I ran away from the glowing eyes that belonged to Alexander and his brother. I made my way towards Alexander's room and locked it once I was safely inside.

Tears fell down my cheeks as I tried to control my trembling hands. I was scared for my life.

Why did I let my lust for Alexander keep me here? I was mad at myself for trying to quiet down my mind that tried to show me all the red flags.

I ran my trembling fingers through my white hair and paced around the room. I need to come up with a plan that will get me out of this place without getting hurt.

"Luke, open the door."

I stopped walking once I heard Alexander's tired voice and the door knob shaking.

I ran towards the big closet and hid inside. I closed the double doors securely with my hand and made my way towards the far corner.

I sat down and tucked my legs towards my chest. I heard Alexander enter the room and I silently prayed he would leave.

"Luke, we need to talk. I promise I won't hurt you." I heard him say.

I stayed quiet and tucked myself into a smaller ball. I couldn't help the tears from continuing to fall down my eyes.

I wanted to be back in my broken down room so bad..

"My pretty white haired boy...please...don't make me suffer this way." Alexander said right outside the closet doors.

Not long after, the doors opened causing me to hide my face like it would somehow shield me away from Alexander.

I heard the closet doors close so I peeked up and saw Alexander sitting across from me. He looked down at his lap and I saw a deep frown on his handsome face.

There was an akward silence betwen us as I wiped my eyes. As much as I wanted to run away from Alexander something about him staying here attracted me towards him.

A couple of minutes went by before the urge to be in his arms got the best of me.

I crawled towards him and sat myself between his legs. He looked surprised at my actions and I would be lying if I said I wasn't as well.

He didn't question me though and held me in a tight embrace like I would change my mind and walk away.

I buried my face in his neck and loved the way his arms wrapped around me.

"I would never hurt you in that way, Luke. Believe me when I say it." Alexander whispers.

His words made me want to believe them but his actions said something different..

I pushed myself off of him and stared into his bright eyes that were filled with guilt and sadness.

"Do vampires always let their emotions show?" I questioned lightly and pushed his hair back with my hand.

Alexander layed his head on the wall and let out a smiled before looking at me.

"No, but it seems everything about you throws me off. I don't have the same mentality I was raised to have once I see you." he replied.

I smiled at his reply and placed my head on his shoulder.

"So you promise you'll never hurt me like Max did to Lily?" I asked with the clear images coming back to my mind.

Alexander adjusted me in front of him again and made me make eye contact with him.

"I promise I will never hurt you in that way, but I will use my fangs as punishment if you ever try to leave again or do something I do not approve of. Got it?" he replied with a serious look.

I bit my bottom lip and thought about what he said. Am I actually okay with his proposal?

He promised he wouldn't hurt me like Lily but I barely knew Alexander. How was I so sure he wouldn't break his promise?

Could a vampire like Alexander actually be trusted?

"How about we make a deal?" I offered.

Alexander raised an eyebrow in confusion but nodded anyways.

"You let me leave for a week without following me and I promise after the end of the week I'll come live here with you." I told him honestly.

I felt the way he rubbed his thumb against my exposed skin where my shirt was slightly lifted and saw him think deeply about my idea.

A couple of seconds later, he firmly grabbed my chin and made me lean closer to his face.

"If you try anything funny I will punish you once I find you, so I agree but just know you've been warned." he practically threatened.

I licked my lips anxiously and was left speechless until I finally composed myself again.

"Okay." I simply said.

Alexander then smiled and tackled me to the ground. I groaned a little at the sudden impact but the comfortable carpet underneath me helped ease the assault.

"W-What are you doing?" I couldn't help but studder out as I felt Alexander's leg between my own and his lips on my neck.

"I need to make up for the week you'll be gone so don't mind me." he stated and started to place open mouth kisses on my neck.

His touch always made my body go crazy. So far Alexander has been the only person I have let touch me this way.

I wanted to stop him sometimes, but it seemed that my mind would go blurry once I felt his loving kisses or sweet touch.

