The clock ticked and ticked and it was the only sound I've been hearing for the last hour or so. I was sitting on a stool in the kitchen waiting for at least one of them to say something, but no. They were watching my every move, my every breath as though they expected me to run out any minute... which I will do once I have a diabolical master plan.

I gritted my teeth and exhaled through my nose with my arms crossed on my chest. This was unbelievable.

"Are you jerks going to say something or shall I do the honour?" I said, faking an excited grin. The baby-faced Pureblood, Jay, looked at Sebastian worriedly. I raised a brow. What? Does he think I won't be able to defend myself?

"No, it's not that. It's just that you should not talk to him like that." Jay answered quickly. I raised a confused eyebrow, wondering how the hell he knew what I was thinking. My eyes then widened and I was left shocked, something I usually do not show.

"You have the gift of reading thoughts?" I asked in disbelief. Jay gave me a reassuring smile and his eyes softened.

"I can read your mind and hear your thoughts. But whatever you plan I seem to not be able to find out for some strange reason." he frowned, tilting his head to the side.

My eyes drifted to Sebastian on their own. Whatever his gift was, I needed an explanation. Sebastian's eyes were already focused on me, yet he had not said a word this entire time. I breathed deeply, in need to control my anger. "What the hell is your gift?" I finally asked.

He looked at me silently for a while, observing my behaviour, before plainly said, "I can manipulate emotions and senses. If I want you to feel pain, you will feel pain. If I want you to feel calm, you will feel calm. If I want you to feel pleasure, you will feel pleasure. The list goes on."

My anger escalated and if I didn't go out for a hunt right now, Devil knows what I will do. I stood up forcefully, knocking the stool back onto the ground. The two Purebloods looked at me questioningly but I ignored them. I shoved Sebastian out of my way and walked to the room that I woke up in. I remembered my way around, so it was no big deal.

I'm surprised Sebastian let me push him, as though he knew I was going to do it.

I stepped inside the room and searched for my dress and my heels. I spotted them over in a corner and walked to them, inspecting them for any damage. Thankfully, my clothes still looked as good as before.

"What are you doing?" I heard Sebastian's voice from behind as I inspected my dress more. I breathed in deeply and looked at the wall.

'Get out of here!' my soul began whispering loudly, like a loud thought in my head. I turned around and glared at Sebastian with such hatred and anger that would make anyone cower back, even Jay since I noticed him do so.

I think I'll like him more than Sebastian.

"What? Are you my mother? No, I don't think so. I am in need of a hunt right now. I haven't went hunting for like, a day?" I whispered the last part with the same amount of hate in my voice. Sebastian was listening patiently without reacting and that infuriated me. I sighed and massaged my forehead gently, trying to get rid of the slight headache I was having. It's not caused because of his power, it's because of him.

"I cannot survive a day without hunting, okay? Unless you and your friend there want a repeat of last night, then I suggest you let me out!" I finished and breathed in deeply. I was feeling extremely angry and out of control. I needed a hunt and I needed it now.

Sebastian cocked his head to the side and raised a perfectly shaped eyebrow. "What do you mean by 'hunt'? What do you do?" he questioned.

I sighed again and slapped a hand over my face. Devil, have mercy. I cannot believe the situation I am in. Never in a million years would I have thought I would be captured and by a Pureblood as well! I should explain to him. Maybe he will understand and let me out.

I sighed for the hundredth time before I opened my mouth.

"I hunt Vampires, okay?" I began, my eyes locked on him and my voice calm and steady. "I seduce them, have fun with them, drink their blood and strip them off of whatever they have be it money, clothes, cars or anything. I leave them in an uncomfortable situation and walk out just like that right after I count their number. It became a daily basis. It became my air, my water and my food. If I do not hunt at least one Vampire in a day, then there would be no meaning for me to live. Hunting Vampires is the sole reason why I am still alive."

The look in his eyes had me on edge. His facial expression was dark and his eyes were narrowed with a dangerous glint. He walked to me and being me, I was not going to back down or step back. He was now standing toe to toe with me, our chests nearly brushing. I never left his eyes, always wanting to know what he was going to do. A Pureblood is dangerous.

"Jay, leave us alone, please." Sebastian spoke. Behind Sebastian, I could see Jay nodding and walking out of the room, making sure to close the door behind him. My eyes snapped back to Sebastian, wondering what he was up to.

The emotions and feelings in his eyes were overwhelming. I bet my eyes were plain and emotionless.

"What makes you think I will let you continue your hunting?" he breathed harshly, his eyes narrowing. "You belong to me now. You are mine. Mine. You want to seduce someone, you seduce me. You want to have fun with someone, you have fun with me. Whatever you desire, whatever you need, I will make sure you have. I will give you whatever you want but one thing is clear, I will not have you far from my reach. You will always be near me, by my side. If I ever see you keeping your distance from me, you will get it."

I realised my breathing had picked up and my soul was whispering with desire. I knew my soul wanted him, but I didn't. If I ever wanted him, it'd be for his body because the man has the body of a Fallen Angel! I breathed in and blinked my eyes, pushing my thoughts away. I looked down at the ground for a while, then looked back at him.

