CHAPTER 63

CHAPTER SIXTY THREE
COLLINS POV
I paced around, briefly glancing at the bathroom door. Nadia had been there for over ten minutes and I could hear the shower running. Letting my impatience win, I walked over to the door, knowing twice.

“Nadia?” I called, a little louder than the sound of the shower. I heard the sound of a sniffle but no answer from her. I let out a frustrated sigh before leaning against the door, my eyes closed as I spoke,” Look, I know seeing William like that must have shaken you to the core and I really wish I could tell you things are going to get better but there is no promise of that. As a matter of fact, things are going to get harder and the only thing-“

Suddenly the door opened, Nadia brushing past me into her closet as I followed her.

“Aren’t you going to talk to me?”

She spun around, clutching tightly on her towel,” Talk about what? That all I do is bring chaos and pain to everyone I associate with? My family, my best friend and his grandmother got murdered because of me. Trina is a fucking hybrid because I dragged her here even when she didn’t want to come and William is turning into a vampire all because I was selfish enough to cheat on him and he followed me here for a second chance. Can you even believe that? I’m the one who cheated. I’m the one who led him on only to break his heart. He is a billionaire, with his own successful company and actually really good-looking yet he came here for me. See what happened to him,” she breathed fast,” Look me in the eye Collins and tell me I’m not a walking bag of disaster destroying everything in my wake,”

Her eyes, now in blue contact lens, stared at me daringly. Seeing her like that, pulled at my heart strings but at the same it strengthened my resolve to protect her. If someone, *anyone*, dared as much as glance at her in some type of way, then I was going to kill them. If wanting her made me crazy then I was more than welcome to be a regular at a mental institution.

Without saying anything, I pulled her towards me, my arms wound around her lithe body. Gently I placed a kiss on her hair as I whispered,” I need you trust me, Nadia,”

“I can’t even trust myself anymore and you ask me for the impossible?” she whispered against my chest.

“With everything going on, I understand how you must feel and trust me, nothing irks me more than seeing you blame yourself over something that was not in your control. You can’t lose the trust you have on yourself just because you can’t control everything happening around you,” I let out a breath,” I’m not saying we are in the same shoes but I’m also dealing with so much on my own right now. A killer on the loose, a possible vampire problem, Drake and having to deal with the fact I’m the son to the man who murdered your family. All I’m saying is that despite the amount of insanity ruling my life right now, when I think about you, I know there is one thing still worth remaining sane for,”

“Maybe I’m the wrong thing to remain sane for,” she pulled away from my embrace,” Look at us. I want to murder your father while the werewolves are convinced, I’m something supposed to end your kind. So excuse me if I think we can’t be anything more than people who fucked and had fun while at it. You and I are just a moment, *a beautiful moment* but lets leave it at that because we both know outside the walls of this bedroom, we are nothing but two people on enemy lines,”

She was right in every sense because as much as my father was one huge asshole and a murderer, watching him getting murdered was out of question. Maybe partly its because the thirst to kill ran in our blood especially on full moon. I had taken lives before but more out of the necessity of duty.

“We can make it work,” I responded, growing helpless. I could not lose her just like that.

“Maybe in a parallel universe, Collins,” she strained up,” This is the last time we ever talk, touch or do anything that remotely has us getting close. I have my ex-fiancée in transition, my friend who happens to be a hybrid and just a whole load of problems. So figure out yours while I deal with mine. At the end of this I know you wouldn’t be able to stand my presence but you’ll have your father to blame for it,” She paused, all trace of emotion disappearing from her eyes, her next words admittedly shaking me to the core,” I’m not going to rest until your father suffers the most excruciating death. I was never a murderer and that very thought of ending someone’s life never crossed my mind but Carson Whites makes me want to murder him in cold blood. I know damn well ending his pathetic life won’t be something I’d regret. So, I need you to leave my house and never attempt to get in touch with me in anyway,”

“What the-“

“I mean it, Collins. Now get out because I need to get dressed,” she ordered, turning her back on me. The look in her eyes had been one of finality, something akin to an icy feeling spreading in my stomach. Why did it feel like this was it? Just some time back, she gave me the notion that we were going to work out and now this?

“No, I’m not walking out Nadia. You are not allowed to make me feel like we are finally going to work something out and then suddenly you decide we are not. Yes, everything around us is very much against our favor, including my very father, but I’m refusing to give up. Don’t you think its fucking unfair for you to solely make decisions of us without thinking about me?” I snapped, finally losing my cool. How was she so selfish?

She turned around, snapping back in the same fiery tone,” Unfair? You really want to know what’s fucking unfair? You always showing up despite me making it clear I don’t want to see your bloody face! I’m having so much going on and I’d hate for you to get caught in this nasty war between your father and I. So get the fuck away from me before you get hurt Collins!”

“So what? This is it? You are calling it quits just like that?”

“Exactly,”

“Well, at least you are not leading me on like William, right?” I walked out, angrily banging the door.

In a bout of rage, I hit the wall, the pain of the impact doing nothing to ease the distress in me. I wanted to understand her but the fact that she didn’t want me anymore was too painful to accept.

“Women, right?” What the fuck was Drake still doing here?

“What? You want to gloat on my face?” I pointed out.

“No. I want to tell you I told you so. See, the bond between mates once activated becomes something unbreakable. This is just the beginning, wolf,”

I looked at the hybrid standing in front me, seizing him up before I reached out, letting my palm rest on his shoulder,” You won, are you happy now? She is all yours and I could careless what happens. It was all good while it lasted and well, I could care less what you do with her now,”

Maybe it was a lie but soon I hoped I would learn to believe it. I nudged him aside, walking into the room where an unconscious William was restrained on the bed while Jaden performed his tests on him. I just couldn’t believe there was a vampire in town, right under my nose until Jaden personally confirmed it to me.

“Are you done? Because it’s time to leave,” I couldn’t stand being in the same house with her.

“I thought you liked it here so you can have some time your little muse,” He joked without looking up, his eyes transfixed on the fresh wound in William’s neck.

“She was not my muse. Now are you done?” He looked up in surprise at my tone.

“Yeah and I’m afraid Drake is right. We have a vampire in town and this gentleman here, happens to be a victim. I guess he didn’t get the town’s memo on vervain,” he said, glancing at me,” So what do we do with him?”

“Not my problem,” I walked out and barely a few seconds later I heard him scramble after me.

“Wait, what?”

“You heard me, Jaden. Now let’s focus on more important stuff like the assassin in our hands,” I said, already making my way towards my car.