Chapter 29

Annika

My senses regained, thirst satisfied, I removed my hand from Andro's neck and my lips from his. I also removed my body from him and moved further away on the bed.

I was panting.

Andro hadn't moved from the spot, his knees on the bed and his hands beside him. He was recovering from the shock as much as I was.

"I'm sorry I did that," he smirked.

"I'm glad you did," I raised my eyebrow at his response, hoping he'll explain further but he didn't.

He came closer to me and placed his open palm in front of me.

"Do you want more?" He asked and I nodded. "Help yourself out then, Malyshl"

"Won't it affect your health?"

"That's very considerate of you, Annika but no, it won't. It's just for today" he replied.

I took a hold of his large palm and placed my lips on his blood. As the blood met with my lips, I closed my eyes. His blood was delicious and it felt great on my lips. It didn't have the metallic smell that I'm used to.

I felt Andro's hand in my hair, brushing it down as I fed from him. His fingers made contact with my neck and I felt a series of tingles across my flesh.

After I was done, I lifted my head and saw that his eyes were closed.

"Are you okay?"

"I will be fine, Annika. This will happen only for today. Never again woman" he groaned and I pouted.

I could feed from him for the rest of my life and not taste anyone else's blood. It was better that way.

He placed his leg on the bed and rubbed his face with his hands. I crouched towards him on the bed and kept on looking at him.

"Are you sure you're okay?" I asked again.

He turned and held my face in his hands. That was when I noticed he was pale.

"Don't worry about it, I'll be fine in no minutes" he kissed my nose.

"You should change into one of those. I don't know if they'll be your size but you can manage" he pointed to the clothes that had been placed on the couch. I guess he came in with them.

"Thank you," finally, lady's clothing

He only nodded and stood up, leaving the room behind.

I hurriedly stood up from the bed and went into the bathroom for a quick shower. After I was done with the necessary morning rituals, I checked out the clothes on the couch and selected a gown.

It was a floral print, armless short gown that ended just above the knees. I saw some underwear had been selected as well, so, I picked one up, and strangely enough, it was a little bit larger than me.

Whoever did the shopping must have done a great job.

After I finished dressing, I tried brushing my hair with what I could see on the table, but the poor hair was too tangled to be revived by a simple brush. I quickly placed the brush down and ran my hand through my hair.

I didn't know if I could leave the room or not because of what had happened yesterday so I sat for a while, switching from one channel to another until I got thirsty and needed to eat.

Not being able to recognize if it was blood that my body needed or real food was a struggle. I tried staying put, hoping Andro would walk through the door in no minutes but an hour later and nobody was in sight, I decided to look for him.

This time, to really look for Andro.

A delicious smell hit my nose as I got to the stair nose. I followed the smell, hoping it wasn't blood until it led me to the kitchen. I stood at the door as I watched a woman cooking while one man, one of the three men I saw yesterday talking and laughing with her.

"You can join them you know" I jumped and shrieked as the strange voice whispered into my eyes. My tiny scream got the attention of the two people in the kitchen.

"Stop scaring the little girl, Stefan," The lady cooking threw a banana peel at the guy called Stefan and he caught it before it landed on his face.

"I didn't scare her. I just whispered to her that she could join you guys" He explained.

"Is that true?" The other man asked and I nodded.

"He scared me that way" I confessed

"What's with you and whispering to people these days, Stefan? You need to grow up"

"Why is everyone telling me to grow up? Do I need to remind you all how old I am?" He groaned, stomping his feet to the ground.

He's really childish!

"Are you hungry?" The woman asked and I nodded,

"Come in and have some food" she instructed and my feet carried themselves to her side.

She dished out a meal onto my plate, placed it in front of a table and small stool then told me to sit and eat.

I devoured the food in no time and she asked if I wanted a second round.

"Yes, thank you,"

"You have such a small body yet you eat a lot," one of the guys remarked.

"I don't usually eat much, I'm just really hungry today" I explained.

By the time the plate was placed back on the table, I wasn't as hungry as the first time. I ate slowly this time.

"I'm Fabi by the way and this is Stefan" Fabi introduced them.

"And I'm Caroline. His big sister," The kind woman who had served me food said, pointing to Fabi.

"My name is Annika," I said, before concentrating on my food again.

"She's shy," Caroline noted. "I think you guys should leave, you're making her uncomfortable"

"We'll talk later, Anni," Fabi yelled as they walked out of the kitchen.

I wanted to appreciate Caroline for making them leave but I didn't know how to open my mouth and say it. So rather, I kept mute

"How old are you, child?" She asked.

"I'm twenty," I replied.

"You're legal. So, what are you doing here?" She asked, trying to start up a conversation with me. Something I'm not good at.

Am I supposed to tell her I'm a newborn Vampire and I'm here because Andro said I'm dangerous to people?

Am I supposed to say something?

Rather, I asked, "Where's Andro?"

She looked at me and smiled. "He should be in his study," she responded.

"Where…?" I began and stopped.

"Follow me, child," I dropped my spoon and stood up to follow her.

She pointed to the study room and returned to the kitchen. I went towards the study room and knocked.

"Come in," he responded from the other side. I opened the glass door and walked in.

The study room had a large shelf with various books arranged on it and I wished to take one.

"What do you want, Annika?" Andro asked, gaining my attention.

"I wanted to speak to you about something,"

He scrutinized me for a second before he stood up and walked towards me. He pulled me to the sofa and made me sit opposite him.

"Talk to me, princess,"

I've gotten used to his endearments that I'm always expecting one after each word.

"I got really hungry earlier and I didn't know if it was for food or blood. How am I supposed to differentiate both?"

"If you're thirsty for blood, you will feel your fangs protruding out of your lips. But if you don't feel that, then maybe it's for water or food. It might get confusing at the start but you'll get used to it later, princess. Soon, without any effort, you'll recognize each thirst, okay,"

He replaced a strand of hair that had left its place back in position and smiled at me.

I began scratching my nails with the other, trying to think about the right way to say the other one.

"Is there anything else?" He asked.

I hesitated for a while, "Yes, promise you won't get mad if I ask," he nodded, without words.

"I want to go home,"

"I already told you that…" I didn't wait for him to finish before I continued

"Because I need to get revenge for something," I said and Andro stood up

"Revenge?" He asked

"Yes,"

"Do you know the weight of the word you just said? Don't make me regret turning you if that is what you'll use it for," he yelled.

"You can't understand,"

"Give me one good reason why I should let you go," he asked.