It was like a spell he would put on me everytime he looked at me with those bright eyes of his that I've grown to love.

So I just layed still and let him mark my neck all over to show the world I was his...

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I chewed on a piece of steak with pure delight. My mouth was in heaven at the moment and all I wanted to do was eat nothing but steak.

"You're going to get a stomach ache if you keeping eating so fast." Alexander warned but I ignored him and continued to eat my delicious steak.

I was about to cut another piece but I soon realized my white plate was empty now causing me to frown.

"Here." I heard Alexander say as he pushed his plate towards me.

His steak was untouched and looked juicier than the one I had.

"But that ones yours, I don't want to take your dinner away." I protested and tried to push away the good looking steak back to him.

Alexander eyed my actions and placed the plate once more in front of me.

"Eat it. I'm fine with the garlic bread." he assured and took a bite from a toasted slice of bread.

I looked down at the steak and just couldn't fight off my hunger so I started to eat it.

I noticed his piece of steak was much bloodier in the center than mine. But it tasted so good that I didn't mind at all.

"Sir, your brother has requested your presence in your office." Nana suddenly told Alexander with a serious look.

She glanced at me and gave me a small smile which I happily returned.

But, my appetite soon faded at the mention of Max. So instead I put my hands on my lap and looked down at the piece of meat with disgust.

Images of Lily's stomach being cut open still fresh in my head.

"Luke?"

The way she yelled in pain and I didn't even try to help her. I just stood with trembling hands and watched the whole thing happen.

"Luke, are you okay? You look sick."

How was I so heartless? I could of saved her...She didn't deserve to die that way. Why was I here eating steak while she layed buried somewhere in a hole?

What if this steak was part of her body? With that in mind I got out of my chair in a rush and ran towards the bathroom.

I threw up violently into the toilet and felt my eyes burn with tears along with my throat.

I was disgusted with myself and no matter how much I threw up the feeling wouldn't leave.

Memories of the orphanage soon entered my mind like a bolt of lightning. The images of sitting on the dirty floor and crying close to the toilet as a child kept repeating.

Whenever I got sick there was nobody to ever comfort me as I threw up nonstop until my small body would pass out on the cold floor.

The caretakers there would make me clean the mess I made with my own clothes and made me wear it after so I learned my lesson.

"It's okay, I got you."

I came back to reality with Alexander's soothing voice by my ear. That's when I finally felt his arm on my waist and his other hand holding my white hair back.

I turned to face him and noticed I wasn't just throwing up but also crying as I did so.

Alexander pressed a kiss on my sweaty forehead and helped me stand. He stood close by me as I washed my teeth and mouth throughly to get the sour taste out of my mouth.

Once I was done, I felt Alexander's secure arms around me. I felt like crying again but I was too drained of energy to do so. I was embarrassed that I cried in front of him and I prayed he wouldn't question it.

A part of me felt like he would punish me for throwing up. This thought made my eyes sting again with tears.

"Let's go to bed, Nana has some tea waiting for you and I'll put on a movie for us to watch." Alexander told me and softly kissed my lips before he held my hand to guide me back to his room.

I was a bit taken back at his sweet actions. The way he took me back to his room patiently and helped me get in bed made me think I was dreaming.

Especially when he made me drink some tea before he layed beside me and placed his arm around my thin torso.

I stayed quiet as he grabbed a control remote and pressed some buttons causing a movie to start playing.

"Is Tarzan okay? It's always been one of my favorite childhood movies." Alexander stated and looked down at me.

"Yeah." I replied, not letting him know that I've never seen the movie before.

I layed comfortably beside him and watched the giant tv fill with colorful images. I felt Alexander's thumb go under my shirt and lightly stroke my side.

It felt reassuring like he was letting me know he was there and wouldn't leave my side.

Not too long into the movie, I got tired and decided to turn around and cuddle into Alexander's welcoming chest.

For once my horrible nightmares of the past quieted down as Alexander ran his fingers through my hair until I completely fell asleep.

Something in my mind assured me that Alexander would never do anything to hurt me ...even if he wanted to...