Chapter 20

The holter beeped twice as it made the silent ward a bit noisy. It was still a shock for the victim's close ones to figure out that she had survived. Her mother tear up whenever she saw her daughter in this condition, she had been here for a while now hoping the patient waits outside.
"Mrs Anna" a voice called and she slowly gazed at him with tears in her eyes.
"Max" she responded as he walked further to take a look at the unconscious body in the ICU.
"Evelyn" he muttered swallowing hard and grabbing her pale hand which had an oximeter on a finger. He was relieved that she was responding to stimuli, he glanced at her face and sniffed.
"Thanking you surviving" he muttered with a wry smile as Mrs Anna whimpered. After a while of watching over her, the two stepped outside to discuss. Her ward became empty of visitors and someone sneaked in as the being rushed to where the patient was an pulled out the non-rebreather mask on her and watch as this patient gasp for air.
"Die and never finding your way back" the voice whispered with an evil chuckle.
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Blue eyes stared at her as she sat quietly on the couch wanting to say something to him. While they returned back, her hand mistakenly rubbed his shirt which she couldn't detect what exactly he was putting on but she felt it was an armour and a liquid touched her finger. She didn't clean off the liquid as she desired to see what the liquid could be, besides if it was water, it would have dried off but she perceived it wasn't. Once they returned back to the mansion, she glanced behind her as Colton was gone, he wasn't coming along and maybe he would show up later in the day because he looked sick. She guessed he could be the one he saw with the manve eyes back in the woods while she was carrying out a report. Another thought ran through her mind that perhaps it might not be him but but some kind of beast. She was finding it hard now to believe they were werewolves because according to tales which she had heard, they fed on flesh yet she was still alive. Alex stretched his hand at her so that she hands over the lamp but she suddenly gasped and unintentionally held his arm attempting not to fall. Her shaky hands fell off the lamp and she gave Alex a painful look, he studied her, she wasn't letting go of his arm and shoved her hand off, picked up the lamp and walked away. Evelyn let out a cry as she fell to the ground gasping for air. Soon her vision became blurry as she could recall the last thing she saw before passing out in the mountains. It was Alex pacing towards her slowly and stooping low to observe her and she had muttered two words to him which were;
"Save me".
She jerked up from slumber and found herself on the bed, it seems that's where she was going to keep finding herself whenever she passed out. It was still late at night so it could only be that Alex helped her. Evelyn was relieved due to the fact that she didn't lose her soul over here, it got her scared when Alex walked away without saying a word, her plans about death was out of her agenda because it was painful to die yet again. Her cold feet touched the floor as she paced to get the light switch on when she stumbled on someone and her lips merged with his while her hands rested on his shoulder. She quickly terminated the kiss annoyed mostly when it happened to be Alex, what was he doing in the room and at least that blue eyes of his should have been opened so that she figure out he was there. He stood up from where he sat having confirmed that she was awake.
"I never knew you were there" she mused folding her toes nervously. There was no need to explain because it was all a mistake.
"Thank you again" she furthered and he smirked at her while opening the door. Evelyn made some mockery faces at him and switched on the light only to discover she was in a night wear. She inhaled in and out, blinked her eyes and told herself to calm down but how could she be calm when the thought of Alex making love to her flooded her memory. If he could wake her up with a kiss at first, then it would justify her thoughts that he had her on bed which made her cringy. To her greatest fear, she felt her stomach ache and her eyes met a bedsheet stained with blood.
"No!!" She yelled turning her gaze to the bed which was ramped, her gaze fell on the floor which had vital items fallen. Her face turned pale as she fell clumpsily on the bed and screamed louder intending to cry but then the door knob turned gently and the light went off. Alex glanced at her and picked up the bed sheet stained with blood while drawing close to where she sat, Evelyn picked up the broken vase from earlier and pointed at him.
"Don't think I'm scared of you! What have you done to me!" She barked. He had gone farther than expected and it was time for him to have a bit of her wrath. He walked pass her and picked the clothe she had on earlier, the hand which she used to hold a piece of the broken vase was shaking but she muster courage to stab him but he held her hand hurriedly which baffled her. It fell off her grip and she intended to use her other other hand as defense but he held it.
"You might as well like to lay low, don't taste my patience!" He snarled releasing his grapple on her.
"I hate you!" She sobbed cleaning her lips that had contact with his. Alex narrowed his gaze at her as though not bothered with what she said. He paced towards her door to leave again when she rolled the bedsheet that covered her bed and hit him on the head while stepping towards the window just in case he tries to act violent. Alex groaned as this woman got him provoked each time they were together. The bedsheet had covered his face and as he attempted to pull it off, he felt her hand tangling it around his head, he could see her nervous eyes through the bedsheet even though she all stubborn most of the times, there was always something that attracted him to her that he couldn't find himself hurting her, he only threatens her intending she would act all innocent and quiet but she was so difficult to understand as someday she looks naive and another day, she acts wild mostly when it comes to her questions. It seems she was tired of going round in circles in the name of trying to strangle him with the bed sheet as he was just standing doing nothing with the stained clothings in his hand.
"It was best you left me to die than take advantage of my weakness! You're a monster!" She said in a faint voice. Alex pulled the bedsheet which had her fragrance on and tossed it back to her face, he wasn't willing to say or do anything because he knew she would end up regretting it. He intended to leave but she obstructed his path with a glare at him. Her heavy breath could prove that it was all her energy she used on him.
"Move aside" he ordered as his eyes were on her feet which could tell they were afraid to take the next step.
"I could take anything but not you harassing me, this is rape!" She barked to his face. Alex had no time to explain himself besides, it wasn't part of him to do so.
"Why aren't you saying anything!". He grab her cheek with his hand mounting pressure on them with his palm.
"Don't instigate the anger in me further" he warned pushing her away as he got the door opened and stride off.
"Light" she said as she knew he was afraid or perhaps would die of it. She wished she had let that lamp gone off before he arrived but disvirgining was out of it, she could tolerate anything but not when it comes to sex out of her own knowledge.
"You're so done!" She screeched with a darken gaze at the door. Alex placed the items the washing machine, he helped revived Evelyn, he realized she had wet clothes on and was cold. He glanced through her wardrobe and found pyjamas that would suit for the night. He tried not to be tempted by her nude skin, while he took her to place on the bed, his bloody attire stained her bedsheet badly that he had to change the cover. Alex suddenly smirked at what she told him in her room as she misunderstood the whole issue either way, she had no right to object. However he didn't want her to have more nightmares because of him.