Chapter 12

"I am so very lucky to have my very supportive family, my beautiful daughter Cassandra .." People applauded loudly,

"My son Charlie who took a day off to be present today, thank you son, I know that you're holding one of the challenging case in your career but you're making your old man proud being here and just being who you are as a man of people saving lives .. "

I restrained myself from smiling, dad is so hypocrite he even managed to mention me while Charlie is the only one he really wants to emphasize the role in his life, why?

Can he brag something about you? Says my evil ego.

Well well,

"Now that I have officially announced my candidacy. Expect the escalating violence in deniva to end with the help of our administration, and man power led and promoted by my own son and the police power we'll end the fears residing in each of us, Not only that ... "

Blah blah blah ...

I can't take it anymore. I better get out of the fancy hotel restaurant where the program was held for daddy. I left charlie do the fakings beside daddy, after all he is the only one who needs the presence here.

Its bright outside. The moon is high and round.

And the lights that display on the terrace of the hotel restaurant is cozy and elegant

I leaned against the pillar of the terrace and looked out over the garden below. There were a few people sitting on the benches and under the trees. I felt the cold breeze enveloped me.

I didn't even bother to stop the fabric of my black long back gown, I feel like a lost princess at the moment. Remembering those things made me realize how incomplete I am.

How weak and fearful I am. That I am not really brave or combative.

Its all just a tough façade to mask my weaknesses,

I just try to fight the fear by showing I'm not afraid but now, I just know the real Cassandra Novalez is out.

Not the untamed and wild cat. But the lost kitten. A big part of me is still blurry. Lost. My mind never reminds me of what it was, maybe because I was too young then, and because it was too painful.

But the question is how? Why?

What does that fast moving shadow have something to do with me seeing those repressed memories? I know something happened before I lose conciousness ...

That .. Shadow .. Or that guy did something to me. I know that. As if its conveying me a message, filling me the gap ..

Then there he is! I looked closely at the man in the distance. He's staring at me ... I stared back .. He's wearing a tuxedo and he's glistening with the moonlight. I need to talk to him! I push myself to run down the stairs to the garden, Shit ...

He's still there maybe waiting for me.

"Baby .." I smirked

"Zede .. Why are you here?"

I could not avoid doubting. I saw him last night. It was him!

He gave me his infamous smile

"Visiting you."

He roamed his eyes over me

"Sexy as hell," he grins

I wore my backless and sexy lace black long back gown

"Zede .. Please tell me .. I .. I saw you last night."

I could not hide my fear, he brought me back to deniva we had a short communication before he went back to Ireland. But I saw him last night before I lose conciousness.

"is it fear I am seeing in you now sexy? Really? Cassandra Novalez?"

he grins and step closer, I didn't move. He touches my pale cheek with his left hand, it feels so warm. I almost closed my eyes to the relief it caused

"I heard there's blood suckers within your place. I just came home from the Philippines again and the immediate thing I had to do is to visit you, and kill the blood suckers."

"But last night, I discovered I wasn't the only one worrying about you. And yes, there's one roaming around your neighborhood who tried to attack you but we stopped him just before he can get you." He caresses my cheek and if feels good. That's what happened, but ..

"What do you mean we? And who? Who cares about me?"

"Me. So Get your fucking hand away from her or I'll break them into pieces now." It sounded like a growl and a hissed.

That mad baritone voice is damn familiar! I quickly turned to look at whoever was behind me. Vander! He pulled my arm inside his arm, he pulled me away from Zede. The familiar beating came again after 3 damn months .. He's here! He glared at me, short while but I saw the soft and tenderness in those piece of gray eyes, there's longing too and madness.

"What are you doing here?" It almost a whisper.

"To see you." He said before turning his gaze to Zede

"I warned you"

he seemed to hold back his cousin's words What's going on?

The idea that vander is here to see me makes my heart and mind gone to oblivion.

"I don't belong in any pack, you're not my alpha so cut the bullshit Vanny, I will not obey your orders." Zede smirk.

I felt Vander tighten his grip on me. He's raging mad again. His eyes shifted to dark yellow green and I can hear a growl. No! There are people around!

Then I did the most necessary thing, I caressed his chest, stroked it up and down. I could feel the heat of his chest despite the thin fabric barrier.

"Please ... Calm down, don't fight here please ??"

He looked at me shocked obviously.

"Please?" His chest was still up and down so I continued to caress him, I noticed him relaxed. Gradually his eyes returned to normal. He sigh exasperatingly ..

"How could you do that?" He seemed tired of his tongue and held my hand that was on his chest

"Only Cassandra can do it" I turned to the top of the tree where the voice came from,

"Salva!" There she is!

On a branch sitting.

"Laura? Draco?" They walk closer from a bench. And ... No. Just now it sinks in on me, everyone in the garden they all look familiar! I used to see them in town! Some of them are Laurent's!

"What's going on?" They kept looking at me.

"Zede?" He was leaning against a tree and watching the moon.

"There's a predicted blood bath tonight, we're here to stop it."

Blood bath? And what? If so, isn't vander here to see me? Wow.

Just wow! Am I hurting again?

"Bravo! Everyone is here!" I heard a faint applause.

