Chapter 30- Forever
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A raven cawed as the night turns darker and darker each second, rustles of the leaves and the wind howling were slowly filling the night air. My lungs felt like someone was a holding a candle below it, burning it and killing me. Not only were my lungs burning, but my thighs too, my muscles were tightening for some strange reason.
I then realize that I was running. It was like I was running in an endless maze. I could sense that someone was after me, hence explaining my endless running. Question is, who am I running away from?
My breath was slowly becoming rugged and harsher. I then notice that I see nothing but total darkness. My vision was robbed by the dark night.
Where am I?
Something caught my ankle and I stumble down to the ground. I could feel something wet seep through my clothes, my hands were in contact with the said liquid. It was sticky and smelt of metallic.
Blood. The word rang out from my brain and I quickly scramble away from the source of the blood. My heart was beating my rib cage, my breathing became more erratic and I could feel darkness slowly taking me away.
"Agapi Mou," My heart stop for a second, my breathing cease and my conscious comes back alive. In an instant my body goes haywire. "Help me." Tears starts pouring down from my face.
No. It can't be him. Please, don't let it be him.
"N- nikola." I call out. My voice was so small that the wind caressed its way through it and took it to a faraway place.
But since Nikola was a werewolf with heighten senses, he heard my voice. "My Ivory, I miss you so much." His voice was strain. Like talking was killing him.
I quickly scramble towards his body. Even without light, I knew just where he is. His strong aura was a dead giveaway of where he is. My hands come in contact with the blood. "You're bleeding." I whisper out.
Suddenly two pairs of green orbs shine through the dark night. It illuminated like a star. His eyes, it looked so sad and hurt is clearly written all over it. Tears were now heavily streaming down my face. Sobs rack throughout my body. "You're dying."
"I'm dying." Was his smart response. "I'm dying and I never had the chance to love you properly, Agapi Mou." His voice was filled with regret. My heart could only take so much. It felt like someone was ripping it into pieces. I wanted to see him. To see his beautiful face.
"I can't see you, Nikola." I cry out. "I- I can't see you. I want to see you." I was now full on panicking.
"Sh, its okay. " His hand slowly reach out and touch my cheek. Instantly my face seeks comfort into his warm yet cold palms. "I'm right here. Don't worry." Then I heard nothing but the wind, the leaves rustling and my sobs.
I couldn't hear Nikola's breathing at all.
He was dead.
My eyes were greeted with the sunlight glaring down at me. My body was a tangled mess with my blankets and my body was drenched with sweat.
The dream. It felt so real.
Tears start to make its way to my eyes and I hold it in. My heart clenches with the thought on Nikola dead. No matter how angry I am to him, I still care for him.
I bite my lip and close my eyes. It's been a week since I last Nikola, two days since Chris found out about werewolves. In those two days, I haven't felt Nikola at the back of my head, trying to talk to me. I felt angry and at the same time regret filled my whole being.
I'm angry because it seemed like Nikola has finally given up on me. Am I not worth fighting for?
I'm filled with regret because I pushed him away from me when the truth is I wanted to do the opposite. I wanted to pull him towards me and just hug him. Kiss him. Anything that involves physical contact.
The ringing of my phone snaps me out from my pity party. Sitting up, my hand shoots out towards the table beside my bed. Finding my phone, I press the green button and put in beside my ear.
"Hello?" My voice was a dead giveaway that I have just woken up. Clearing my throat, I stifle a yawn and swing my legs off the bed. Upon feeling the cold floor, I shiver. Winter is coming.
"Ivory?" Chris' voice was filled with worry. "I'm sorry, did I wake you up?" The yawn that I was trying so hard to hold back tumble out from my mouth. Chris chuckles. "So I did wake you up." When Chris found out about werewolves, he was surprisingly calm. Like the idea of werewolves was normal. He actually suspected that something was off with this place.
Yawning one more time I answer him. "Nah. I actually just woke up." Standing up, I stretch my body. "So what made you call me in such ungodly hours?"
For the past two day, Chris has been a mother hen to me and to Cassie. He would check in on us hourly, calling if we needed something or if we were doing fine. It was actually cute to see him worrying more on Cassie than to me. Speaking of Cassie, my eyes quickly scan the room and upon seeing her golden locks spread across my pillow and her body laying on my window couch I felt sadness crash all over my body.
Ever since that day, Cassie would wake in the middle of her sleep and scream. Her screaming consisted of her begging her mate- aka Kyle- to come back to her. To hold her. To kiss her. And just to love her. But when she had those screaming episode, she wasn't conscious. She was having a nightmare. I would cry at the sight of her, she would sob out and beg till her voice lost its will to make a sound.