Those night black eyes were killing me with their beauty.

His eyes glanced at my lips for a moment before he forced them up to my eyes again. "Now. Tell me your name." he commanded.

I shook my head, nearly wanting to laugh out loud. "You're seriously commanding me?" I huffed with a slight laugh before I composed myself and looked him dead in the eyes.

"Listen up, Pureblood. I do not follow orders. I do not listen and obey. I do not submit and get told what to do. I do not get bossed around." I smirked at him, and he narrowed his eyes again. I was challenging him, and he knew it. "I certainly and absolutely do not get locked in a place, much less a room. Whether you want to believe it or not, my freedom comes before anything else. The fact that I am being locked in a place like a bird in a cage boils my blood! Also, how dare you call me yours?!" I shoved him by his shoulders, pleased that he at least took a small step back.

"I do not belong to anyone and I will not be owned by anyone!" I screeched, fisting my hands by my sides. The hate and anger were so strong I could not take it. Those two were not a safe thing to have as a combination.

Suddenly, Sebastian grabbed the back of my head and tilted it up roughly towards him. He moved his lips to my jaw and skimmed along the flesh. My cold jaw shivered at the contact with his warm lips. I placed my hands on his chest, trying to put some distance between us but he wouldn't have that. He snaked his free arm around my waist and pressed me hard against him. I grit my teeth.

Does he want to die?

"You do not talk to me like that. Now tell me your name willingly before I force it out of you." he whispered gently as he placed a soft kiss on my jaw. I was burning with anger, my nails digging into his chest, but he didn't care. His arm around my waist tightened it's hold and I gasped for air.

"If you answer my question I might consider allowing you to hunt for now." he whispered and that was when I lost it. His offer was great! I get my freedom and my hunting back! I held back a smile as I listened to my soul whispering with excitement. Just knowing that I will be out for a hunt causes a rush through me.

"Jewelrina." I said hurriedly. I was so excited, it could be heard in my voice. I felt Sebastian smirk against the flesh of my jaw and I wondered why.

"The mention of your hunt and freedom turned you into an obedient girl, huh?" he whispered softly. My excitement died down just as quickly as it came and I felt rage. I was aggravated and for the first time it was because of my actions. Sebastian must have sensed my sudden mood change.

"My name is Sebastian," he said. "Sebastian Slade."

I felt the colour drain from my face and my soul stopped for a brief moment. A Slade? He is a Slade?! Those are the ones that stupid Vampire warned me about!

They are not just strong-powerful. They are powerful financially, physically and emotionally. It is known that whoever upsets a Slade gets killed in less than a millisecond. Those Purebloods are even stronger, more powerful and dominating than the Vampire King himself, and no one knows why! Not even that stupid Vampire!

This is why all the Slades are respected by everyone, including the King who adores them. I've heard so much about them and none of the things I've heard were good things. They are merciless and bloodthirsty, possessive and protective. I hate possessive people! I can't stand them especially when they target me!

I began using my hands, trying to push his chest away from me. My soul was panicking but I, on the other hand, couldn't feel a thing other than the need to get away from him.

"Let go of me! You're a Slade? A bloody Slade?! Let go!" I screamed as I tried to get away from him. His hold on my waist would tighten every time I struggled to escape.

Out of the blue, I felt myself calm down and relax into his arms. I was not calm! I was nowhere near calm so what the hell was happe— My eyes widened when I realised what he had just done. How else would I explain my sudden calmness at a situation that would make me mad?

"You did not. You did not just use your gift on me. When I get myself out of your disgusting arms, you are going to be a dead son of a b— Ah!" I screamed when I felt a sharp pain in my head. I huddled closer to Sebastian and buried my head in his broad chest.

He was tall. The top of my head reached the middle of his chest.

"Let me tell you a few things, my beautiful Jewel."

I froze, my eyes going wide.

He stroked my hair, and I forgot the pain. But then it tugged on my head and I was forced to focus, so I ended up huddling closer to the jerk.

"Since you are not a Pureblood, our relationship will be complicated." he whispered lowly, as though he was thinking. "When I go off to business deals, you will accompany me, but that hardly happens. You will be obedient whenever someone is around us but when we are alone, you can be as feisty as you wish." he paused and kissed the top of my head, easing the pain a little.

"You will do as I say whenever I tell you something and you will not disobey or rebel. It's for the best, trust me. If any other Pureblood catches you disobeying me or misbehaving, they will either kill you for going against a Slade or take you as their own. I won't have the right to own you because you disobeyed me in the presence of another Pureblood. Jay is a childhood friend, so don't worry when you are around him."

I couldn't take this. He is so dominant and possessive. I can't stand being dominated and possessed! Ever since I was turned into a Vampire, I became the controlling one. Does he expect me to do all of this? Hell to the bloody no!

"You are seriously delusional if you think I will ever obey you and behave, call your name and do as you say whenever you tell me to. I do not and will never obey and submit. I will not be dominated and controlled and I certainly will not be some possession, so I hope you can get that into your thick head." I hated the fact that I was angry and I wanted to scream but the jerk was calming my mind with his gift. It was absolutely unbelievable.