But Vander quickly pulled me behind him,

the next thing I knew everyone was in front of me,

Zede and the others in the front were alerted to form an attack that seemed to protect me.

Salva was by my side giving me a faint smile. In front line Draco is there, Vince too and the rest of people wandering awhile ago in the garden, they are more than eight.

"What's going on?" Van just tightened his grip on me. I saw Laura stand beside vander.

I can't quite explain how I felt when Vander took laura's hand and squeezed it.

"What a surprise .."

I heard the man in front. I can not see him because vander covers me

"I can smell human over there!"

"Stay put."

He spoke softly to me as I tried to look at the speaker

"What do you want Pablo?" It sounded like a growl.

I don't know but I sense danger ...

"Van .."

"nothing alpha, I just want to visit the town and join the grand party tonight .. I just passed by .."

I can sense his smirk while talking .. Who is he? "More than ten people died and disappeared because of you?" Draco's sarcastic

"And you say you just passed by? Funny"

"We need to feed ourselves while staying here right? Am I right right my little sister Laura? Oh you're there, come .. Come and give your big bro a hug .."

I turned to Laura who was still staring straight ahead

They are siblings?

"Go away now Pablo. We have a truce. There will be no vampires coming into any place led by wolves. You know that"

She's deadly calm but I can clearly see fear in her eyes.

"I just want to see you again, so I need to make some noise to get you out. Are those dogs treating you right sister?"

I heard a mad growls from vander and his pack.

Oh shit ...

"Shut up! Just go away!"

"No .. you are not the only one I came here for .."

I dont know and cant see what's happening, some of vander's companions quickly changed form and others stayed in human form but remain ready to fight

I can hear groans and growls, I sighed loudly with a quick force pulling my hair away from vander's arm and I felt the cold air envelop my body.

"Cassandra!"

When I opened my eyes I saw trees and dark skies.

"What the !!"

I looked down, and saw that they were all there. I was up in the tree and I felt pain in my head.

There's someone standing behind me holding my hair tightly, we are standing on a branch and I can quickly feel the roar of my chest.

Oh no ... No .. Please ..

I am near to hysteria!

"Cassandra !!"

I can see terror in vander's eyes.

Everyone is in fear down there.

"Cassandra Novalez ..."

The man whispered in my ear, it sounds both sexy and dangerous ..

"Look at them ... They look .. Scared puppies"

he even laughed insultingly. The grip on my hair tightened.

"What do you want?" I remained tough, sounding bravely.

"You. I want you, don't you really know who you are?"

His whisper brought shiver within me.

"A..what do you mean?"

"Aww .. My brave and tough Cassandra is clueless."

"Let her go!"

Its both a plea and command.

Vander is in his half wolf half human form like an animagus. His glistening yellow green eyes shining with the moonlight.

"Do you still love him?"

He whispers again.

"He doesn't like you really, you see it is Laura he cares more than you. And its always been Agatha."

Although it hurts, I try to calm myself down he's trying to push me to end, triggering my emotions ..

"You know nothing.."

"Oh! Cassandra I know everything!"

He laughed maniacally

"Unlike Laura, I know more."

I felt goosebumps when he lick my ear.

"Taste sweet. Just like my little sister .."

Fuck! What's he's talking about?

"Dont you fucking touch her you moron!"

Vander shouted loudly, the next thing I knew the trunk snap, The man threw a strong force at me, I saw the ground coming near my face Before I hit the ground I was caught by something soft and warm, hairy ...

"Salva ..."

She is in her werewolf form,

when I looked around there were four vampires fighting against the wolves,

I couldn't find vander! There is No laura too ...

I felt Salva move and run away from the place.

"Where are we going! Why are we leaving them !?"

Oh no!Charlie! Daddy!

"Let's go back! My family salva!"

She's not listening, we're Running within the woods, I see the highway at the trees we pass and there's someone running at fast pace with us damn it!

Its a vampire!

"You can't runaway again bitch! A decade is enough!"

He shouted.

What? What is he saying? Is she referring to me?

Or salva?

Please ... Run faster ..

I clung to her hairs as she ran even faster ...

Damn it damn it! I see the end ...

Faster salva ...

"Surprise !!"

Suddenly the man jumped in front,

a long haired one. Red eyed and broad manly body.

He looks terribly pale white!

Salva stopped, the momentum cause me to fall in the ground. Damn it!

I felt body pain.

The vampire laughed.

"Need help princess? Ow ... Look, your prince charming, save my cousin Laura first. Sweet bastard is he?"

He grinned and stepped forward.

Its .. Pain .. I could feel pain again ..

. I can feel both anger ...

Extreme anger, and extreme sadness ..

My body is getting hot ..

Oh please ...

Help! Vander ...

“your prince charming, first save my cousin Laura. Sweet bastard is he? "

Please! Stop! Stop!

I can hear my pounding heart ...

I can't breath ..

"Cassandra.. What's happening?"

Salva is beside me in human form already.

Something inside me wants to snap.

I can feel the turmoil inside.

“your prince charming, first save my cousin Laura. Sweet bastard is he?”

Where are you vander?!

"Let it go princess .."

He smiled sweetly. Devilishly.

And I felt it.

Something snap inside me.

And I let it go, just like he said ...