I hated Kyle for this. He did this to Cassie. He broke her.
When Cassie do wake up, she would cry and ask me why Kyle, my best friend did not want her. I have no other answer but that he just hated werewolves.
"Oh nothing, just making sure you're okay." I could hear shuffling , like Chris was getting dress. "And Cassie, how is she?" His voice was lace with concern. It made me rethink that Chris indeed knows Cassie but acted like a jerk and ignore her.
"She's still sleeping and her nightmares are slowly dwindling down." Her nightmares were slowly leaving her system. I could hear a sigh of relief from Chris.
"Good, that's good to hear." There was silence for a good two minutes. "Wanna hang out, you know let off steam?" At that thought I became instantly perky.
"Sure, I need to let off some steam." God knows how stress I am.
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"And then, David was like 'Man, I could have tap that. But you had to ruin everything!' " Chris laughs at the story he was telling me while I on the other hand had to hide my disgust.
Seriously, can't he see that I'm a girl? And that hearing him talking about 'tapping' this and 'tapping' that disgusts me in so many levels.
Currently Chris and I are lounging in a café, expresso and cupcakes in our table. I was about to tell him that he should shut the fuck up with his fucking tap stories, but I didn't have the chance to speak out my thought when a voice I haven't heard a span of one week suddenly speaks behind me.
"Can't you see when a girl is clearly and utterly bored with your stupid stories?" Nikola growls out behind me. Tingles instantly crawl its way throughout my body. Oh my god, I missed his voice so much. I missed his presence. I just plain out missed him.
But I was afraid to face him. To look into his eyes and get lost like I always do. Suddenly, Nikola's hand wraps around my arm and fireworks exploded all over my body. Holy shit. I'm getting so turn on.
"Hello there, girlfriend. It's been a while, don't you think?" There was a certain edge to his voice. It was like he was containing his anger. Afraid that he might lash out and possibly hurt me.
I look at Chris to see that his eyes were wide with fear and his body stiff as a board. I also told him that Nikola was a werewolf and he was the one who tried to kill him.
He then suddenly stands up from his chair, gives me a small salute and left me. Pussy.
Letting out a shaky breath I grab my expresso, drink it with one gulp and stand up. Well here goes nothing.
I turn around, making him lose his grip on my arm, but I was not prepared to see what was in front of me.
It was Nikola all right. But another version of Nikola was in front of me. He looked different.
His eyes were bloodshot, bags were very evident under his eyes, and he had a five o clock shadow that made him look much more manlier, sexier and older. His dark hair was longer now, reaching his collar.
He looked different. But still managed to look beautiful.
"What the fuck do you want?" I growl out. Happy that I still had my senses intact even after seeing for the first time in seven days.
"Isn't it obvious?" He snarls out at me, his body slowly coming towards me. "You. I fucking want you!" Without another word he grabs my face with both hands and kiss me.
His lips were still soft and he tasted of chocolate, a very addicting chocolate. He wasn't kissing me softly, he was kissing me roughly. At first I didn't respond, I tried to stay strong and not let him and his seduction control me. But as seconds pass by, my resolve was slowly rumbling down. I was putty in his hand. Closing my eyes, I soak in the presence of Nikola. His warmth, smell and everything about him that makes me want him more.
Slowly, I start to respond to his kiss. And I was matching his roughness. My hands instantly found its way towards his hair and pull it. This earned me a growl and moan. He suddenly pulls away from the kiss and breathes heavily.
"I'm dying." At his word I instantly froze. Memories of my dream came flooding back. My close eyes quickly open and stare at his green orbs. Those green orbs that I came to love so much.
"I'm dying." Was his smart response. "I'm dying and I never had the chance to love you properly, Agapi Mou."
"What?" I croak out. I lost my breath, my heart is beating wildly.
"I'm dying, Ivory." His voice cracks in the end and I felt like someone punches the air out of me. "I'm dying to have in my arms again. Please, come back to me." And just like that tears start streaming down my face.
I was so scared. So frighten that Nikola was truly dying. Leaving me here alone.
My hands turn into fist and I repeatedly hit his chest with it.
"Hey, what's wrong? Why are you crying?" Nikola didn't mind that I was punching his chest; his hands instantly wipe the tears away from my face.
"Don't ever say that again!" I cry out. "Don't say you're dying. Don't leave me." My arms instantly wraps around Nikola's torso. Oh god, I can't believe I'm a having a meltdown in public. It was like Nikola sensed my discomfort of crying in public, he grabs my arm and slowly guides me towards his car.
When I was seated in his car I try to control my sobs and wipe away the stupid tears. Upon hearing the door close I turn to my left and see Nikola at the driver's seat looking at me with worry clearly etch on his face.