"Okay then. I guess you wouldn't be interested in the deal I was going to offer you. I was going to suggest that you do and follow all of the things I had just mentioned, in exchange of allowing you to hunt whenever you want." he offered as he caressed my hair.

What? Did he just say... hunt? That meant freedom! I couldn't contain the grin on my lips and the glint in my eyes. I felt the pain disappear and so did the calmness that clouded my mind. I know I refused to obey his rules and everything, but my freedom was important to me.

"Okay. So, say I agree to your deal. What happens?"

He stopped stroking my hair and gripped me tighter with one arm around my shoulder and the other around my waist. The hug was possessive and I hated it to no end.

"You get to hunt whenever you want but I will always accompany you wherever you go. I will watch over you from afar and make sure you do not run away from me. Although the thought of having another man have his hands all over you boils my blood, I will allow it since it's a part of the deal." he breathed deeply. I believed him when he said it boiled his blood because his skin was hotter than before and his muscles were tense. You could even hear the anger in his voice.

"I might accept your deal but on one condition." I stated as I pulled away from his arms. When I glanced at his face, I didn't see his usually night black eyes. Instead, I was met with ice blue, almost very light silver eyes. Their colour sent a shiver down my spine and I felt my eyes turn to their very light, almost glowing gold colour which meant I felt threatened.

Sebastian closed his eyes and when he opened them again, they were back to their night black colour.

"Sorry," he whispered. "I was trying to keep myself under control. When my eye colour becomes like this, I am truly a Slade. I become merciless and seek nothing but destruction and death. So a little warning here, do not provoke me in a negative way." he uttered blankly like it was the most obvious thing ever. I gulped and blinked my eyes, feeling them change back to their normal black colour.

"So, what's your condition?" he asked as he slid his hands in the pockets of his dark jeans. I smirked and watched as his features darkened again. I think he believes my smirk never means good, which he is absolutely right on.

"Whenever you go to a meeting and you said I will accompany you, I want to be able to hunt any Vampire there. Let's just say... one of your business partners is a Pureblood with a Vampire assistant. I want to be able to hunt him without you doing anything with your gift. You never know, maybe business will be better that way when I use my magic. No one has ever refused a piece of this." I said as I ruffled my hair with a hand and bit my bottom lip seductively. I knew he was aroused. It was there for me to see.

His eyes drifted to a mesmerising dark blue colour. He took a predatory step towards me and took another one and another. The next thing I know, he uses his super speed to pin me to the wall with my hands beside my head. Because I was still wearing his black shirt, it was lifted up slightly, revealing my slim thighs.

Sebastian looked down at my thighs and licked his fangs. I accidentally gulped at his action. His eyes snapped up to my lips and I realised he was beginning to lean in towards them.

Vampires have a heightened sense of lust yet Purebloods have it worse. Their sense of lust is fifty times stronger than a Vampire's lust. Purebloods tend to be rough and frenzied.

"No," I said when I noticed him getting closer to my neck. He stiffened, staying frozen over me. I didn't think he'd actually listen to me. I thought he was going to bite me or whatever. "I want to go on a hunt now."

He let go of me, pulling back with wide eyes. I wonder why he looked so surprised.

After I wore my dress and fixed myself up, I walked back into the room to find Sebastian sitting on the bed. He eyed me up and down, taking in my entire appearance with a frown. I smirked. I won't be changing my dress.

"Does that mean you accept the deal?" he asked cautiously as he stood up and walked over to me.

"Of course." I lied.

"Don't lie to me. You know what I can do." he warned and when he was standing before me, he reached out a hand and brushed my cheek gently.

"Fine. I agree. But I won't promise to fully obey and submit whenever you want me to. You can't expect me to bend down and be obedient just like that. Also, I don't promise to let you dominate me and tell me what to do. I will try, just not my best." I winked before I walked over to the door and opened it.

He better lay low while I hunt.

"55,118." I moaned as I pulled my fangs out of my prey's dead body. I was in such a bad mood that I just ended up killing him.

Stupid Sebastian was watching me from a distance the entire time, even when I went onto the dance floor to seduce my new prey. He was standing alone at a corner, keeping his distance from everyone around. When my prey made a move to take me somewhere, Sebastian kept his eyes on me and somewhere along the way, I knew he followed me.

What I couldn't understand was why I couldn't sense his presence or his scent. I was able to sense them before, so why wasn't I able to do so no?

I got dressed and grabbed my prey's money-filled wallet, a set of car keys and some credit cards before I opened the door. I was appalled when I found Sebastian leaning against the opposite wall with his arms folded on his chest and his ankles crossed over each other. He was glaring at the door with emerald green eyes— the colour of envy, that I could guess. When he saw me, he pushed himself off of the wall and began walking away with a scary look on his face.

His hands were pushed into the pockets of his dark jeans and his walk was very model-like. It's like he was on a catwalk not a normal floor. Not only is his face and eyelashes a threat to me, but also his damned walk.

I grabbed my dead prey's wallet and looked at the money inside. He had quite the amount.