CHAPTER 61

CHAPTER SIXTY ONE
“I’ll see you two fuck buddies later,” I watched as whatever remaining ghost of Trina sashay out of the house.

Nothing of the real her remained and this new her scared me more than everything else. Why did I have to drag her into the middle of nowhere despite her reluctance? I needed to get the old Trina back.

“She has got fire that one, huh?”

I turned to Drake, angrily pushing at his chest,” What the fuck did you do to my best friend? Why is she nothing like the woman I know? Was this whole part of your plan?”

He grabbed my wrists, restraining my futile efforts, his voice dangerously low,” She is a half vampire now, Nadia. I have nothing to do with her change but right now, all her desire and what she ever wanted for herself is elevated. Don’t blame me for her new found confidence,”

“New found confidence? That’s really some sick bullshit! I’ve known her for fifteen years and she abhorred everything she is now. Do you know how mad she got at me when I cheated on William? She would never walk almost naked like that and neither would she let me and Sasha do so. She has only ever dated one guy and she loathes the very idea of letting another man touch her. You know when we were Vegas, we thought she was finally going to get railed but she bailed out. Because that’s who she is. Not whatever version of this that you made her,”

“Believe what you want but that right there, is the real her,” he paused,” You know how alcohol brings out the true version of some people? Sometimes their freaky side, their emotional side, their honest side. At the end of the day, that’s them; the real them that they are too scared to show everyone. So, take that half vampirism in Trina like the effect of alcohol, except its hard to be sober in this one,” he tapped my shoulder.

“You know if you are not going to help me with anything, I don’t have to tolerate you. So stay away from me,” I began walking away but what he said next, had me halting a few paces away from the door.

“There is a meeting tomorrow. I thought you might be interested since we are meeting the Vampire King and the Alpha of the dragon’s community,” he said it casually.

“Why would I be interested?”

“Allies, remember? If you can convince them to join our side, then thats a start. If you are up for some road trip to Vegas tomorrow, then good for us. We need all the allies we can get, right?”

I turned around, folding my hands across my chest, slowly approaching him,” Say, I agree to this, then I would need something from you,”

“What do you want?”

“You can’t stand the witches or the werewolves but I think there is someone we need to find,” I paused,” When we first came here, the packs were tense. Apparently, there is someone unidentified who is running around killing the wolves and leaving no stress. Collins was somehow convinced that Mrs. Heathers knew something to the point he kidnapped her granddaughter. Collins seemed certain that she was in cohorts with the Killer,”

“And you believe Collins? His father’s cursed blood runs in his veins. Don’t you think Mrs. Heather would have told you if she was really in cohorts with the killer?”

“You are right. I’m sorry but I gotta go,” I walked out.

Could I trust Mrs. Heathers? I didn’t know the answer to that anymore. She was keeping something big from me and whatever it was, it had something to do with my twin brother. Right now I needed allies, the truth about Adrian and finding this assassin. If he or she could kill werewolves and leave no trace, then they must have been so damn good.

When the taxi dropped me off in front of the house, I was certainly not expecting to see Collins sitting at the bottom of the stairs. Could he have possibly heard that Audio? With my fingers crossed, I hoped not. Why did it even matter if he heard it, right?

“Collins,” I muttered softly, feeling my heart thumping up with anticipation.

He got up from the stairs, in his right hand an almost empty beer bottle while in the other his phone. He gave me one long hard glance before tapping on the screen of his phone, the sound of my own voice floating above the fading sound of a passing car.

“I haven’t had three men, Trina. I was never in love with William and as for Collins, we just had some fun in Vegas. He and I never had anything solid and we never will. He was good while he lasted,”

“I was good while I lasted?” he echoed my words.

“Collins,” I mumbled under my breath.

“I stood there and told you how much I was going to stay by your side no matter what anyone said. Today, I had a nasty fight with my father and my best friend is probably not going to speak to me for a while but you know what stopped me from giving up on you despite every odd being against our favor? The hope that you actually felt something for me,” He was nit angry, not even in the slightest. Just hurt. How was it possible that in one night I’d caused two men to get hurt?

“Why are you acting like we had anything going on when all we had was just sex?” I countered, trying to keep my face straight.

“Just sex? Are you fucking kidding me Nadia? Is this all because of that hybrid? Is he the one messing up with you like this?” he pushed his phone in his back pocket, inching closer.

“Drake? Are you stupid or something? Your father, the man who slaughtered my entire family right before my eyes in cold blood, is living in the same house with you right now and you think Drake is the problem? What are you even doing here at this time of the night?”

He walked over towards me,” You know when I came here, I just wanted it to be a mistake. What you said, I badly needed it to be something you didn’t mean,” He paused, grabbing the back of my neck with his free hand, his lingering gaze making me feel bothered,” And thank God, I’m very right,”

“What are you talking about?” I slapped his arms away, trying to distance myself from him.

“You may deny it all you want but we’ve got impeccable chemistry. You know, for a minute there I really thought I lost you but no goddamn audio, Drake, my bloody father or just anyone is going to make me stop wanting you,” He chuckled,” I mean, I should have learned a lesson by now after what happened with Laila. Everybody warned me about her but I fought for her because I thought it was going to be worth but once again, I’m finding myself in the same situation and as much as I should heed everyone’s warning, I’m ready to go through that pain again if I have to. Even if you push me away, I’ll still want you,”

“Stop this, please,”

“Why? Is it because you know you really feel the same way about me too? Is it because you know beneath the anger you have towards my family and my kind, is something much warmer, something that scares you? Is it-“

“Just fucking stop, okay? Why don’t you get it? I can’t have you when all I want to murder your farther in cold-blood, the same way he murdered my entire family? Every second I breathe, the images of my family lying in their own pull of blood, torments me and I want nothing more than just to-“ His lips smashed up against mine cut me off mid-way.

There was nothing remotely passionate about that kiss and the worst about it was that I loved the electric tingles dancing through me, taking over. Right outside my house, in the open street, I was kissing the man I should stay away from me. The sick part was that I wanted more than just a kiss tonight and even if he took me right on this street, I wouldn’t mind. I kissed him back desperately, as I felt his hand grabbed my ass cheek. Suddenly he hoisted me in his arms, letting of the beer bottle as he carried me up the small steps and the moment we were inside, he pushed the door closed with his foot. Next thing I knew was my dress down, almost ripped into pieces while my hands desperately worked on the buttons of his shirt. Whether I would regret it tomorrow or not, that didn’t matter right now. I wanted Collins, deep inside me, his dick pulsating through every part of already wet pussy.