Blood Slaves (The Frey, #2)

6. Strong Desires

BLOOD SLAVES

CHAPTER SIX

"Strong Desires"

Her head was resting on his left shoulder. Sa sobrang tagal ng biyahe patungo sa bahay ni Alexander ay tuluyan na siyang nakatulog. Alexander didn't mind it. He even pulled Andi closer to him para mabigyan ito ng magandang puwesto sa pagtulog. He also rested. He was busy the whole month preparing for attacks, negotiating, and even hunting vampires on their list.

Gabi na nang makarating sila sa bahay. Binuhat ni Alexander ang tulog na tulog na dalaga at dinala ito sa kuwarto niya. Kumuha s'ya ng malinis na towel at binasa iyon. Sinunod niyang tinanggal ang bestidang suot-suot ni Andi at pinunasan ang dalaga. Napansin niya rin ang sugat nito sa tagiliran. Kumuha siya agad ng panglinis dito at ginamot ang sugat ng dalaga. He looked at Andi na ang sarap pa rin ng tulog sa kama.

Andi definitely wasn't just an ordinary girl. She was very beautiful from head to toe. And the smell of her blood, it was too intoxicating. It was really sweet and delicious. He'd tasted it earlier. Every vampire would go crazy for her, no doubt. Her existence was also the very reason why vampires couldn't let her go. She was indeed a treasure.

So what about him?

He would not definitely let her go. Andi had this charm and it caught his eyes. He was addicted and he badly wanted more.

Kumuha siya ng t-shirt sa kanyang cabinet at sinuotan ang dalaga. Hinayaan niyang matulog at magpahinga ang dalaga sa kanyang kama habang siya naman ay nagtungo sa banyo upang maligo. The cold shower somehow calmed him down. He stayed for more than thirty minutes just to make sure he was now calm.

When he was done, he wore his trousers and took a peak on Andi. She was still sleeping. Sabit-sabit ang tuwalya sa kanyang balikat, umupo siya sa kama at muling tumingin sa dalaga. He was drying his hair while looking at her. Nang makita na naman ang dalaga na natutulog sa kama, na walang ibang suot kung hindi ang kanyang malaking t-shirt, ay napamura na lamang ng mahina si Alexander.

Gusto na lamang niyang bumalik sa banyo upang pakalmahin ulit ang kanyang sarili.

Tumayo siya at isinabit ang towel sa banyo. Nang lumabas siya ay nakita n'yang gising na ang dalaga. He saw how Andi looked around the room, slightly confused to where she was, until she looked like she remembered everything that happened earlier. Napangiti si Alexander doon.

"How's your sleep?" tanong niya rito.

Agad na tumingin si Andi sa gawi niya. The girl didn't bulge even she was seeing a half-naked vampire. Hindi ito umimik. Sa halip ay tiningnan niya muli ang kanyang sarili at nagtaka sa kanyang suot-suot. Nagsalubong ang kilay ng dalaga sa nakita. She was only wearing a big shirt. Nagtataka rin kung sino ang nagpalit ng kanyang suot-suot.

"I changed your clothes. Hope you don't mind."

Umiling si Andi. "S-salamat-" kaniyang bulong at agad na umupo.

"Nagugutom ka ba?" tanong ni Alexander habang naglakad ito ulit patungo sa kama. Umupo siya muli roon at hinarap ang dalaga.

Umiling si Andi. "A-ayos lang ako-"

Bumaba ang tingin nito at muling nagtanong, "I-ikaw-N-nagugutom ka ba?"

Muling napangiti si Alexander sa katanungan ni Andi. Tumango siya sa dalaga at muling tumitig dito.

"Gutom na gutom..." bulong niya.

"Dugo-Gusto mo ba ng dugo?" tanong ni Andi sa kanya habang nakayuko pa rin ito. Tuluyan nang hinawakan ni Alexander ang baba ng dalaga upang iangat ang tingin nito sa kanya. Andi looked nervous and scared. He didn't want that. He didn't want her to feel that he was about to devour her even if it was what he really wanted to do.