I still felt him. Every time I made the slightest move a pain shot north between my legs making me cursed the man I confessed I love.

He didn't lie when he said he wouldn't stop until my legs were shaking because I trembled all the way from his room to the dining room earning a few curious glances from the maids and everyone else which seemed to boast his ego even more as he helped me walked.

" Let's make a toast to welcome back Anastasia and Nico's sanity. "

Mr Salvatore's voice boomed across the dining room as he raised his wine glass into the air. Everyone around the table laughed but followed suit making the poor guy beside me groaned in frustration.

" Seriously, Dad? " he huffed rolling his eyes.

" If you quit throwing a fit, you might get dessert later. " I leaned over and whispered making his frown turned upside down.

" You got yourself a deal, Ms Rayne. " Nick grinned making everyone cocked their eyebrows at us.

His sudden grin made his cool uncle Seb smirked at the two of us knowingly and I swore I almost wanted to crash the plate on my head and just died.

" So, I'm thinking a spring wedding next year. What do you think Ana? " Mrs Salvatore cleared her throat and I almost choked on my shits.

" I'm sorry, a what? " I took a sip of my water while Nick patted my back with a stupid smirk on his stupid face.

" A spring wedding and a grandchild by the end of next year. "

Okay, hold the fuck up. What the fuck was going on?

" My wife said what she said. " Mr Salvatore chuckled making my eyes even wider.

The dinner with the Salvatore's had to be the most warmest feeling I had ever felt in my existence. The jokes around the table and the laughters filled with everyone's joys was just so amazing to experience.

No one noticed the guilt I was experiencing, I never let them. I hid it all behind my own smile liked a pro liar and manipulator I was. No one saw the pain I was in, the pain of lying to the people you cared about because I had my games and clever tricks and everyone fell into them. No one realized how much I hated myself, far more than they would ever be able to.

My soul had always stained with sins broken by my own betrayals and cold in loneliness so for once I wanted to be selfish.

I would want nothing more than to tell him everything but how could I when I knew he would never be able to forgive me and I would be insane to think that he would welcome me back into his arms.

So, for once I chose to just live.

A couple of hours after the eventful dinner of Alana planning our wedding, Sebastian complaint about his new play toy with Elliot, Bella teased her father about boys at school, Eden sulked to himself at the far corner, Nick and I left for the night stroll he promised.

The late night date of course started with a blood bath in a dark alley at the very far end of London. Nicholas was right when he said we both seemed to make the dream team because we were unstoppable and extra ruthless together.

I was the master of slitting throats and he was my knight with a shooting gun.

" You got blood on you. " he smiled running his fingers across my cheek.

" You too. " I smiled back while rubbing the smear blood off of his face.

" Someone will come to clean our mess now let's get you out of here. Ice cream? " I nodded my head grinning from ears to ears.

God must thought it was funny to put two sadistic psychopaths together.

I laid my head on his chest as we walked down the city street in the middle of the night. Cool wind plastered across my face sending chills down my whole body making me shivered under the thick fabric of my coat.

Nick had his arm wrapped protectively around my waist pressing me flush against his hard body. I laced my fingers with his and it felt like all was right. Liked the most peaceful girl on earth, I admired the moon illuminating the city alongside the tall street lights, all while exhaling the scent of the man beside me.

And, in this moment I realized I had finally managed to cross a great ocean of bullshits to find him.

He was worth everything. Every lies, every sins and every betrayals.

" Are you cold, baby? " he leaned down and whispered in my ears softly.

I shook my head smiling at him and he returned the smile while tightening his grip on me. He then proceeded to place a small kiss on my forehead sending butterflies flying across my stomach. I beamed at him liked a little kid in candy store earning a small chuckle from him, he knew I loved his innocent kisses.

His grey eyes shined against the moonlight as he stared down at me liked I was the last person standing. I watched as a small smile tugged on his lips making him looked as handsome as ever and I felt like the luckiest woman on earth just by the way he looked at me right now, with so much affections, loves, and everything I longed for.

He deserved so much more than me.

" I love you. " I kissed the his knuckles.

" I love you. " he beamed.

It wasn't the first time he said it but that three words made my heart fluttered like lightning strike across my chest, liked he was saying it for the first time.

Life was weird and the universe had its own creative ways to plan life for the livings. I came to this city under a murder mission of massacring the whole Salvatore's family and they ended up as the family I had always wanted.

Most of all, I fell in love with their son.

" Fuck. I still can't believe this. You love me. I know I am by far the most handsome charming guy on earth but you spent what, a month with me and you're in love? Am I that good? " he chuckled shaking his head.

" Last time I checked I wasn't the one who turn the city upside down trying to find you. " I smirked making him cussed under his breath.

" Now, how do feel about being my girlfriend? " he asked and I almost choked to death.

I narrowed my eyes slightly at him playfully as my inside almost burst in happiness. Although I loved the guy but I had never been a girlfriend before, well I had but it wasn't that serious so his question ought to make me nervous.

" Asking a girl out a few feet away from our crime scene? Really Nick? Never thought you would be the romantic type. " I scoffed rolling my eyes at him.

" Maybe I want the ghosts of the people we just killed together be the witness of our loves. "

Oh my fucking god. Seriously?

" No free dinner? I believe we should stick to our no label thing. You don't seem like the boyfriend type. " I shrugged my shoulders.

" No label on it and no string attached, just like how I like it. You're my match made in heaven, Anastasia Rayne. "

" A slam bam thank you ma'am kinda guy. Where have you been all my life? " I chuckled and he winked at me.

" Have dinner with me tomorrow. "

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