Chapter 1

Adonis

The first time I saw her was outside the main door of the nightclub that I was that Friday night.

It's been so long a woman had gotten my attention and not only was I mesmerized by her red hair but also with the way my heart skipped when her eyes met mine for just a second.

She might not have seen me through the black tinted windows of my car but those eyes let on more than it appears.

Unfortunately, I lost sight of her. As I turned to direct my driver to stop the vehicle at that point, I'd lost her. She wasn't there anymore.

I usually get picky with nightclubs. This  makes my driver drive around town every Friday night just so to get one nightclub that'll be to my taste, but tonight, this is the first club we've come to and surely will be the last..

"Will you be going in, sir?" Gregory, my driver of over fifty years asked.

"I think I should" I replied.

I looked around one more time, checking if She’ll turn up but nothing. I didn't see the red haired siren who had managed to get my attention for the first time in two hundred years.

Before opening the car door, I turned to look at Gregory, "You should go home to your family tonight, Gregory. I'll find my way home"

"I already informed them I'll be staying late, sir. I'll be around, you can call me when you're done"

Gregory's loyalty has lasted more than I expected. He's been working with me for more than fifty years, even when I've changed countries for more than three times.

I've managed to stay as invisible as possible, trying not to get any unnecessary attention to myself and that has helped. No one has ever wondered why a man has lived for more than two hundred years and still looked like a thirty year old.

I'm lucky to be among the remaining five existing vampires in the world, despite how hard vampire hunters are trying to take us off the surface of the earth.

Opening the car door, I surveyed my environment before walking out. Once I got closer to the bouncer, I brought out my VIP card, then realized it was for the club I'd gone to last Friday.

I quickly placed it back in my pocket and moved closer to one of them. My hands in my pocket, I stood, watching him scrutinizing me from head to toe.

"You can go in, sir" He finally said, after probably assuring himself that I was a VIP.

"How much is your VIP card?" I asked

"Fifty bucks"

"Where can I get one?"

"The manager will sort that out inside"

I nodded, about to go in when I stopped and decided to ask about the siren I'd seen.

"Have you seen a red haired girl tonight? She was standing right here when I saw her" I said pointing to the pillar I'd seen her standing beside.

"No, I don't think so. A lot of people have been here tonight. Recognizing one would be difficult"

"I bet you'll recognize this one if you've seen her. Find a way to inform your manager that he should see me"

I walked into the party.

This club is in a prominent and rich environment, so I couldn't have expected less from them. They were two DJs at the edge of the club, standing behind their instrument and doing what they love to do best.

The blasts reverberated through the chest cavity and tens of people yelling "what, I can't hear you" at one another, or pretending to hear what the other person actually said and laughing.

I went straight to the bar, waited for one of the bartenders to finish an order before I table mine.

That made me turn around to look at the bodies dancing, screaming and smiling while enjoying the beat of the music.

"What can I get you?" A bartender screamed, getting my attention.

"A VIP section and the most expensive drink here"

He looked at me surprisingly as if he wasn't expecting me to say that.

"Your card, sir" he stretched his hands out after recovering from the shock.

I gave him my card and waited for him to remove whatever amount he needed.

While waiting, I saw a red haired, I'm not particularly sure about who it was but I followed to make sure it was her.

Before I could move to follow her, the bartender stopped me, giving me back my card and instructing me to follow a female waitress to the VIP section. When I turned, I lost track of her again.

"This way, sir" The waitress grabbed my attention, leading the way. I realized her uniform was the same as the one I saw on my siren.

So I decided to ask about her.

"How many red haired females work here?" I asked as soon as we got to the VIP section where the noise was lower.

"That'll be Bella. She's the only red hair working here, sir"

"Can you get her to attend to me tonight?" I requested.

"I'm really sorry sir but she's in charge of another client, precisely the one in the room next to you and it'll take a while before she's free. I can give you anything you want"

I knew what her last statement meant but I didn't care. My mind was hell bent on one person.

"Leave" I instructed.

She suddenly brushed her finger against her hair, "I could give you what you want, handsome"

"Do not make me repeat myself, leave!" I roared, almost not recognizing my own voice.

She screamed out without thinking twice.

Getting impatient, I stood up and walked out of the VIP room.

I needed her like I needed air and if I don't see her within the next minutes, I might end up killing everybody in here.

As I moved closer to the door, I heard muffled noises, sounded just as if someone was tied up.

Angirly, I kicked the door open, ready to kill as my fangs came into view.

My siren was being held up by two guys to a wall while the drunk old man was trying to touch her.

The room was dark but I could confidently see through the darkness.

Her hands were tied up and her mouth was covered up with a duct tape. Rage over clouded my thinking and I wanted nothing but to let their blood be splattered all over the floor.

"Can I fuck you? Will you let Daddy take care of you?" The old man asked, earning a laugh from the two boys.

"Or maybe I'll send Daddy to a hospital and have the doctors take care of his damaged dick and broken bones," I threatened, gently appearing to the four of them.

"Run along boy, this isn't your business" He said waving me off.

"She's my business"

"Let the girl go and we'll all leave with our heads intact" I bargained.

"You cannot tell me what to do, boy"

"Well, I can show you what to do"

Without any efforts, I picked up the old man and threw him into the wall, making him collapse into the floor before facing the two boys.

Both boys left the girl and faced me. As one of them was waving a knife at me, I attacked the other, strangling him with one hand while the other watched, fear in his eyes.

He made a run for it once he saw his friend was dead but I was faster, met up with him right in front of the rest room. I pulled him into the toilet to avoid people staring and banged his head right against the toilet faucet, making his brain spill out from his skull.

By the time I was done with him, I went back into the room and saw Bella on the floor, trying to get the ropes off her hand with tears rolling down her face.

I quickly bent down to her level, released the rope from her hand and removed the duct tape from her mouth, making her shriek a little.

Placing a finger on her lip, I caressed it gently trying to ease the pain.

The sweet smell of blood hit my nose and I quickly turned to control my fangs.

"Are you okay?" She asked worriedly.

Finally able to draw them back in, I faced her with a smile on my face.

"I'm fine, Bella. You're bleeding" I said.

I turned her so her back could face me and saw her cloth covered in blood. So badly did I want to have a taste of her sweet smelling blood but I knew I had to have self control and not make my girl run away from me so quickly.

"How do you know my name?" She asked weary.

"That's not the major issue here. Let's get you to a hospital and take care of this wound"

"Is it that bad?"

"Yes, mi amor" (T: My love)

"No hospital, please" she pleaded, her eyes boring into mine, taking my breath away.

"Please" she begged again.

I nodded.

Instead of carrying her bridal style, I picked her up like a baby. Her head was resting against my shoulder while she wrapped her legs and hands around me.

"Agárrate fuerte por mi bebé, te cuidaré. lo prometo"  I pleaded. (T: hold on tight for me baby, I'll take care of you. I promise)

I walked out of the club and saw Gregory smoking beside a pillar outside the club. Once he sighted me, he quickly went to bring the car, opened the door and I went inside with my woman, still wrapped around me.

During the ride to my place, she only woke up once, looked at me closely.

"Where are we going?"

"Casa" (T: Home)

(TO ADDRESS THE CONFUSION ABOUT THE WORD SIREN, MY FEMALE LEAD IS NOT A SIREN. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS WHEN I STARTED WRITING THE BOOK. SIREN HERE MEANS A HIGH FORM OF ATTENTION OR AFFECTION AND THIS WAS TO DEPICT HOW ADONIS FELT ABOUT BELLA. NOTHING MORE, NOTHING LESS. BELLA IS NOT A SIREN. THANK YOU)