"Tell me whats wrong." Nikola doesn't ask but demands an answer.
Instantly I remembered why I was so angry at him. I was still angry with him and I will not tell him anything until he tells me his story.
"N-no" I manage to croak out. "I won't tell you anything until you explain to me what I saw last week." And just like that Nikola's eyes turns dark and his lips forms into a thin line. Like remembering what had transpired a week ago made him want to kill someone.
"Fine," He finally says. Letting out a deep breath he clenches his jaw and grips the steering wheel. "Last week, what you saw. It wasn't what you thought it was," At that statement I snorted and roll my eyes. "As I was saying, you had the wrong idea. That woman," He said the word woman like it was poison. "Was an ex-lover of mine-" I didn't let him finish because I cut his off.
"And she wanted to reconcile with you and you gladly accepted, which led to you and her fucking inside your office." I blurt out. I could feel the green monster making its way towards my head. I was jealous. Fuck I was fucking jealous.
Nikola is supposed to be mine. Mine only.
I could hear Nikola chuckling beside me. I whip me head to shoot daggers at him but I stop when I could see a knowing smirk across his face.
"What are you smirking at?" I snap at him.
"Nothing, now may I continue my story you so rudely interrupted?" I roll my eyes at him but nod my head. "Anyway, she was my ex-lover" he stresses the word ex-lover. "To which I haven't seen since the day I met you, which was three months ago. And don't even think about it, I broke up with her before I met you. So, she came up to me and told me that she was pregnant and I was the father." Nikola tells me angrily, like her being pregnant was my fault.
I could feel my heart stop. This can't be happening.
"I was so shocked that I couldn't move my body," He sighs. "And she took advantage of my shock state, she grabs my shirt and starts to unbutton my shirt while at the same time unbuckling my belt," I close my eyes, trying to keep my tears at bay. This is where he tells me that they did have sex and that we were over. " But I pushed her off of me the second I shake off my shock state. I told she was crazy and she wasn't pregnant." He stops trying to keep his cool.
"And was she?" I ask, my voice squeaking.
"She was," He says softly. "She told me to listen closely and that I could hear not only two but three heartbeats, she was right. There were three hearts beating in the room." My heart, it felt like it was dying slowly.
"And are you the father?" I ask him. My voice was scared. Unsure.
"Yes," And that was it. The tears that were building up fell down like waterfalls. Nothing can be done. "That's what I thought at first, that I was indeed the father of the child," He continues to tell me. But I didn't want to hear it. I didn't want my heart to get broken. "But Garied didn't believe it. He knew how careful I was when it came to me- having sex. I always wore a condom." But at time they just don't work Nikola. I wanted to tell him that but it seems that my voice was trap inside my throat. "He started to look for answers," He smiles at me and I just wanted to punch his face. "And then he met a witch, he quickly rush her to the mansion where woman was currently staying. The witch took one look at her and you know what she said?"
I shook my head; I didn't want to hear it. My hands were inching towards the handle of the door, but the next thing he said made me stop.
"That the child wasn't mine." Relief was evident in his voice. "That a human impregnated her." And just like that relief washes all over my body.
He wasn't the father.
Turning around, I could see that tears were forming in his eyes. It was tears of relief.
"I dreamt of you last night." I start to speak, my voice was quivering. "And it that dream, you were dying Nikola." Another set of tears were streaming down. The car's window was turning foggy. "And then you died Nikola." Just the thought of him dying made me shake in fear. "It was so real. I thought I lost you." I sob out. Instantly, Nikola wraps his arm around my waist and place on his lap. His hand was rubbing my back.
"I'm not going anywhere, Agapi Mou." Nikola whispers in my ear.
"You promise?" I ask. I look up to see his beautiful green eyes. It was filled with love and I was hoping my eyes mirrored his.
"I promise." He whispers. He kisses my lips briefly. My heart flutters with happiness and my body turns hot and bothered in a second.
And just like that I realize. In the confines of his car.
I was not falling for Nikola, my ex-kidnapper.
I have already fallen for him.
There was no turning back, all I could do was look forward and see where it take me.
I've fallen and Nikola caught me with ease.
"I love you so much, Nikola Orsini." And just like that everything changed. It took a pregnancy scare from his ex, a dream that killed him off and my stupid mind to finally understand what my heart was telling me, that I was in love with Nikola. And now I'm afraid of losing him, I want to be with him. Feel him in deeper levels. I look at his eyes and it was brimming with happiness. I made him happy. I want to make him mine. And with that thought I whisper these words to him that made freeze. "Make love to me, Nikola. Make me yours. Forever."
A/N:
I know. Shitty chapter.
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