looks at me. I can't hear her thoughts anymore and I have no fucking idea what's happening. She looks like a wild animal, ready to pounce, and that's exactly what she does. She throws herself at me but I manage to grab her shoulders just in time and her teeth are snapping only inches away from my neck. I stand up while still fighting her off and spin her around so her back is pressed against my chest. I grab both her wrists to make sure I have a secure hold on her.

"Calm down!" My voice comes out louder than I intended but she doesn't seem fazed, she's still hissing and fighting to get out of my grip. I pick her up and carry her to the bathroom where I lock her in. I reach into my pocket and pull out my phone, thanking God that I have Aniel's number on speed dail.

"Good morning, Eric." Aniel answers on the second ring.

"Aniel, I have a bit of a situation here. Rose needed to feed but she didn't have any blood with her so I gave her some of mine and now she's completely lost her mind!" I realise that I'm rambling, but I need to figure out what the hell is going on.

"What do you mean?"

"The woman is on the verge of breaking down my bathroom door!" Rose is banging on the door from inside the bathroom and I can still hear her hissing and growling as she tries to get out.

"It must be something in your blood that's making her act out."

"Yeah, no shit! What should I do?"

"I have no idea, Eric." Aniel usually has a solution for everything.

"Well can you at least tell me how to calm down a psychotic vampire?"

"Kiss her." I'm momentarily stunned into silence.

"That's it?" I hear the bathroom door crack behind me and I know it won't take much longer for her to break through.

"That's it. But you need to be careful, she's going to be very strong and short tempered until your blood leaves her system. Make sure she doesn't get into any situations that might upset her because she won't know what she's doing."

"Okay, I have to go." I hang up the phone and turn to the bathroom door. I slowly approach it and cautiously unlock the door. She flies out the second I open it and I have to grab her shoulders again. I lift her and push her against the wall, using all my strength but still taking care not to hurt her. I put one hand on her throat to keep her head in place and then I kiss her. It is very strange to taste my own blood on her lips, but I'm relieved to feel her slowly starting to relax as I deepen the kiss. She snakes her arm around my neck and rests her other hand on my chest. I know she's herself again the moment she opens her mouth to give my tongue access and I take full advantage of the opportunity. She runs her hand through my hair and the feeling sends shivers all through my body. I wonder if I will ever be able to get enough of her.